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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:45 PM
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has issued the following statement congratulating the governments of Canada and China on the progress that has been made towards the goal of full, unimpeded access for fresh British Columbia blueberries into China.
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Monday, June 15, 2015 12:15 PM
New regulations under the Agricultural Land Commission Act will encourage farming and help B.C.'s agricultural community fill the growing demand for B.C. food, locally and around the world, Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick announced.
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Friday, June 12, 2015 9:00 AM
A Vancouver Island University research study has determined that licensed seaweed harvesting of Mazzaella japonica did not appear to have a detectable effect on the amount deposited on the beaches in the Deep Bay and Bowser area over the course of the study.
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Thursday, May 28, 2015 12:15 PM
The wait is over. An event that a lot of people have circled on their calendars is underway as the 6th annual B.C. Beef Day, and all the tasty food and festivities that go with it, is in full swing behind Victoria's Parliament Buildings.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015 3:45 PM
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick issued the following statement on Hong Kong lifting its ban on Canadian geoduck clams:
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Friday, May 15, 2015 1:00 PM
British Columbia's agri-food industry is receiving more than $1.5 million for 17 new projects that support a broad range of innovative products, practices and technologies of direct benefit to the sector.
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Friday, May 15, 2015 8:30 AM
With a season of liquor sales under their belts, B.C. farmers' markets are dusting off their tables and opening up for another successful year of locally grown and raised food and locally produced alcohol beverages.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 1:30 PM
The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council has appointed Frank Leonard as new chair of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC).
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 2:00 PM
The B.C. government has formalized a June 2014 announcement by amending the Agricultural Land Reserve Regulation to specifically identify federally licensed medical marijuana production as a farm use in the ALR which local governments can regulate, but not prohibit.
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:30 AM
In the second half of 2014, the governments of Canada and British Columbia invested approximately $7.2 million to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability in B.C.'s agriculture industry.
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