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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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Friday, May 8, 2015 1:30 PM
Elephant Island Winery and Naramata Cider Company want British Columbians to enjoy their 100% B.C.-grown wines and ciders.
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Friday, May 8, 2015 1:13 PM
Mark Warawa, member of Parliament for Langley, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, and members of the legislative assembly in B.C. for Abbotsford South and Abbotsford-Mission, Darryl Plecas and Simon Gibson, on behalf of B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, announced funding for two initiatives worth up to $1.58 million to help B.C. poultry producers re-establish their operations and mitigate the impact of future risks following an outbreak of notifiable avian influenza in the Fraser Valley this past winter.
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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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Friday, May 1, 2015 12:01 PM
The BC Association of Abattoirs is receiving more than $80,000 in Buy Local funding for two projects that look to increase consumer awareness of the local, premium meat products available in British Columbia.
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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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Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:15 PM
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Outside Victoria's Parliament Buildings today, the Government of British Columbia and the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) are giving a voice to those who can't speak for themselves, in recognizing Animal Abuse Prevention Day.
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