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Monday, December 21, 2015 10:00 AM
British Columbia’s agrifood industry is receiving about $900,000 for 16 new projects that support a broad range of innovative products, practices and technologies of direct benefit to the sector.
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Saturday, December 19, 2015 9:30 AM
The governments of Canada and B.C. are investing $300,000 to strengthen the surveillance, early detection, and response measures to avian flu.
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Friday, December 18, 2015 12:05 PM
B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has issued the following statement regarding the repealing of the United States’ Country of Origin Labelling laws:
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Saturday, December 12, 2015 10:00 AM
The holiday season is quickly approaching and what better way to celebrate than with family and friends. The provincial government’s Buy Local Program brings you twelve fresh, local ideas to impress guests and bring holiday cheer this season and all year round.
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:45 AM
Fresh raw B.C. oysters will be on restaurant menus in 2016 as the B.C. Shellfish Growers Association and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control are co-hosting a workshop for oyster growers to develop management practices and strategies to reduce the likelihood of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in oysters.
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Thursday, November 12, 2015 3:45 PM
B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has issued the following statement regarding the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia's decision to seek a judicial review of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal’s decision upholding a complaint of discrimination by Indo-Canadian veterinarians.
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Thursday, November 5, 2015 11:00 AM
A leader with extensive experience in local government operations, a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of British Columbia, as well as professional certification as a registered professional agrologist and a registered professional planner, has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Agricultural Land Commission.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:30 PM
B.C. farmers and food producers joined Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick to celebrate B.C. Agrifoods Day at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, and $12.3 billion in sales of B.C. food products in 2014, the highest ever.
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Thursday, October 8, 2015 11:00 AM
Following up on the commitment announced by Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick at the annual convention of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, consultation with local governments has begun on the development of a minister’s bylaw standard regarding agri-tourism in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015 9:00 AM
As British Columbians prepare their dinner tables for Thanksgiving this weekend, here are a few suggestions of local, B.C. products that you can proudly serve your friends and family along with the turkey and all the trimmings.
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