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Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:30 AM
The growers of two varieties of apples that were first known as SPA493 and 8S6923 and then introduced to consumers as Salish and Aurora Golden Gala are now receiving Buy Local program funds to help promote these tasty new B.C. products.
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Monday, March 11, 2013 9:20 AM
The B.C. government's Buy Local program will encourage diners and shoppers to connect the B.C. seafood they are about to enjoy with the place and people who harvested it, through $69,794 in funding to promote Ecotrust Canada's 'ThisFish' program.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 11:15 AM
Soon British Columbians will be able to trace where their purchased shellfish comes from as part of the B.C. Government's Buy Local program.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:00 AM
An educational video, which will provide consumers with factual information on how chicken is produced in British Columbia, is receiving Buy Local program funding.
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 11:00 AM
As part of the British Columbia government's Buy Local program, the B.C. Certified Seed Potato Growers Association is receiving $5,000 to develop promotional materials that will help raise awareness about the value of buying B.C. certified seed potatoes.
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Friday, January 25, 2013 9:00 AM
Canada and B.C. targeted funding to support business development, innovation, food safety and sustainability under the Growing Forward agreement in the second quarter of 2012-13.
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Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:30 PM
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick made the following statement at the British Columbia Fruit Growers' Association Annual General Meeting in Penticton today:
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Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:00 AM
Projects introducing new technology to the province's tree fruit industry are receiving support from the governments of Canada and British Columbia.
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Friday, December 21, 2012 2:00 PM
Canada and B.C. targeted funding to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward agreement in the first quarter of 2012-13. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agricultural policy.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:00 PM
In honour of the Third Annual BC Farmers Appreciation Week, I would like to recognize the importance that farmers have to British Columbia's economy and to the health of everyone who lives here.
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