The B.C government will increase the maximum guarantee limit to $15 million for two popular loan guarantee programs for the B.C. ranching industry.

The British Columbia government has brought clarity to permitted agri-tourism activities and has established new opportunities around events, such as weddings in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), to help farmers grow their incomes and help British Columbians share the growing passion for local foods and farming.

A new company is hoping to quench the thirst for a key ingredient in B.C.’s growing craft beer sector.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia are contributing funding toward the development of a business plan as the next step in having a federally inspected beef processing plant up and running in Prince George.

Throughout the province, British Columbians are able to buy local, home-grown flavours right from their own backyards. Burnaby is among the thriving communities producing many diverse, local products and promoting buying local.

Buying local doesn’t get tastier than this. Vancouver Island cheese companies, Natural Pastures Cheese and The Happy Goat Cheese Company, are tapping in to the water buffalo and goat cheese markets to make local, fresh tasting cheese for British Columbians to enjoy.

As the summer warmth and crops arrive, British Columbians can take a trip to a farmers' market to find local produce and artisan goods, while they enjoy the atmosphere and experiences of a neighbourhood gathering.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia are helping B.C. food and beverage companies serve and sell their products to the world through a $500,000 program to help them gain the research, knowledge and strategies they need to succeed in new markets.