As British Columbia’s tree fruit growers spend their winter months preparing for the upcoming growing season, they are being reminded that they have until the end of January to apply for replant funding.

Whether starting from scratch with holiday baking, or planning to pick up baked goods from a local store, British Columbians can choose to Buy BC this season and enjoy the bounty of the province’s agriculture sector.

The Livestock Tag Reader Rebate program, funded under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, is now available to help livestock operators trace and record the movement of animals throughout the supply chain.

New regional adaptation strategies are being developed to help Kootenay and Boundary agricultural producers prepare for climate change.

The Premier’s Wild Salmon Advisory Council is continuing its work toward the development of a renewed provincial approach to protecting and enhancing wild salmon, with the launch of community engagement sessions around the province beginning next month.

When it comes to protecting farmland, the choice is obvious and the rationale is simple: the best farmland in our province should be used to grow food, not for mega-mansions and illegal garbage dumps.

A diagnosis of naturally acquired anthrax has been confirmed in the death of 13 livestock on a farm near Fort St. John.