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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 10:30 AM
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick issued the following statement on the Agricultural Land Commission Act consultation:
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:15 AM
Lower-income families, seniors and pregnant women will continue to have easier access to healthy, locally grown food, thanks to an additional $750,000 investment in a successful farmers' market coupon program.
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Friday, July 18, 2014 2:00 PM
With enhanced conditions to further support sustainable harvesting, the Ministry of Agriculture is offering three Mazzaella japonica harvest licences for the 2014 season.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:00 AM
The Government of British Columbia is excluding federally-licensed medical marijuana production from the list of agricultural uses that qualify for farm classification for assessment and property tax purposes.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:45 AM
B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has issued the following statement while touring China with Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz as part of a federally led trade mission with industry and government leaders from B.C. and across Canada.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:30 AM
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick and industry delegates will begin a tour of China this week to promote B.C.'s agriculture and seafood products and build on already record-setting exports.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:45 PM
May 29, will be declared the Day of the Honey Bee in B.C. to recognize and celebrate how beekeeping in B.C. has grown from May 1858 when two hives arrived in Victoria Harbour into an industry that has a $250-million-a-year agricultural impact today.
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Friday, May 23, 2014 8:30 AM
The B.C. government is recognizing Coldwell Ranch in Jesmond, near Clinton, and their 100 years of ranching in British Columbia with a Century Farm Award. Fraser-Nicola MLA...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:00 AM
A $613,050 investment by the governments of British Columbia and Canada is resulting in increased surveillance and preventative measures to stop livestock diseases from spreading to B.C.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 1:00 PM
B.C.'s commercial greenhouse operators have until May 19, 2014, to take advantage of the B.C. government's 2014 greenhouse carbon tax relief grant program.
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