Farmer Shannon Roberts says the CP Rail expansion would completely change her life. If it moves forward, Roberts says Blooming Meadows, where she grows flowers and garlic with her sister, would be 150 metres from the site.
The Farmers Information Service says it will help educate farmers about the industry and their rights, help them prepare for meetings with companies, and give referrals to other services.
A recent graduate of UBC, Amy Norgaard has a master’s in soil science with a specialization in organic vegetable production and worked with roughly 20 organic farms in B.C. to help them meet and balance their environmental and production goals.
As hundreds of thousands of protesting farmers in India inch toward the capital of New Delhi, a rising number of South Asian Canadians are raising their voices to oppose violence levelled at the peaceful crowd.
Across B.C.’s Kootenay region, slow internet has left many farmers struggling after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed everything from sales to school online.
Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta and the federal government will cost share a $42-million program to help farmers and ranchers deal with a backlog of cattle waiting to be processed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Employers bringing thousands of agricultural labourers into Canada in the coming weeks will be required to quarantine them before they can work, and the federal government is promising to offset some of the costs.