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Agriculture
Starling control program takes bite out of invasive species before birds take bite out of grapes
OKANAGAN – The success of a program to control the starling population is more apparent…
Latest threat to agriculture in Okanagan is wildfire
PENTICTON – Being prepared for the next wildfire on the farm or vineyard is what…
North Okanagan farmer fined $1,000 over issues with game deer
ENDERBY – A North Okanagan farmer whose herd of game deer was shot by conservation…
Why Okanagan cherry growers are turning to helicopters to save their crops
OKANAGAN – Some Okanagan cherry growers had to take expensive measures to rescue their crops…
Rare caterpillar outbreak in North Okanagan has government officials investigating
NORTH OKANAGAN – A caterpillar outbreak in the North Okanagan has the Ministry of Agriculture…
Here’s where you can dispose of unwanted farm pesticides, livestock medicine in Okanagan
The Obsolete Collection Farm Campaign is underway this week in the Okanagan. The campaign provides…
Some Lumby residents taking up the fight against rural cannabis facilities
LUMBY – Kevin Rouck's family roots go back deep on Shafer Road in Lumby. He's…
Mild winter playing havoc on Okanagan icewine producers
Edwin Chu is keeping his fingers crossed, checking the weather forecast obsessively and unlike the…
iN wine: Berries and beer make for a delicious July
KELOWNA – Craft breweries in Kamloops, Salmon Arm and other parts of the province are…
iNwine: 50 per cent of early Okanagan cherry crops damaged by rain
KELOWNA – It’s been a wet start to the summer and for cherry farmers growing…
Fruit growers filing hundreds of insurance claims as apricot, cherry crops hammered by weather
KELOWNA – The last two fruit growing seasons were particularly hard on apple growers, forcing…
Okanagan Spirits blazed a trail for craft distilleries, but the fight isn’t over yet
KELOWNA – Seventeen years ago, there was no such thing as a craft spirits distillery.…
‘My whole life has been in apples:’ Davison Orchards from humble beginning to busy tourist spot
VERNON – Dressed in a baggy plaid shirt, with jeans that are at least one…
B.C. beekeepers and cranberry farmers get a boost
Beekeepers looking for new ways to produce more honey and cranberry producers seeking more pollinators…
Okanagan apple growers being hit hard by financial losses
Okanagan apple farmers are suffering significant financial hardship with higher costs and lower returns, according…