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Agriculture
Okanagan College’s Unusually Good Apple Juice flowing into Superstores
It’s not yet a flood of apple juice but Okanagan College’s Unusually Good Food Co.…
Cherry acreage continues to climb as apples decline in the Okanagan
Two owners of lands just east of Kelowna are working to develop more than 1,000…
After 75 years, South Okanagan’s Matheson farm transitions to winery
A nine-hectare property on Eastside Road in Okanagan Falls that for 75 years was the…
Kamloops irrigation system shutdown hangs farmers out to dry
Farmers are looking for options as the City of Kamloops prepares to shut off their…
iN PHOTOS: Farming for the climate future in BC
Tamara McPhail’s morning chore never changes, but the infinite variety of sounds and seasons makes…
Farmers not backing down on Kamloops irrigation shutdown
Westsyde Kamloops farmers were told their city-run irrigation would be shut off by the end…
Storage buildings, chicken coops and the crisis in migrant farmworker housing in BC
Ignacio’s first home in Canada was a dusty grey farmhouse with a mound of garbage…
Why there are painted quilt squares on barns and buildings in North Okanagan
Enderby resident Laurel Neufeld loves to ride her bicycle or motorbike onto country roads with…
Westwold farmers could lose millions if they don’t get water access back
Westwold area farmers stand to lose millions of dollars after the province ordered all irrigation…
What a fairer BC migrant farm worker program could look like
This summer, The Tyee published a three-part series about exploitation of migrant workers on B.C.…
Kamloops residents to subsidize temporary Noble Creek irrigation
Kamloops residents are going to subsidize a water system for Westsyde farmers as the city…
BC oysters: Unsung climate heroes for your holiday buffet
There are moments when Steve Pocock questions the wisdom of his chosen profession as a…
BC migrant farmworkers go to court to fight for rights — and $500M
Last year, nearly 12,000 workers travelled from Mexico, Guatemala and across the world to work…
Feds quietly made it easier for farmers to exploit foreign labour
The federal government quietly made it easier for farmers to exploit foreign labour. Employers in…
Okanagan migrant farmworker’s sexual assault allegations shine light on wider issue
A prominent Okanagan winemaker has been accused of sexually assaulting a foreign farmworker in his…