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BC Tree Fruits
Troubled times for Okanagan apple orchardists
It’s not the best of times for the Okanagan’s 400-plus apple growers who are struggling…
B.C. Tree Fruits wants property on Osoyoos Lake removed from ALR so it can be sold
The Agricultural Land Commission is looking at an application to remove 5.2 hectares of land,…
Okanagan apple growers seek help after years of dismal returns
Okanagan apple growers protested current apple economics at last weekend's Kelowna Farmers Market. Growers offered…
Okanagan cherry crop ‘looking very good’ as first fruit of season ready in Osoyoos
There’s optimism in South Okanagan cherry orchards this year as the picking of the first…
B.C. Tree Fruits plant closing Lake Country location, moving to South Okanagan
Despite the fact that 70% of the apples grown by B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative members…
Dissent among Okanagan growers puts gains by tree fruits cooperative at risk
Fifteen per cent of B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative members have joined together to force a…
Grower rebellion quashed at B.C. Tree Fruits special meeting
About 150 of 217 members of the B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative attended a special meeting…
Divided B.C. Tree Fruits Co-op leave issues outstanding and AGM incomplete
The B.C. Tree Fruits Co-operative resumed, and paused again, its annual general meeting on Friday.…
BC Tree Fruits properties for sale in Kelowna for $39 million
Over the past few years BC Tree Fruits has been selling off its properties in…
Okanagan growers and gardeners nervous about coming cold snap
This is not the way it’s supposed to be. The region had its driest year…
BC Government lays out plan for devastated fruit, food producers
The BC Government can't say how much, if any money will be set aside specifically…
iN PHOTOS: Have a look inside state-of-the-art fruit packing plant in South Okanagan
Okanagan-Similkameen regional district politicians got a chance to have a look inside the new, state-of-the-art…
Another BC Tree Fruits building for sale in Kelowna, this one for $28 million
BC Tree Fruits has been selling off its buildings in Kelowna for the last few…
BC to provide $70M in support for devastated fruit and wine industry
The BC government has put $70 million towards helping fruit growers replant crops and become…
Officials scramble for a solution for Okanagan farmers after BC Tree Fruits collapse
Government officials are scrambling for a solution now that Okanagan farmers need a new way…