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‘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…
Okanagan apple industry going through ‘necessary reset,’ says industry member
Apple farming may not be making anyone rich right now but from the perspective of…
Okanagan farmers brace for losses as workforce banned from Canada amid COVID-19 concerns
The Okanagan's farmers long relied upon workers from other countries to care to bring crops…
It looks like another bad year for Kamloops, Okanagan peaches, apricots
It's blossom time for early budding fruits like peaches, nectarines and apricots but gardeners from…
Award-winning garlic grower near Kamloops shares trade secrets
While some farmers choose to plant their garlic in mid-October, a grower on a farm…
How this prize-winning Kamloops garlic farmer grows the biggest bulbs
A prize-winning garlic grower near Kamloops is already feeling competitive for the season, as the…
Mammoth-sized cherry orchard near Kamloops gears up for second harvest season
– This story was originally published April 9, 2022. A 500-acre farm in Pritchard is…
Sip wine and enjoy the view in this South Okanagan winery’s beautiful garden
An Oliver winery is adapting its outdoor experience past the pandemic, offering picturesque views of…
iN HOLIDAY: B.C. cranberries from farm to Christmas plate
Ruby red cranberries can be seen floating in bogs on farms in the Lower Mainland…
Heat, drought forces province to issue new fish protection orders in Thompson-Okanagan
Effective Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, approximately 398 surface and groundwater licence holders in the lower…
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’s really going on in this idyllic historical farm scene near Kamloops?
A 1948 photo posted to a BC history-based Facebook group last summer featuring a cucumber…
Up to 80% of Okanagan peach crop wiped out by winter cold snap
The cold snap in the southern Interior earlier this winter wiped out roughly three-quarters of…
From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back…
North Okanagan farmer fed abattoir waste to wild boar, then lied: Crown
A North Okanagan farmer, who has been prosecuted and fined multiple times for illegal farming…