MIKE RIGGS -- A province that cannot reliably feed itself is not secure

alanforseth.substack.com/p/mike-riggs... #bcagriculture #FoodSecurity

Puddle Produce Farm growing in a new direction : My Cariboo Now Stay connected with My Cariboo Now — delivering local news, community events, weather alerts, and live radio to Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and beyond.

#CaribooRD(Area D) #PuddleProduceFarm #SodaCreekBC #RuralFarms #RuralBC #BCAg #BCAgriculture

From My Cariboo Now:

Puddle Produce Farm in Soda Creek Valley are committing to an online farm store including delivery range of 8kms of downtown Williams Lake...

www.mycariboonow.com/272189/news/...

#BCAg #BCAgriculture #BCLocalGov #LocalGov

Eleven dead cattle found on logging road in B.C. Cariboo, likely poisoned It appears the cows died after eating fertilizer used in forestry to regenerate growth

#Cariboo #BCAg #BCAgriculture #CaribooRD(Area C) #Quesnel

Eleven dead cattle found on logging road in B.C.’s Cariboo, likely poisoned — vancouversun.com/news/eleven-...

#BCAg #BCAgriculture #4H #CaribooRD #WilliamsLake

** REMINDER ** that the annual Williams Lake and District 4H "Show and Sale" starts this Thursday (July 31, 2025) and ends on Monday, August 4, 2025 ...

~SF

Prime grazing land owned by province sitting unused, East Kootenay cattle ranchers say | CBC News Cattle ranchers in southeastern B.C. are growing more frustrated over government-run grazing land that is going unused, and the overall effect it's having on the province’s agriculture industry.

#BCAg #BCAgriculture #EastKootenay #RuralBC

Prime grazing land owned by Province of BC sitting unused, East Kootenay cattle ranchers say -- www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A wonderful story about Puddle Produce Farm located in the beautiful Soda Creek Valley in #CaribooRD Electoral Area "D" #cariboopoli #RuralBC #SodaCreekValley #BCAg #BCAgriculture

Post-Event Report: 2025 NCLGA/North Central Local Government Association's AGM/Convention (May 12-15, 2025) As is my standard practice -- following attendance at a Seminar, Conference or Convention...  Please find my Post-Event  report respecting m...

New Blog Post: Post-Event Report: 2025 NCLGA/North Central Local Government Association's AGM/Convention (May 12-15, 2025). View at cariboopolitics.blogspot.com/2025/05/post... #cariboopoli #bcpoli #bcmuni #cdnmuni #BCLocalGov #LocalGov #PrinceRupertBC #NCLGA2025 #BCAg #BCAgriculture #RuralBC

#BCBeefDay2025 #BCAg #BCAgriculture

Just wanted to acknowledge today as "BC Beef Day" where the Province of BC pays tribute to the BC Beef Industry which contributes $427 million dollars to the BC Economy

B.C. Avian Flu Crisis: 8.7M Birds Culled Since 2022, Fraser Valley Farmers Face Uncertain Spring Migration | AI News Brew <p>British Columbia's poultry industry is cautiously assessing the impact of devastating avian flu outbreaks that have resulted in the culling of 8.7 million birds since April 2022, representing more ...

B.C. Avian Flu Crisis: 8.7M Birds Culled Since 2022, Fraser Valley Farmers Face Uncertain Spring Migration
ainewsbrew.com/article/3803

#AvianFlu #BCFarming #FoodSecurity #AgCrisis #PoultryIndustry #PublicHealth #BCagriculture #FarmingCrisis #BirdFlu #CanadianAgriculture

Eligible Events: Agricultural events, such as:

**fairs, rodeos and exhibitions
**festivals held on farms, orchards or vineyards

For more information about the program and how to apply go to:
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/... luck!

#bcfairs #destinationeventsfunding #BCGov #bcagriculture

Great to see the BC Govt investing so much in #BCAgriculture & #BCFarmers
Always more to be done
But I sure like it when my tax dollars are invested in people & the things they need to thrive
#BCJobs

Ahh yes a nice stockpile of summer irrigation water #bcagriculture #BCAg

Ag leaders honoured at gala Reg Steward was named the 2024 Scotiabank Champion of Agriculture during the BC Agriculture Council’s annual Agri-Food Industry Gala in Abbotsford, January 22. Caught off-guard by the honour…

#BCAg #BCAgriculture #Cariboo-#Chilcotin #Agriculture #CaribooRD

"Reg Steward was named the 2024 Scotiabank Champion of Agriculture during the BC Agriculture Council’s annual Agri-Food Industry Gala in Abbotsford, January 22"

More at www.countrylifeinbc.com/ag-leaders-h...

Summer Student Farm Worker Bursary Program Full-time students employed in BC agriculture, food, beverage, or seafood processing, fishing, and aquaculture sectors during the summer season are eligible to apply for a bursary of up to $3,000.

If you are a full-time Canadian student based in BC, wanting to work on a farm, food processing or aquaculture facility this summer, applications for the Summer Student Bursary are opening today. Apply for up to $3k in funding.

iafbc.ca/summer-stude...

#bcagriculture #foodsecurity #bcpoli

B.C. puts plans in motion for careers in agriculture, food sector VICTORIA – New support is available to help the B.C. farming, seafood and food-processing sectors address labour-market needs. These supports include creating employment and advancement oppor…

B.C. puts plans in motion for careers in agriculture, food sector pgdailynews.ca/index.php/20... #cityofpg #northernbc #princegeorgebc #bcagriculture