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New program opportunities through Investment Agriculture Foundation!

The Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture (EWP) Program invites farm and ranch businesses to apply for a new provincial cost-share funding opportunity that aims to increase farm-level climate resilience to extreme weather events.

Funding for the first intake is available under three streams:

Wildfire Preparedness Read More »

BC On-Farm Technology Adoption Program

BC On-Farm Technology Adoption Program | Innovate BC

If your farm is looking to invest in new technology this program may be of interest to you. Application window  Nov 27th – December 22, 2023 or until finds are fully allocated. Click above link for program Read More »

Who? The BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food is hosting a Regional Extension Workshop for the Peace Region! All agricultural producers, researchers, and academics from the BC Peace Region are invited
Where/When? The Workshop will take place at the Farmington Community Hall on November 23rd, 2023 from 10:00am-4:00pm MST (lunch will Read More »

Vote for Bill C-234 – Ag Carbon Alliance

The Federal government is at a critical point in the passing of Bill C-234 in the Senate. In the Agriculture and Forestry Committee meeting, and amendment was passed by a vote of 7-6 which will exempt the heating and cooling of barns, Read More »

October 24, 2023 – BC Grain Producer representatives Ernest & Margret Wiebe, Les & Hannah Willms and Jennifer Critcher joined 60 farmers, ranchers and industry Read More »

Message to Grain and Oilseed Producer’s from Business Risk Management Branch

Reminder to submit Declarations of Production into Business Risk Management branch office to initiate final yield calculations or bin measuring to take place where needed.

Due to Read More »

On July 12th the B.C. Grain Producer’s held annual Summer Farm Tour in the Cecil Lake area. This tour is to showcase the on-farm research that is going on in the BC Peace Region. This research has been funded by the BC Hydro Agriculture compensation fund, the ability to get Read More »

Harvest Sample Driver (On Call)

 Part Time

Location: Dawson Creek or Fort St John, BC

The BC Grain Producers Association (BC Grain) is a non-profit, producer-led organization that represents grain and oil seed growers in Northeast Read More »

On June 21, 2023, the BC Government published to their website, the final recommendations report for the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy and Strategic Framework. Director Hannah Willms has been involved with this advisory process with the BC Agriculture Council since December 2022. Hannah was representing Field Crops from the North and Read More »