(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Avian flu arrives on more B.C. poultry farms

Federal officials monitoring avian flu outbreaks in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley aren’t surprised to have confirmed another three, maybe four, infected properties. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in a statement Wednesday, two more farms — both close to the initial pair of farms confirmed last week with high-pathogenicity H5N2 avian flu — have […] Read more



young woman in a greenhouse of growing vegetables

Vegetables straight to consumers, year round

B.C. / Yukon: Outstanding Young Farmer Lydia Ryall gets her organic vegetables 
into the hands of her grateful customers 12 months of the year

Lydia Ryall, the 2014 Outstanding Young Farmer nominee for the B.C./Yukon region grows vegetables and pastures a flock of 100 laying hens on her 10 acre certified organic farm on Westham Island off the B.C. west coast. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a farmer. She kept her eyes on that […] Read more