The British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association is alarmed about severe agricultural water restrictions that will affect 2,100 acres of apple and cherry orchards in the Vernon area.

Garland Perkins joins PSA as project manager for the Lake Winnipeg Basin Watershed Project, while Liz Hamm joins the organization as education portal coordinator.

Lobbying is intensifying as 160 North American agricultural organizations call for renewal of the trade agreement that has brought prosperity to Canada, the United States and Mexico.

After 18 years at the helm of Canada’s fifth-largest grocery retailer, CEO Eric La Flèche will retire at the end of the fiscal year.

Farm Credit Canada sees a pathway to growth with capital investment, skills training, streamlined regulations and trade openness.