The BC government will upgrade the Barrowtown pump station in Abbotsford, as well as help Cowichan Lake store more water for a region where farmers have been affected by successive years of drought.

Applications for the Youth Employment and Skills Program will open between February 26, 2024 and March 25, 2024.

The Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association presented its annual Award of Merit to Don Brubacher for his contributions to the potato industry.

The Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association re-elected potato grower Shawn Brenn as chair for another one-year term at its annual general meeting Feb. 20.

According to a Feb 13 report from United Potato Growers of Canada, holdings are up 8.2 per cent from a year ago.