Fruit Growers
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‘What do I do?’: B.C. fruit growers say they face bleak future without more government help'That's a question I always have for the government ... what do you want me to do if you guys don't want to support us? What do I do?'EconomyFeb 22
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Okanagan farmer says spring-run off should be used to prepare for droughtOkanagan orchardist Al Gatzke believes that better water management measures are needed to help local growers get through droughts.CanadaFeb 22
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B.C. cherry growers predict tough 2024 in wake of damaging polar vortexThe B.C. Cherry Association says when temperatures quickly went from mild to extremely cold, cherry trees couldn’t acclimate fast enough.CanadaFeb 12
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Optimistic outlook for 2023 apple, pear, cherry crops: B.C. Fruit Growers Association‘Apples and pears appear to have not suffered too much damage and we will likely have a normal harvest this year.’CanadaApr 28, 2023
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Nova Scotia wine industry worries about future as special price policy gets scrappedThey're calling for answers, saying that losing the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation’s (NSLC) Emerging Wine Regions Policy will have steep financial consequences.CanadaApr 5, 2023
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BC Tree Fruits members vote on board’s future after facilities controversyMembers of the BC Tree Fruits cooperative voted in a closed-door meeting Tuesday, but no special resolutions, including one that could have unseated the current board, passed.CanadaNov 22, 2022
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Fruit growers fuming after Summerland shuts off irrigation amid historic heat wave'They just shut our water off on the hottest day in a thousand years,' a Summerland, B.C., orchardist told Global News.CanadaJun 29, 2021
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Okanagan pear, apple growers facing significant crop losses due to labour shortageThe plea comes in the wake of a severe labour shortage due to pandemic-related travel restrictions and overall concerns surrounding COVID-19.NewsSep 2, 2020
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‘Real threat to food security’: pandemic blamed for drop in Okanagan’s fruit productionThe price of Okanagan fruit is likely to cost consumers more for the foreseeable future.EconomyJun 30, 2020
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Coronavirus: Okanagan orchardists, growers facing uncertain future with temporary border closureB.C. Fruit Growers Association spokesperson says migrant workers can’t come into Canada because of coronavirus concerns.Mar 20, 2020
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