Okanagan Farmers

• BC Tree Fruits officially break ground for controversial expansion

  Local officials gathered Wednesday morning to break ground for the expansion of a BC Tree Fruits facility.

  Consumer

  Jul 5, 2023
  
• Some Okanagan peach producers lost majority of their crop

  "In the 20-plus years that we've grown peaches here, we've never had a year where we've had absolutely no peaches."

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
  
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• Okanagan fruit growers happy B.C.’s foreign worker quarantine program is ending

  Okanagan fruit growers are happy the B.C. government has lifted its temporary foreign worker quarantine program. after seeing a massive shortage of workers.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2022
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• Okanagan cherries damaged by extreme temperatures during B.C. heat wave

  The consistent 40-plus degree weather recently has wilted and shrunk many of their cherries.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2021
• Okanagan apple farmers shed light on returns

  The association says apple farms have been getting, on average, a return of 12 cents a pound for apples, even though it costs about 30 to 35 cents a pound to grow them.

  Economy

  Oct 11, 2020
• Program aims to improve coexistence between Okanagan farmers and wildlife

  A barn in Okanagan Falls, B.C., was the meeting place on Wednesday for farmers and a provincial program about wildlife management.

  Environment

  Nov 14, 2018