B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund to help fight U.S. tariffs, climate change

B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund to help fight U.S. tariffs, climate change

A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture says the money will be handed out as one-time payments to farmers and can be used to help with needs like tools, training, capital for farm improvement, farm debt repayment and farm wages.

B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10-million fund from the province

Ministry of Agriculture says the money will be handed out as one-time payments to farmers

B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields.

B.C. tree fruit growers share cut of $10M support

Provincial funds available, based on acreage, amid tough times, looming tariffs

United front for fruit growers

Over 150 members and guests gathered at the Penticton Lakeside Resort for the BC Fruit Growers’ Association’s 136th annual convention February 20. This was more than seven times last year’s attendance, showing that the association’s “Stronger Together” message is resonating. “Stronger Together” was the rallying cry at the grower demonstration held in Osoyoos last May … Source

B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province

British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture says the money will be handed out as one-time payments to farmers and can be used to help with needs like tools, training, capital for farm improvement, farm debt repayment and farm wages. The ministry says approximately 720 tree fruit gro…