Agriculture in BC

RAMA: “Treatment of workers and concerns of workers should be the concern of everybody involved in agriculture.” #bcag #bcpoli

Committee is now hearing from Robyn Bunn, speaking about Radical Action with Migrants in Agriculture and unsafe work for farm workers. #bcag

Dendy Orchards discussing a need to work on precision agriculture. #bcag

Now hearing from Wendy Wright, Okanagan Greens. 7,600 peeps have participated in #OkanaganOrganicFestival in last 10yrs! @OKgreenscene

Serious concerns heard re. BC Lib Gov: Mines Ministry failed to separate promotion from regulation. #mtpolley. #bcauditorgeneral.

Good morning #Kelowna! Opp Standing Commitee has busy morning with 8 presenters scheduled #bc #bcpoli #bcag @lanapopham @vickihuntington

Lindsay Cuff of Wildsight lays out consequences of failing to invest in land base. #wilderness #jumbowild #agroforestry @tweetwild

Randy Meyer of #Creston zeros in on key way to strengthen #agriculture in BC: improve access to farmland for young people. @youngagrarians

Talking about harnessing the power of #co-ops and #socialenterprise in food producing and addressing #foodsecurity @bcagcom

#CrestonValley Agriculture Society opposes #SiteC because it will damage BC's agricultural capacity #bcpoli #alr

Opp Agri Committee in #Kootenays 2day to hear ideas on how to strengthen #agriculture in #BC bcagcom.ca

And we r off!! Full schedule in #Cranbrook. Committee to hear from wide range of leaders in the food industry. #bcpoli @lanapopham

Still a few slots open for East Kootenay folks. bcagcom.ca @CranbrookNews @Summit107FM @Summit107FM

.@lanapopham and other BC Legislators in #Okanagon and #Kootenays next week to hear directly from #bcfarmers: bcagcom.ca

Wow @lanapopham @vickihuntington @Robin4Skeenaroy @rajchouhan @NicholasSimons Kelowna farmers want to speak to you!

BC Legislators visit #Kelowna & #Cranbrook nxt wk to hear from farmers and other leaders in food industry: bcagcom.ca

That's a wrap! Tx #ubcm2015! #bcagriculture is strong. @lanapopham @vickihuntington @Robin4Skeena @KatrineConroy @rajchouhan @rajchouhan

How about an app for consumers to order locally grown food? Just one of many innovative ideas from @Matteusclement

.@Matteusclement calls for open source online training videos for farmers.

Four pillars for new gen of farmers: land, capital, training and market.