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Nanaimo Foodshare gets donation boost amid COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Foodshare Society received a $25,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Nanaimo to help keep their produce fresh. Nanaimo Foodshare Executive Director Jen Cody told NanaimoNewsNOW ...
Jul 16, 2020
Nanaimo's farmers market season opens amid a whole new world
NANAIMO - Local farmers markets are opening under layer upon layer of uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Cedar Farmers Market begins on Sunday, May 10 and market manager Kate Poirier told...
Jul 16, 2020
Nanaimo farmers markets booming in first few weeks of summer season
NANAIMO - Both weekly outdoor markets in the Nanaimo area have reported an overwhelmingly positive first few weeks of operation even if the total number of customers is down.Cedar Farmers Market manag...
Jul 16, 2020
Coastal Fire Centre peels back bans on burn barrels & fireworks
NANAIMO - A series of measures which successfully limited human-caused wildfires are now being rescinded by the Coastal Fire Centre.A ban on category two and three fires initially went in place in Apr...
Jul 16, 2020
Soggy spring making way for scorching sun, Nanaimo transitions into summer
NANAIMO - If the weatherman is close to correct, Sunday, June 28 could be the hottest day of 2020 so far.Forecasters are calling for temperatures around 26 degrees which would match high marks set thi...
Jul 16, 2020
Listen: Saskatchewan pulse crops in good condition
Even with some disease issues reported many pea and lentils crops are in pretty good shape.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Sherrilyn Phelps with Sask. Pulse about her recent tour of the provin...
Jul 15, 2020
Wendy's Canada selects Coaldale greenhouse as their sole lettuce provider
COALDALE, AB - Whole Leaf could be about to rake in some serious green.Wendy's Restaurants of Canada has announced that it is now sourcing 100 per cent of its lettuce from one particular Canadian grow...
Jul 15, 2020
Bertha armyworm infestations low in the Peace Country
Alberta Agriculture says infestations of Bertha armyworms are low in just about all of the spots it is monitoring in the Peace Country.There is one exception, about halfway between McLennan and Valley...
Jul 15, 2020
Wet weather and humidity increase sclerotinia risk
MELFORT, Sask. - Does your canola crop need protection from sclerotinia stem rot?There is a history of sclerotinia on the prairies so the potential for disease is always there as long as there is mois...
Jul 15, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday July 15, 2020
Dairy farmers are concerned they have not received the balance of compensation promised by the federal government for losses related to recent international trade agreements. Dairy Farmers of Canada (...
Jul 15, 2020