It's the Farming in British Columbia Christmas Special!

With special thanks to:

Tristan Banwell

Vanessa Samur

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This episode, I ask a few of the province's ag sector leaders to reflect on the year we just went through. You'll hear from:

Lana Popham, BC's Agriculture Minister

Peter Mitham, Editor & Writer at Country Life in BC

Julia Smith, ED of Small Scale Meat Producers Association

Casey Prium, Chair of BC Dairy

Theresa Burns, BC's Chief Veterinarian

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This is a bonus episode featuring a segment of my recent interview with BC's Agriculture & Food Minister Lana Popham that won't be included in next week's episode featuring her reflection on the 2025 Farming Year.

Herein, I ask the Minister if Buy BC should get cheeky with our grocery sector oligopoly, whether her ministry plans to address the massive water license application backlog, and why Farm Status on ALR land is so easy to obtain.

In this segment, we reference the 2025 Premier's Task Force on Agriculture & Food Economy, which recently completed its work and released its recommendations.