POSTED: June 1, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
If you own a farm or acreage in British Columbia, you have probably seen headlines lately about Aboriginal title and private property. The conversation can feel abstract until you remember one simple fact: a farm is land, and land is exactly what these cases are about. In late May 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada […]
READ MOREPOSTED: May 25, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
When the BC home flipping tax came into effect on January 1, 2025, most of the conversation focused on Vancouver condos and detached homes in the urban core. Farms and acreages were barely mentioned. That has left a lot of rural property owners in the Fraser Valley wondering whether the new tax applies to them […]
READ MOREPOSTED: May 19, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
The latest Canadian Real Estate Association numbers are not painting a recovery picture. National sales in April nudged up just 0.7 per cent from March, but they are still 4 per cent below where they were a year ago and roughly 10 per cent off the normal pace for spring. Prices are down about 4 […]
READ MOREPOSTED: May 12, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Something quietly significant happened in the Canadian greenhouse industry this spring. BC’s greenhouse vegetable growers joined with their counterparts from Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec to form a new national organization called the Greenhouse Produce Alliance of Canada, or GPAC. The group held its first official meeting in Ottawa in March 2026, during the Fruit & […]
READ MOREPOSTED: May 5, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Metro Vancouver’s Luxury Homes Have Stalled. Here’s Why Farm and Acreage Owners Should Pay Attention For years, a lot of people in British Columbia believed the same thing: if a property was in a prestigious area and sat on valuable land, its price would keep climbing. That story felt especially true in Vancouver’s west side […]
READ MOREPOSTED: April 28, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
When news broke that British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Commission, or ALC, would be making staffing cuts, a lot of people in agriculture had the same reaction. What does this mean for farmland? That is a fair question. And honestly, it is the right one. The ALC plays a major role in protecting agricultural land across […]
READ MOREPOSTED: April 21, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Big headlines can change how people see a market overnight. That is exactly what happened when Country Life in BC reported that cannabis had become BC’s top cash crop by value, moving ahead of fresh fruit for the second year in a row. According to the article, BC farm cash receipts for cannabis reached $636 […]
READ MOREPOSTED: April 7, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Deloitte’s Spring 2026 economic outlook projects that British Columbia’s economy will remain subdued this year, with provincial growth of 1.2%. The report cites continued weakness in forestry, slower population growth, and softer housing conditions as key factors shaping the near-term outlook. It also notes that infrastructure and resource-related projects may provide some support as the […]
READ MOREPOSTED: March 30, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
Fertilizer is one of those farm inputs that rarely gets much attention when supply is steady. It is just part of the plan. You order it, store it, apply it, and move on to the next job. But when global supply gets tight, fertilizer quickly becomes front-and-centre. That is exactly what farmers are facing in […]
READ MOREPOSTED: March 25, 2026 | BY farmsinbc
There is a lot of noise in the B.C. real estate world right now. Headlines are talking about job losses, slower housing activity, and weaker confidence across the province. In February 2026, B.C. lost about 20,200 jobs overall. Construction was down by roughly 6,900 jobs, while finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing dropped by […]
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