Silver Creek’s Mike Strotmann rode his 1972 John Deere tractor
Alberta is the hardest hit province, with 900,000 birds dead and 23 farms affected
Cases confirmed in Two Hills, Wainwright and Lethbridge County
Food resiliency panel at conference in Salmon Arm speaks of need for local food security
G&S Cattle of Ponoka, Alta., wants to pen 4,000 cattle about four kilometres west of Pigeon Lake
B.C. agriculture ministry reaching out to owners of small flocks across B.C.
Mill Bay bird owner warned of possible bird flu in nearby backyard flock
Company says it could take a year and several million dollars to fully restore operations
578 poultry farms in B.C., about 80 per cent of those are located in the Fraser Valley
Helicopters being used to push much-needed warm air over crops
Armstrong and Salmon Arm land owners using animals to address climate change and improve soil
Retiring farmers get matched with those starting out
About 260,000 birds have been euthanized or killed by the virus in Canada, a majority in Alberta
Judge rules province was acting in the public’s best interest in phasing out the farms
Small flocks are considered high-risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza
Generational farming less common, but land prices out of reach for young farmers
Infected premises under quarantine, investigation underway
