US EditionAs fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest
- Farmers in B.C. are hopeful for a better harvest in 2025 after a devastating deep freeze in 2024 that wiped out most crops, costing hundreds of millions of dollars.
- The B.C. government has committed up to $70 million to help replant and strengthen fruit orchards and vineyards after last year's losses.
- Meteorologist Brian Proctor notes that although colder weather is expected, it won't be as severe as last year, providing some optimism for the upcoming growing season.
- Many farmers, like Jennifer Deol, are cautiously optimistic but face significant financial challenges, having deferred payments and operating at a loss due to last year's crop failures.
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B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze wary of 2025 season
OKANAGAN, B.C. – Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. “They seem healthy and good, but I’m a little worried, because it’s… The post B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze wary of 2025 season appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
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Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. “They seem healthy and good, but I’m a little worried, because it’s been very similar to last year,” he said, referring to the warm spell last winter that preceded a catastrophic cold snap that decimated crops across the Okanagan and elsewhere in British Columbia. “And if you look at the fruit buds, they ar…
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