Special Report: Interview with B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham

Vista Radio conducted an interview with B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham on Thursday, discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts on the industry.

In the interview, a number of topics were touched on including:

  • How the agriculture sector has changed since COVID-19
  • Meat and poultry processing plants impacted during the pandemic
  • Getting beef products to market in a timely fashion
  • Limiting the purchase of meat and other products at grocery stores
  • Farmers Markets
  • How farmers and ranchers living in rural areas maintain physical distancing and other measures

Hear the full interview with Lana Popham below:

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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