February 08, 2021 - 6:00 AM It promises to be another challenging year for British Columbia agriculturalists relying on foreign temporary workers. British Columbia Fruit Growers Association general manager Glen Lucas also calls 2021 a year of transition as farmers wait for government to indicate how they are going to support food production and security in the future. Lucas says recent changes to international travel brought on by COVID-19 restrictions has disrupted the inflow of foreign workers. “They are considered an essential service, but they still have to follow COVID-19 protocols for air travel, which now requires a negative test 72 hours before arrival in Canada and a new, three-day quarantine,” Lucas says.