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Frank Moreland
Oct 31, 2011, 2:21:34 PM10/31/11
to Boundaryhaskap
Does the BC Strategic Industry Partnership Division - Sustainable
Agriculture Management Branch
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands - help your Regional District
circulate a newsletter like the Islands
Agricultural News?
The contact is in the Island Agricultural News below. I really like
reading it, and it is easy to add to.
Frank
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From: "Gordon, Sue M AGRI:EX" <Sue.G...@gov.bc.ca>
Subject: November 2011 Issue of the Islands Agricultural News
Date: 31 October, 2011 9:42:45 AM PDT
Cc: "Hatfield, Jill AGRI:EX" <Jill.H...@gov.bc.ca>, "Gordon, Sue M
AGRI:EX" <Sue.G...@gov.bc.ca>
As this monthly notice is being distributed by email only, please pass
this message on to others that may be interested.
If you have a meet/event to announce that would be of interest to the
agricultural community, please email it to Sue Gordon by the 25th of
the month before.
To subscribe/unsubscribe to this monthly email News:
Send your contact information (Name, Address, Phone Number, Email
Address) to
Sue Gordon, Office Manager
Strategic Industry Parnership Division - Sustainable Agriculture
Management Branch
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Service BC Building - 5785 Duncan Street - DUNCAN BC V9L 5G2
Phone: (250) 746-1210 Fax: (250) 746-1292 Email:
Sue.G...@gov.bc.ca
Website: www.agf.gov.bc.ca/sitemap_text.htm
þ Please consider the environment before printing this email
To use the land without abusing it. ~ J. Otis Humphry, Early 1900s
Islands Agricultural News is also hosted by www.farmwest.com for the
Islands Forage Committee.
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can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com
Upcoming Events
From: "Gordon, Sue M AGRI:EX" <Sue.G...@gov.bc.ca>
Subject: November 2011 Issue of the Islands Agricultural News
Date: 31 October, 2011 9:42:45 AM PDT
Cc: "Hatfield, Jill AGRI:EX" <Jill.H...@gov.bc.ca>, "Gordon, Sue M
AGRI:EX" <Sue.G...@gov.bc.ca>
The first Islands Agriculture Show is coming to the Cowichan Valley on
February 3 and 4, 2012!
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Mark your calendar for the Islands’ largest agricultural event of the
year! Featuring a trade show with more than sixty exhibitors and two
days of informative farm seminars, the first annual Islands
Agriculture Show (IAS) will be held February 3-4, 2012 at Cowichan
Exhibition Park in the District of North Cowichan, just 5 kilometres
North of Duncan, B.C.
The Islands Agriculture Show provides a unique opportunity to
showcase, celebrate and grow the agriculture industry on Vancouver
Island and the Gulf Islands. The event provides a regional forum for
education, information sharing and networking between farmers
(including those interested in new ventures in small-scale
production), farm organizations, industry suppliers, government
agencies, and the general public.
Visitors to the trade show can expect to see the latest and most
innovative equipment and technology for the agriculture industry.
Workshop participants will hear from leading edge speakers in farm
business management, farm production practices, small farm
development, government sponsored initiatives and industry programs.
The Islands Agriculture Show is being coordinated by a core steering
committee that includes Economic Development Cowichan, Comox Valley
Economic Development Society, Port Alberni Economic Development,
District of North Cowichan, Farm Credit Canada, BC Ministry of
Agriculture, MNP and the Islands Forage Committee. The event is funded
in part by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. through the
federal-provincial Agri-Food Futures Fund, Islands Agri-Food
Initiative.
For more information on the show or to participate as a sponsoring
partner or exhibitor,
please contact the IAS Event Coordinator, Dale Letourneau:
Email: coord...@iashow.ca
Phone: 250.748.5552
www.iashow.ca
All About Mason Bee's Workshop!
Date: Saturday, November 5th
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Location: 181 Station Street, Duncan, B.C.
(Pending no. of participants location may change)
Join local mason bee enthusiast, Eugene Fleck, for an informative,
hands-on workshop about mason bees. Learn about their life cycle, how
to attract them to your yard, how to harvest mason bee cocoons and
proper winter storage for a healthy return come Spring. If you have
any mason bee cocoons, please bring them as Eugene will be teaching
participants how to handle, separate, clean, and dry the cocoons.
This is a by donation event. Please pre-register as space is limited.
Depending on the number of participants, we may move our location to
the Warmland House located on Lewis Street!
To sign up, please email:
ama...@cowichangreencommunity.org
Event at Merridale Cider
Our Sip, Sample & Shop is on again this year!
Date: Saturday, November 5
Time: 1pm-4pm
Place: Merridale Cider, 1230 Merridale Rd, Cobble Hill
$20 per person
Taste your way around the Brandy House – Sipping on local cider, wine,
beer and spirits; Sampling sweets and savouries from our bakery and
kitchen; Shopping for local arts and wares from the valley, all in
support of the United Way!
Participants: Averill Creek, Cherry Point Vineyards, Venturi Schulze,
Enrico, Silverside, Unsworth, MooBerry, Craig Street Brew Pub, Little
Qualicum Cheeseworks
http://www.merridalecider.com/events/sip-sample-shop
Field to Table Dinners
Every Saturday evening until Christmas, Merridale is offering three
course set menus at 5:30pm. Taste the local flavours that our Island
has to offer, and meet the artisans producing these fine products as
they join us at our farmhouse tables for relaxed, yet exquisitely
prepared meals. Reservations are required. 250.743.4293
November 5th our special guest is Philips Brewery
BC’s First Farm to Fork Food Safety Symposium
Date: November 8 & 9, 2011
Location: The Coast Hotel & Convention Centre, Langley
Take away strategies and tools to:
· Promote a culture of food safety in your organization
· Understand the foodborne risks, surveillance, and research in
BC
· Clear up the confusion around certifications, regulations &
requirements, and new technologies available for your business
· Manage allergens to build safe products
· Learn to put food safety into action
This symposium is designed for everyone who has a role in food safety
in BC, including producers, processors, distributors, retailers,
foodservices, regulators, researchers, and consumers.
Network with leaders influencing policy and industry development, and
explore important implications to your business.
To Register:
VISIT: www.foodsafetybc.ca
EMAIL: caro...@everyaspect.ca
Keeping Flocks Healthy – Information for Sheep and Goat Producers
There’s always the need to obtain or review up-to-date health and
management information, particularly about how to keep flocks free of
disease, or in the new lingo “biosecure”. Whether we’re beginning
with sheep and goats, or have lots of knowledge to share, reviewing a
“healthy start”-equivalent program for our flocks makes good sense.
“Keeping Flocks Healthy” workshops for sheep and goat producers in BC
are being hosted by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, with funding from
the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward initiative.
Date: Saturday, Nov 12, 2011
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: Grantham Hall, 6040 Old Island Hwy, Courtenay
(There will also be one at Duncan in January,
see below)
Lunch is included and a binder of useful materials will be available
at the workshops.
Please pre-register so there is enough lunch and binders for everyone.
To register or for more information about the up-coming workshops
contact Lynette at 1-877-877-2474 (toll free) or
lynett...@gov.bc.ca
Food Safety and Technology for Better Management
Date: November 18, 2011
Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Coast Bastion Inn, 11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo
FCC and the Canadian Horticultural Council invite you and a guest to
this special food safety seminar. You'll hear about the CanadaGAP
Program and discover how electronic record keeping can benefit your
business.
The seminar is free to attend. Lunch provided.
Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/events_e.asp
Island Farmers’ Alliance Annual General Meeting
Date: Saturday November 19, 2011
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Somenos Community Hall, 3248 Cowichan Valley Hwy,
Duncan
Agenda:
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Food Safety and Technology for Better
Management (free hot lunch included)
CanadaGAP and Traceability presented by Sheri Nelson with speakers
from the Canada Horticulture Council. Farm Credit Canada and the
Canadian Horticulture Council have partnered in thisspecial food
safety seminar. You'll hear about the CanadaGAP Program and discover
how electronic record keeping can benefit your business.
All wanting to go to the am presentation please call Catherine at
250-748-0932 before November 9 or email cpi...@shaw.ca because the
Women's Institute needs numbers for making the “yummy” hot lunch.
Thank you
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Presentations: Elsie Friesen – Good
Agricultural Practice and Candice Appleby of the Small Scale Food
Processors
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Annual General Meeting
www.islandfarmersalliance.org
CanadaGap– why is it important to the farmer: CanadaGAP (Good
Agricultural Practices) is the name of the Canadian Horticultural
Council's (CHC) On-Farm Food Safety (OFFS) Program. The program
consists of national food safety standards and a certification system
for the safe production, storage and packing of fresh fruits and
vegetables. If you are planning to sell to farm products wholesale
this program will be invaluable to you.
The CanadaGAP program is an on-farm food safety program for producers,
packers and storage intermediaries of horticultural crops. It is
designed to help you implement effective food safety procedures in
your operation. Six crop-specific manuals, developed by the
horticultural industry and reviewed for technical soundness by
Canadian government officials, are designed for growers and packers
implementing Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). The manuals are based
on the seven basic principles of the internationally-recognized HACCP
(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) approach. The program has
been benchmarked to, and officially recognized by the Global Food
Safety Initiative (GFSI). The program is administered and maintained
by the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC), with audit and
certification services delivered by an accredited Certification Body.
What is Program Certification?
Certification is the term used by the CHC to describe the
determination by a qualified authority that your operation meets the
standard and is being maintained on an ongoing basis. This involves
having a third party auditor from the Certification Body come to your
operation, review your OFFS manual(s) and related records, visit your
facilities and interview the operator and staff, and assess your
conformance to the CHC OFFS Audit Checklist. Since the Audit Checklist
covers all six modules, multi-crop producers need only one audit. Once
you pass the audit, you will be certified to the Program.
Certification indicates that you have in place in your operation a
system of procedures to minimize the risk of contamination to product.
The Certification Body will certify your processes, not your product.
The auditor gathers evidence to attest to the ongoing maintenance of
your food safety system, rather than simply gaining a snapshot of your
operation at a given point in time.
More information see: http://www.canadagap.ca/en/welcome.aspx
Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society -
Annual General Meeting
Date: Monday November 28, 2011
Time: 7:30 P.M.
Location: Cobble Hill Hall, Fisher Rd, Cobble Hill
2011-12 Membership must be paid before the AGM to be eligible to vote.
www.cobblehillfair.ca
Optimizing Dairy Revenue
Date: December 5, 2011
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Kingfisher Oceanside Resort, 4330 Island Highway
South, Courtenay
Mario Leclearc is the presenter. Get ready to learn and gain valuable
insight during this interactive discussion.
Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/events_e.asp
Optimizing Dairy Revenue
Date: December 5, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Ocean Front Suites at Cowichan Bay, 1681 Cowichan Bay
Rd, Cowichan Bay
Mario Leclearc is the presenter. Get ready to learn and gain valuable
insight during this interactive discussion.
Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/events_e.asp
Keeping Flocks Healthy – Information for Sheep and Goat Producers
There’s always the need to obtain or review up-to-date health and
management information, particularly about how to keep flocks free of
disease, or in the new lingo “biosecure”. Whether we’re beginning
with sheep and goats, or have lots of knowledge to share, reviewing a
“healthy start”-equivalent program for our flocks makes good sense.
“Keeping Flocks Healthy” workshops for sheep and goat producers in BC
are being hosted by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, with funding from
the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward initiative.
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: Travelodge, 140 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan
Lunch is included and a binder of useful materials will be available
at the workshops.
Please pre-register so there is enough lunch and binders for everyone.
To register or for more information about the up-coming workshops
contact Lynette at 1-877-877-2474 (toll free) or
lynett...@gov.bc.ca
Pacific Agriculture Show
Dates: January 26 - 28, 2012
Location: Tradex Exhibition Centre - Abbotsford
BC’s agriculture industry is unique in its diversity. The Pacific
Agriculture Show is evidence of this, attracting professional
attendees from a wide variety of livestock and horticulture sectors.
Producers, ranchers and farmers of everything from poultry to berries
consistently attend and appreciate the show for allowing convenient
comparison and investigation of the latest technology, trends and
techniques in agriculture. The show will feature many important
industry meetings including the long running Dairy Expo, the
Horticulture Growers’ Short Course, and more.
For more information and to register, please visit: www.agricultureshow.net
Islands Agriculture Show
Dates: February 3 - 4, 2012
Location: Cowichan Exhibition Park, Duncan
For more information on the show or to participate as a sponsoring
partner or exhibitor, please contact the IAS Event Coordinator, Dale
Letourneau:
Email: coord...@iashow.ca
Phone: 250.748.5552
www.iashow.ca
Agriwebinar® season is just around the corner!
Tune in Mondays at 9:00 am Pacific Time to take part in this
informative, innovative and inspiring series.
We are also excited to be working with our partners on their
Agriwebinar® broadcasts, including Agricultural Management Centre,
Farm Credit Canada, Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program, and
more. Tune into www.Agriwebinar.com to find out more about webinars
coming soon to a computer near you!
Funding Opportunities
Growing Forward
Canada and B.C. targeted investments are supporting business
development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the
Growing Forward Agreement in the first quarter of fiscal 2011-12.
Read more at http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2011AGRI0034-001246.htm
These funds are part of the $78 million being invested in a number of
non-Business Risk Management programs designed to help farmers and
other participants in the agricultural and agri-food industry increase
their competitiveness and profitability.
The Growing Forward agreement also includes up to $475 million in B.C.
to help provide income stability and insurance against losses through
Business Risk Management programs.
For more information on Growing Forward programs, visit:
http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/apf/GF_Programs.html
Contact:
Sharon Dean
Communications Manager
Ministry of Agriculture
250 356-1674
Canada and B.C. Support Agricultural and Agri-Product Innovation
NEW INNOVATION PROGRAM to facilitate the development and adoption of
innovations in the B.C. agriculture, agri-food and agri-products
sector.
· Eligible technical innovations will be new or improved
products, processes, and technologies, not generally available or not
widely adopted in B.C.
· The program seeks proposals for projects that address
stakeholder needs and are intended to assess, demonstrate or result in
the advancement of product, process, or technology innovation
· The program is open to businesses, individuals, groups and
associations
· Where appropriate, industry cost-sharing is expected
Proposals received after August 5, 2011 will be considered up to July
13, 2012, funding permitting. All projects must be completed by March
31, 2013. For additional funding deadlines seewww.iafbc.ca.
For more information on the Canada-B.C. Agri-Innovation Program and
the application process, visit www.iafbc.ca.
Growing Forward, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the British
Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and the Investment Agriculture
Foundation of B.C. (IAF)
Advance Payment Program for Sheep Producers in BC
The BCSF has requested that the Manitoba Livestock Cash Advance
Program include sheep producers from BC in their Advance Payment
Program (APP). The Advance Payments Program provides producers with a
cash advance on the value of their lambs during the growing and
finishing phase. By improving your cash flow throughout the year, the
APP helps producers meet their financial obligations and benefit from
the best market conditions. The Manitoba Livestock Cash Advance
Program was established in 2007 and is a producer-driven, non-profit
organizations representing 10,000 Manitoba producers, mostly in the
beef cattle industry. MLCA also represents sheep producers from
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – and now BC. For information on
how to apply call 1-866-869-4008 or visit their website and download
the application at www.manitobalivestock.com. Financing for sheep is
also available from British Columbia Co-operative Feeder and Bred
Heifer Associations . Contact an association near you and the BC Sheep
Federation for more information.
http://www.bcsheepfed.com/
2011 / 2012 Advanced Payment Program (APP)
Vancouver Island Vegetable Growers
This program application is for Vegetable Producers with growing
operations located on Vancouver Island, BC only. Repayments must be
made from the sale of the vegetables applied for on the advance.
This Cash Advance Program is made available to you through the
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Agricultural
Marketing Programs Act (AMPA).
For more information contact the Small Scale Food Processor
Association (SSFPA)
Website http://ssfpa.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Itemid=81
email in...@ssfpa.net
Wild Predator Loss Prevention Pilot Project
The project is designed to reduce the economic impact of wild
predators on the cattle and sheep industries in BC. Wildlife
Specialists deliver verification and mitigation services to livestock
producers on behalf of the Pilot Project and the Predator Loss
Compensation Program, administered by the BCCA for cattle losses.
This program ends December 2011.
Contact Information:
Drew Carmichael, Project Manager
B. C. Agricultural Research & Development Corporation,
#230-32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 1W5
Phone 604-854-4483 Toll Free 1-866-522-3447
http://www.ardcorp.ca/index.php?page_id=37
Reporting Predator Problems:
24 hour Report Line Toll Free 1-877-952-7277
Note: If you are a cattle producer and need a predator livestock
interaction verification completed for compensation, you must contact
this Toll Free number.
Recent Change as of February 15, 2011:
The Conservation Officer Services of the Ministry of Environment have
advised they will be taking a lead in Wild Predator/Livestock
interaction files and will provide verification and mitigation
services.
Conservation Officer Toll Free number 1-877-952-7277
BC Ministry of Agriculture offers Provincial Agriculture Wildlife
Program
“Wildlife Damage to Standing Forage”
Program Details
The Agriculture Wildlife Program (AWP) will compensate qualifying
forage producers whose unharvested forage crop intended for livestock
feed has been damaged by wildlife.
Wildlife Definition
The AWP will include compensation for wildlife damage caused by bison,
deer, elk, moose, mountain sheep, bear, and waterfowl (swans, geese,
ducks and including cranes) that have not been held in captivity. .
Eligible Agriculture Products
AWP covers both perennial forage crops (e.g. alfalfa, clover, tame
grasses, etc.) and annual forage crops (e.g. wheat, oats, barley,
peas, silage corn, other cereal, etc.) used for livestock feed that is
in standing crop.
Eligibility
· Applicant must provide proof of BC Assessment Farm Status.
· Applicant must provide proof of private land ownership and/or lease
confirmation.
· Compensation will only be paid to those participants who have a
willingness to engage in “on-farm” mitigation and/or prevention
activities.
Compensation
AWP pays a maximum of 80% of the verified losses to the crop.
Minimum damage for claim eligibility is $1000.
Losses due to insurable perils (covered by production insurance) are
distinguished from damages caused by wildlife.
A minimum 10% visual plant loss must have occurred for an adjustment
to be considered.
Damages caused by wildlife will be deducted from any Production
Insurance claims so that damages are not double compensated.
Compensation value will be determined by methodology established by
AWP
To Register or for more program information please contact Graeme
Fowler, Contract Program Representative at (250) 897-7554 (Courtenay
Office) or by email to Graeme...@gov.bc.ca or by contacting Chris
Zabek in Abbotsford at 1-888-221-7141
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/awp/awp/brochures/standing_forage_brochure.pdf
The Island Agri-food Initiative is Open for Business
The Islands Agri-Food Initiative (IAFI) was started in 2001, to
encourage the development of a viable and sustainable agri-food sector
on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Powell River. Funding is
available to groups, societies and organizations based in the areas
served by the initiative for projects that fit at least one of the
initiative’s four strategic priorities:
1. To enhance market and product development and promotion of the
agri-food industry.
2. To increase the agri-food stakeholder knowledge base (including
stakeholder communication, economic potential, statistical data,
marketing skills and product development).
3. To facilitate the development of strategic partnerships and
alliances that enhances the long-term sustainability of the agri-food
industry.
4. To support increased agri-food processing as a catalyst for
rural community development
Submission can be forwarded at any time and will be adjudicated by the
IAFI Committee members via electronic decision or at scheduled
meetings depending on which is most appropriate.
Please visit the IAFI web page Island Agri-Food Initiative or contact
Peter Donkers, Executive Director, with the Investment Agriculture
Foundation for details.
IAFI funding is provided by IAF through the federal-provincial Agri-
Food Futures Fund.
Contact:
Peter Donkers
Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC
Executive Director
Direct Line: 250.356.6654
pdon...@iafbc.ca
Web: www.iafbc.ca
Farm Business Advisory Services Program
New http://www.smartfarmbc.ca/
Are you considering changes to your farm business? Do you have the
financial information and plans you need to make the best decisions
for you, your family and your farm business?
Up to $5,000 is now available for both new and established farms to
answer these questions. Check the link below for all the program and
eligibility details or contact:
Toll Free: 1 877 702-5585 Email: BCF...@gov.bc.ca for more
information. http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/busmgmt/FB_Advisory_Services.html
Agri-Food Trade Service Funding Opportunities for BC Producers,
Processors, and Associations
For a print copy of this publication please contact:
BC Regional Office
Market and Industry Services Branch
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
420 – 4321 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby, BC
V5C 6S7
Telephone: 604-666-6344
Fax: 604-666-7235
Email: at...@agr.gc.ca
ISSN 1923-0060
AAFC No. 11160E
http://www.ats.agr.gc.ca/exp/5288-eng.htm
Call for Proposals, B.C. Agroforestry Industry Development Initiative
British Columbia's forestry (woodlot), agriculture, agri-food and agri-
products sectors can now access funding under the B.C. Agroforestry
Industry Development Initiative (AIDI) to facilitate the development
and adoption of agroforestry practices in B.C.
Agroforestry involves the intentional combination of trees with crops
and/or livestock in order to enhance production. Agroforestry can be
defined as production systems which synergistically integrate both
agricultural and forestry practices and products resulting in optimal
management of land, animal and human resources.
The AIDI is working to support the development and adoption of
agroforestry practices for the benefit of all British Columbians. A
new provincial agroforestry strategic plan (available
atwww.woodlot.bc.ca/agroforestry/) was published in 2009 to guide
development priorities and expand industry participation.
The AIDI seeks proposals for innovative projects from individuals and/
or groups that address one or more of the Initiative's strategic
goals:
Develop the business case for agroforestry practices in B.C.;
Improve market connections for agroforestry products and services;
Demonstrate agroforestry practices to showcase operational examples of
agroforestry systems;
Improve agroforestry awareness, extension and education; and,
Expand and strengthen partnerships among agroforestry practitioners
and stakeholder organizations.
Up to $421,000 dollars of funding is available to match industry
contributions to implement the AIDI’s goals through 2013. Proposals
may be submitted immediately and on an ongoing basis, with cost-share
funding allocated to qualified proponents for approved projects on
first-come, first serve basis until all funds have been committed.
All projects must be completed by December 31, 2013.
Funding for the AIDI is provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In
British Columbia, the CAAP program is delivered by the Investment
Agriculture Foundation of B.C. (IAF). The Province of British Columbia
provides in-kind support to the AIDI. The Federation of B.C. Woodlot
Associations administers the AIDI with the guidance of the
Agroforestry Management Committee, a group representing B.C.'s
agroforestry sector including agricultural, forestry and provincial
government representatives.
For further information on the AIDI, and links to the application
guide and forms, please visit www.agroforestry.info or www.woodlot.bc.ca/agroforestry/
Growing Forward
http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/apf/GF_Programs.html
Agriculture Information
MANURE SPREADING ADVISORY #4 - October 17
In the South Coastal region, field-stored solid agricultural wastes,
except agricultural vegetation waste, must be covered from October 1
to April 1 inclusive to prevent the escape of agricultural waste that
causes pollution (Section 9 of the Agricultural Waste Control
Regulation).
Manure applications to perennial grasses may be conducted prior to
November 1, weather permitting. Always check local forecasts prior to
manure applications.
Producers are responsible for decisions regarding manure spreading.
Legislation gives no specific dates for manure spreading, but requires
manure to be spread in a manner that does not cause pollution. Please
read the entire advisory for details and important information to
assist producers with decision-making about manure application.
Click here to read the entire advisory.
British Columbia Premises Identification for Livestock and Poultry
Premises identification links livestock and poultry to their
geographic locations for planning and managing emergencies. Although
the national traceability system encompasses all livestock and poultry
species produced in Canada, the current priority for British Columbia
is to register farms and ranches producing cattle, hogs, sheep or
poultry in the BC premises database. It is recommended that owners of
other livestock species (see Premises Identification Registration
Form) should also apply for premises identification numbers.
A premises is a parcel of land where livestock or poultry are raised,
kept, assembled or disposed of and includes such places as:
• Farms/
Stables
• Hobby Farms
•
Feedlots
• Pastures
• Community
Pastures •
Hatcheries
•
Abattoirs
• Assembly Yards
• Auction/Livestock Sale
Facilities • Rendering Plants
• Zoos/Petting
Zoos •
Exhibition/Fair Grounds
• Race Tracks/Competition
Facilities • Veterinary Hospitals/
Labs
• Insemination
Centres •
Research Facilities
Owners of livestock and poultry will receive a unique premises
identification number that is unique to the parcel of land.
Premises Identification:
• allows for rapid notification of livestock and poultry
stakeholders
• helps prepare for animal health, natural disaster and food
safety emergencies (e.g. livestock disease)
• facilitates rapid evacuation of animals in a natural
disaster emergency (e.g. flood, fire)
• helps track animals in an emergency
• reduces the impact of an emergency
• helps maintain or provide for greater market access
B.C. livestock and poultry owners are invited to provide basic land
and contact information for their premises by completing a Premises
Identification Registration Formhttp://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/factsheets/bcpid_application.pdf
and submitting it to B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. There is no cost
to participate in the program. Information collected will assist both
industry and government in the planning and management of animal
disease outbreaks or other emergencies threatening animal or human
health.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/factsheets/bcpid_faq.pdf for more
information. If you have additional questions, email BC...@gov.bc.ca
or call 1 888-221-7141 or (604) 556-3001 and ask for a Premises
Identification Program Representative.
BC 4-H Foundation
B.C. 4-H Foundation helps to ensure the future of 4-H in B.C.,
allowing all our young people access to the learning opportunities
that 4-H provides.
B.C. 4-H Foundation now accepting Memoriums in memory of someone
special who has enjoyed a lifetime involved in agriculture. Donations
can also be made as a one time, monthly or annual contribution. Gifts
may be submitted by mail, cheque, in person, credit card or online at
www.bc4h.bc.ca by selecting the DONATE NOW option.
To receive a copy of our Planned Giving brochure, or for assistance
with your giving plan please call 1-866-776-0373.
BC Sustainable Winegrowing Program
The self-assessments and guidebooks for vineyards, wineries and winery
hospitality services are now available.
http://www.bcwgc.org/programs/bc-sustainable-winegrowing-program
Please contact Louise Corbeil at the BCWGC to request an account to
access the tool or hardcopies. Phone: 250-767-2534, Email:
bc...@telus.net
Producing Livestock for Meat in British Columbia - What Producers Need
to Know
New brochure on BC’s Graduated Licensing System
http://bcfpa.ca/story/2011/07/26/producing-livestock-meat-british-columbia-what-producers-need-know
Maintaining Your On-Farm Dam
Dam Safety Surveillance & Maintenance (Guide from Australia)
Many farm dams suffer from age, lack of maintenance and outdated
design standards. Partial or total failure of a dam may cause
extensive damage to downstream properties, for which you, the owner,
are likely to be held liable. Common law liability, expensive repair
costs and lost income are other potential costs.
Many farm dams fail through lack of maintenance so a definite
maintenance plan will protect the life of your storage.
For dam safety information checkout the BC Ministry of Environment's
dam safety website at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/dam_safety/index.html
or contact John Baldwin in Nanaimo at e-mail address
John.B...@gov.bc.ca or telephone 250 751 3179.
Provincially Licensed Meat Plant Establishments
New! Application for CLASS E License
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation/
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation/apply-d-e-licence.html
http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/161B504B-8E5D-43BA-B111-684DA64996C6/0/MeatPlantEstablishmentWEBVERSION.pdf
Attention: Berry, Grapes and Stone Fruit Producers
Spotted Wing Drosophila (Fruit Fly)
Spotted Wing Drosophila been found in all fruit growing areas in BC
where traps have been placed including Southern Vancouver Island
Monitoring Reports Available http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_trapresults.pdf
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_sanitation.pdf
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd.htm
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_identification.pdf
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_monitoring.pdf
Canadian Horticulture’s Council Canada GAP On-Farm Food Safety Program
Annette Moore, recognized trainer
Quality First in Agriculture Inc.
T: (604) 859-5962
E: qfi...@telus.net
W: www.qfirst.ca
BC Good Agricultural and Collection Practices
Keith Hunter, recognized trainer
phone 250 720-8907
FirstNations...@shaw.ca
Farm Centre Agriwebinar’s
http://agriwebinar.com/
http://agriwebinar.com/Search.aspx
LifeCycles
www.lifecyclesproject.ca and http://urbanagriculturehub.ca/
LifeCycles is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating
awareness and initiating action around food, health, and urban
sustainability in the Greater Victoria community. We work proactively
to promote and create personal, shared and community gardens,
research, and educational activities and youth skills development
programs. Through partnerships we strengthen individual, community and
global health.
Email: ua...@lifecyclesproject.ca (250) 383-5800.
ALM Organic Farm
3680 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC
Email: ma...@almfarms.org
Phone: 250-642-3671
ALM Farm offers courses at community colleges and our community
school, and workshops at conferences and at the farm in the following
topics:
Organic Farming as a Business - High Yield Organic Farming -
Efficiency on the Farm - Seed Saving - Great Farm Tools - Growing
tomatoes - Soil Fertility - Managing pests - Preserving the harvest -
canning , drying and freezing - Cob building - Natural plasters -
Light Clay building - Stone work -
Brick making - Oven building - Woodworking - Wildcrafting - Medicine
Making - Fruit tree prening and care - Raising chickens and Pigs -
Farm Management and Marketing - Designing and setting up an organic
farm
To register http://www.almfarms.org/workshops.html
FOXGLOVE FARM
1200 Mount Maxwell Road Salt Spring Island BC
The Centre for Arts, Ecology & Agriculture was established to
demonstrate and interpret the vital connections between farming, land
stewardship, food, the arts, and community well being; to model the
economic possibilities for small and medium scale sustainable
agricultural and forestry projects, and to nurture the human spirit
through public programs, classes, and events.
Email: prog...@foxglovefarmbc.ca
Phone: 250-931-5336
Website: http://www.foxglovefarmbc.ca
Linking Land and Future Farmers (LLAFF)
For Farmers with land to rent, share or sell
For New Farmers looking for land to rent, share or buy
LLAFF is a non-profit society that works to connect landowners with
land seekers in urban and rural areas
http://www.llaff.ca/
S.O.I.L. (Stewards of Irreplaceable Land)
Apprenticeship opportunities on organic farms across Canada
http://www.soilapprenticeships.org/
in...@soilapprenticeships.org.
Free Livestock Feed
Phillips Brewing Co. is looking for reliable local farmers who are
interested in free spent grain. Spent Barley Malt from the brewing
process is incredibly nutritious and makes excellent livestock feed.
Quantity of grain available is negotiable. Use of a hydraulic dump
trailer for transporting grain is included. A pickup truck (minimum ¾
ton) is required, must be able to reliably pick up grain in a timely
fashion.
Please contact Jordan at Jor...@phillipsbeer.com or 250-380-1912
Phillips Brewing Co.
2010 Government St.
Victoria BC V8T 4P1
P (250) 380 1912
F (250) 380 1913
www.phillipsbeer.com
BC HST Information
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/menu-eng.html
Registering (opening) your GST/HST account
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/rgstrng/menu-eng.html
Canada Revenue Agency – Technical Questions: 1 800 959-5525
B.C. Ministry of Finance: 1 877 388-4440
BC Crop Production Guides
Home and Garden Pest Management Guide for B.C. is now available!
Ordering information available at the following link
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/prodguide.htm
Courses being offered through University of Victoria
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/sustainability/courses/community/ or call 250
472-4747
Courses being offered through Vancouver Island University Continuing
Studies.
· Practical Landscape Design still a few seats available
Wednesdays, Sept 28 – November 9,
6.30-9pm with Barb Kohlman
· Pruning Ornamental Shrubs with Bernie Dinter
Saturday October 29
9am – 3pm
If you have an individual you plan on sponsoring for either of these
courses, a Sponsorship/Seat Purchase form is available for your
convenience. Please complete and fax to us at 250-746-3584. We do
encourage registering at least 7 days prior to the start of any
course.
Please contact the Continuing Studies at 250-746-3519, or toll free at
1-888-747-3519, for more details or to register.
Penny Plumbly
Continuing Studies Cowichan
Vancouver Island University
(250) 746-3519 or tollfree: 1-888-747-3519
www.cc.viu.ca
Our Fall 2011 brochure is available now available on the new campus!
or check online at: Cowichan Fall 2011 Courses
Courses being offered through North Island College Continuing Studies.
http://www.nic.bc.ca/continuingeducation/
Campbell River 250-923-9750
Comox Valley 250-334-5005
Port Alberni 250-724-8705
Courses being offered through Camosun College Continuing Ed.
http://camosun.ca/ce/programs.html
1–877–554–7555
Royal Roads University
http://www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies
Organic Farming Institute of BC
http://www.ofibc.org/
Take the FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE
www.kmwpp.ca/surveys
Publications
Agri Digest On-Line
FREE Monthly On-Line Magazine for Canadian Farmers
http://www.agridigest.com
You can contact us at 509-573-4245. 'agrid...@fairpoint.com'
Fran Bach, Publisher
Agri Digest Online
Canadian Forage & Grassland Association
We are pleased to announce the launch of our first electronic
newsletter “FIRST & FORage MOST”
To subscribe: http://www.canadianfga.ca/newsletters/
AGCanada
www.agcanada.com
Farmwest
www.farmwest.com
SmallFarm Canada (by subscription)
www.smallfarmcanada.ca
Local Farm Organization Monthly Meetings
(please check with the organizations to see if they meet over the
summer)
Canadian Organic Growers Vancouver Island Chapter (COGVI)
Meets monthly every third Thursday of the month 7 p.m. at Haliburton
Farm, 741 Haliburton Road, Victoria.
Please see www.haliburtonfarm.org for map."
Comox Valley Farmers' Institute
Meets at the Dove Creek Hall, Courtenay the third Tuesday of every
month.
Contact: Gerry 250-334-4562
Cowichan Agricultural Society & Farmers Institute Meeting
Come to our meetings and learn from other growers during the “Farmers
Soap Box”
Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. 5855 Clements St.
Duncan, BC
Contact: David at 250-748-8089
Meetings from June to September will be at member farms hosting tours!
Cowichan Exhibition Society
Meets at the New Exhibition Grounds located at 7380 trans Canada Hwy,
north of Duncan on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Island Farmer’s Alliance
seab...@shaw.ca
http://www.islandfarmersalliance.org/index.htm
Nanaimo-Cedar Farmers' Institute
Meets at the Cedar United Church Hall (1644 Cedar Rd) on the second
Thursday of October - June.
Contact Joanne at 250-722-3397
Peninsula Agricultural Commission (PAC)
For more information please contact:
Isobel Hoffmann Secretary to PAC Isobel....@saanich.ca
Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society
Meetings are the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Cobble
Hill Hall.
Vancouver Island Goat Association Meetings
Contact: Marion 250-752-8526 e-mail mousefi...@uniserve.com
www.vancouverislandgoatassociation.com
Wine Island Growers Association
http://www.wiga.ca/
Farm Animal Swaps
Courtenay - SharKare Feed and Pet Supplies (250) 703-2526 - 3rd
Sunday each month 11am - 1pm No Change, runs year round
Coombs, Farm Animal & Poultry Swap, Coombs Fairgrounds – First Sunday
each month March 6 until November 11 am - noon -Contact Ev Gilmar
250-752-1703 do...@bcsupernet.com "Subscribe to free eNewsletter"
Cowichan, Cowichan Feather Fanciers http://members.shaw.ca/cowichanfeatherfanciers/
Qualicum Bay -Lighthouse Community Center on Lions Way in Qualicum
Bay. - 2nd Sunday each month - 10 am to noon All year. Vegetables,
Poultry and small animal swap. The contact person is Sheena
McCorquodale 250-757-9991 she...@blaze.ca
Metchosin Poultry swap and sale - Old Metchosin Elementary School
Grounds, 4495 Happy Valley Road -1st and 3rd Sunday each month 10:30
to 1:00 June until October, Contact Liz Cunningham 250-478-6995
Metchosi...@gmail.com All poultry and small farm animals welcome
Web Links
Farmwest.com
http://www.farmwest.com/
BC Farmers Market Association “Find A Market”
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/findamarket.asp
Farm and Ranch Safety Association (FARSHA)
Provides ongoing safety courses, safety materials and helpful advice
to the farm and ranching community of BC
http://www.farsha.bc.ca/index.php
Agriculture Labour Pool (based in Abbotsford but does the Islands as
well)
http://www.agri-labourpool.com/
Western Agriculture Labour Initiative
http://www.walicanada.com/docs/brochure.pdf
Federal - Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2011
http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml
Federal - Youth Employment Strategy
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/sc/youth/summerwork.shtml
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
http://www.wwoof.ca/
Bee Information
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/
Apiculture Inspector Vancouver Island
Brenda Jager
cell/message250-755-5834
bzb...@telus.net
Canada - British Columbia Environmental Farm Plan Program
http://www.ardcorp.ca/index.php?page_id=14
Multispecies Grazing Articles
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/sheep/bsa01s30.html
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/multispecies.html
http://wsare.usu.edu/pro/pr2003/EW01-006.pdf
Farm Vehicles on the Move
A guide to licensing and insuring farm vehicles in British Columbia
www.th.gov.bc.ca/forms/getForm.aspx?formId=1151
Farm Structures and Fencing Information can be found at:
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/Farm_Structures.htm#fencing
BC Assessment Authority
http://www.bcassessment.bc.ca/public/Pages/ClassifyingFarmLand.aspx
Janice Weninger
Farm Appraiser
Vancouver Island Region
300 - 125 Wallace St,
Nanaimo BC V9R 5B2
Tel 250.753.6621 x 228
Toll-free 1.800.977.2775
Leasing options for farmers and rural land owners
http://blog.conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/FarmlandAccessAgreementGuide2009.pdf
Dam Safety in BC
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/dam_safety/responsible.html
Food Safety Systems
http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/fed-prov.htm
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Programs and Services
http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1204137480722&lang=eng
Investment Agriculture Foundation
http://www.iafbc.ca/funding_available/other.htm
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Upcoming Events
From: "Gordon, Sue M AGRI:EX" <Sue.G...@gov.bc.ca>
Subject: November 2011 Issue of the Islands Agricultural News
Date: 31 October, 2011 9:42:45 AM PDT
Cc: "Hatfield, Jill AGRI:EX" <Jill.H...@gov.bc.ca>, "Gordon, Sue M
AGRI:EX" <Sue.G...@gov.bc.ca>
The first Islands Agriculture Show is coming to the Cowichan Valley on
February 3 and 4, 2012!
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Mark your calendar for the Islands’ largest agricultural event of the
year! Featuring a trade show with more than sixty exhibitors and two
days of informative farm seminars, the first annual Islands
Agriculture Show (IAS) will be held February 3-4, 2012 at Cowichan
Exhibition Park in the District of North Cowichan, just 5 kilometres
North of Duncan, B.C.
The Islands Agriculture Show provides a unique opportunity to
showcase, celebrate and grow the agriculture industry on Vancouver
Island and the Gulf Islands. The event provides a regional forum for
education, information sharing and networking between farmers
(including those interested in new ventures in small-scale
production), farm organizations, industry suppliers, government
agencies, and the general public.
Visitors to the trade show can expect to see the latest and most
innovative equipment and technology for the agriculture industry.
Workshop participants will hear from leading edge speakers in farm
business management, farm production practices, small farm
development, government sponsored initiatives and industry programs.
The Islands Agriculture Show is being coordinated by a core steering
committee that includes Economic Development Cowichan, Comox Valley
Economic Development Society, Port Alberni Economic Development,
District of North Cowichan, Farm Credit Canada, BC Ministry of
Agriculture, MNP and the Islands Forage Committee. The event is funded
in part by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. through the
federal-provincial Agri-Food Futures Fund, Islands Agri-Food
Initiative.
For more information on the show or to participate as a sponsoring
partner or exhibitor,
please contact the IAS Event Coordinator, Dale Letourneau:
Email: coord...@iashow.ca
Phone: 250.748.5552
www.iashow.ca
All About Mason Bee's Workshop!
Date: Saturday, November 5th
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Location: 181 Station Street, Duncan, B.C.
(Pending no. of participants location may change)
Join local mason bee enthusiast, Eugene Fleck, for an informative,
hands-on workshop about mason bees. Learn about their life cycle, how
to attract them to your yard, how to harvest mason bee cocoons and
proper winter storage for a healthy return come Spring. If you have
any mason bee cocoons, please bring them as Eugene will be teaching
participants how to handle, separate, clean, and dry the cocoons.
This is a by donation event. Please pre-register as space is limited.
Depending on the number of participants, we may move our location to
the Warmland House located on Lewis Street!
To sign up, please email:
ama...@cowichangreencommunity.org
Event at Merridale Cider
Our Sip, Sample & Shop is on again this year!
Date: Saturday, November 5
Time: 1pm-4pm
Place: Merridale Cider, 1230 Merridale Rd, Cobble Hill
$20 per person
Taste your way around the Brandy House – Sipping on local cider, wine,
beer and spirits; Sampling sweets and savouries from our bakery and
kitchen; Shopping for local arts and wares from the valley, all in
support of the United Way!
Participants: Averill Creek, Cherry Point Vineyards, Venturi Schulze,
Enrico, Silverside, Unsworth, MooBerry, Craig Street Brew Pub, Little
Qualicum Cheeseworks
http://www.merridalecider.com/events/sip-sample-shop
Field to Table Dinners
Every Saturday evening until Christmas, Merridale is offering three
course set menus at 5:30pm. Taste the local flavours that our Island
has to offer, and meet the artisans producing these fine products as
they join us at our farmhouse tables for relaxed, yet exquisitely
prepared meals. Reservations are required. 250.743.4293
November 5th our special guest is Philips Brewery
BC’s First Farm to Fork Food Safety Symposium
Date: November 8 & 9, 2011
Location: The Coast Hotel & Convention Centre, Langley
Take away strategies and tools to:
· Promote a culture of food safety in your organization
· Understand the foodborne risks, surveillance, and research in
BC
· Clear up the confusion around certifications, regulations &
requirements, and new technologies available for your business
· Manage allergens to build safe products
· Learn to put food safety into action
This symposium is designed for everyone who has a role in food safety
in BC, including producers, processors, distributors, retailers,
foodservices, regulators, researchers, and consumers.
Network with leaders influencing policy and industry development, and
explore important implications to your business.
To Register:
VISIT: www.foodsafetybc.ca
EMAIL: caro...@everyaspect.ca
Keeping Flocks Healthy – Information for Sheep and Goat Producers
There’s always the need to obtain or review up-to-date health and
management information, particularly about how to keep flocks free of
disease, or in the new lingo “biosecure”. Whether we’re beginning
with sheep and goats, or have lots of knowledge to share, reviewing a
“healthy start”-equivalent program for our flocks makes good sense.
“Keeping Flocks Healthy” workshops for sheep and goat producers in BC
are being hosted by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, with funding from
the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward initiative.
Date: Saturday, Nov 12, 2011
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: Grantham Hall, 6040 Old Island Hwy, Courtenay
(There will also be one at Duncan in January,
see below)
Lunch is included and a binder of useful materials will be available
at the workshops.
Please pre-register so there is enough lunch and binders for everyone.
To register or for more information about the up-coming workshops
contact Lynette at 1-877-877-2474 (toll free) or
lynett...@gov.bc.ca
Food Safety and Technology for Better Management
Date: November 18, 2011
Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Coast Bastion Inn, 11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo
FCC and the Canadian Horticultural Council invite you and a guest to
this special food safety seminar. You'll hear about the CanadaGAP
Program and discover how electronic record keeping can benefit your
business.
The seminar is free to attend. Lunch provided.
Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/events_e.asp
Island Farmers’ Alliance Annual General Meeting
Date: Saturday November 19, 2011
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Somenos Community Hall, 3248 Cowichan Valley Hwy,
Duncan
Agenda:
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Food Safety and Technology for Better
Management (free hot lunch included)
CanadaGAP and Traceability presented by Sheri Nelson with speakers
from the Canada Horticulture Council. Farm Credit Canada and the
Canadian Horticulture Council have partnered in thisspecial food
safety seminar. You'll hear about the CanadaGAP Program and discover
how electronic record keeping can benefit your business.
All wanting to go to the am presentation please call Catherine at
250-748-0932 before November 9 or email cpi...@shaw.ca because the
Women's Institute needs numbers for making the “yummy” hot lunch.
Thank you
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Presentations: Elsie Friesen – Good
Agricultural Practice and Candice Appleby of the Small Scale Food
Processors
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Annual General Meeting
www.islandfarmersalliance.org
CanadaGap– why is it important to the farmer: CanadaGAP (Good
Agricultural Practices) is the name of the Canadian Horticultural
Council's (CHC) On-Farm Food Safety (OFFS) Program. The program
consists of national food safety standards and a certification system
for the safe production, storage and packing of fresh fruits and
vegetables. If you are planning to sell to farm products wholesale
this program will be invaluable to you.
The CanadaGAP program is an on-farm food safety program for producers,
packers and storage intermediaries of horticultural crops. It is
designed to help you implement effective food safety procedures in
your operation. Six crop-specific manuals, developed by the
horticultural industry and reviewed for technical soundness by
Canadian government officials, are designed for growers and packers
implementing Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). The manuals are based
on the seven basic principles of the internationally-recognized HACCP
(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) approach. The program has
been benchmarked to, and officially recognized by the Global Food
Safety Initiative (GFSI). The program is administered and maintained
by the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC), with audit and
certification services delivered by an accredited Certification Body.
What is Program Certification?
Certification is the term used by the CHC to describe the
determination by a qualified authority that your operation meets the
standard and is being maintained on an ongoing basis. This involves
having a third party auditor from the Certification Body come to your
operation, review your OFFS manual(s) and related records, visit your
facilities and interview the operator and staff, and assess your
conformance to the CHC OFFS Audit Checklist. Since the Audit Checklist
covers all six modules, multi-crop producers need only one audit. Once
you pass the audit, you will be certified to the Program.
Certification indicates that you have in place in your operation a
system of procedures to minimize the risk of contamination to product.
The Certification Body will certify your processes, not your product.
The auditor gathers evidence to attest to the ongoing maintenance of
your food safety system, rather than simply gaining a snapshot of your
operation at a given point in time.
More information see: http://www.canadagap.ca/en/welcome.aspx
Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society -
Annual General Meeting
Date: Monday November 28, 2011
Time: 7:30 P.M.
Location: Cobble Hill Hall, Fisher Rd, Cobble Hill
2011-12 Membership must be paid before the AGM to be eligible to vote.
www.cobblehillfair.ca
Optimizing Dairy Revenue
Date: December 5, 2011
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Kingfisher Oceanside Resort, 4330 Island Highway
South, Courtenay
Mario Leclearc is the presenter. Get ready to learn and gain valuable
insight during this interactive discussion.
Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/events_e.asp
Optimizing Dairy Revenue
Date: December 5, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Ocean Front Suites at Cowichan Bay, 1681 Cowichan Bay
Rd, Cowichan Bay
Mario Leclearc is the presenter. Get ready to learn and gain valuable
insight during this interactive discussion.
Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/events_e.asp
Keeping Flocks Healthy – Information for Sheep and Goat Producers
There’s always the need to obtain or review up-to-date health and
management information, particularly about how to keep flocks free of
disease, or in the new lingo “biosecure”. Whether we’re beginning
with sheep and goats, or have lots of knowledge to share, reviewing a
“healthy start”-equivalent program for our flocks makes good sense.
“Keeping Flocks Healthy” workshops for sheep and goat producers in BC
are being hosted by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, with funding from
the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward initiative.
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: Travelodge, 140 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan
Lunch is included and a binder of useful materials will be available
at the workshops.
Please pre-register so there is enough lunch and binders for everyone.
To register or for more information about the up-coming workshops
contact Lynette at 1-877-877-2474 (toll free) or
lynett...@gov.bc.ca
Pacific Agriculture Show
Dates: January 26 - 28, 2012
Location: Tradex Exhibition Centre - Abbotsford
BC’s agriculture industry is unique in its diversity. The Pacific
Agriculture Show is evidence of this, attracting professional
attendees from a wide variety of livestock and horticulture sectors.
Producers, ranchers and farmers of everything from poultry to berries
consistently attend and appreciate the show for allowing convenient
comparison and investigation of the latest technology, trends and
techniques in agriculture. The show will feature many important
industry meetings including the long running Dairy Expo, the
Horticulture Growers’ Short Course, and more.
For more information and to register, please visit: www.agricultureshow.net
Islands Agriculture Show
Dates: February 3 - 4, 2012
Location: Cowichan Exhibition Park, Duncan
For more information on the show or to participate as a sponsoring
partner or exhibitor, please contact the IAS Event Coordinator, Dale
Letourneau:
Email: coord...@iashow.ca
Phone: 250.748.5552
www.iashow.ca
Agriwebinar® season is just around the corner!
Tune in Mondays at 9:00 am Pacific Time to take part in this
informative, innovative and inspiring series.
We are also excited to be working with our partners on their
Agriwebinar® broadcasts, including Agricultural Management Centre,
Farm Credit Canada, Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program, and
more. Tune into www.Agriwebinar.com to find out more about webinars
coming soon to a computer near you!
Funding Opportunities
Growing Forward
Canada and B.C. targeted investments are supporting business
development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the
Growing Forward Agreement in the first quarter of fiscal 2011-12.
Read more at http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2011AGRI0034-001246.htm
These funds are part of the $78 million being invested in a number of
non-Business Risk Management programs designed to help farmers and
other participants in the agricultural and agri-food industry increase
their competitiveness and profitability.
The Growing Forward agreement also includes up to $475 million in B.C.
to help provide income stability and insurance against losses through
Business Risk Management programs.
For more information on Growing Forward programs, visit:
http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/apf/GF_Programs.html
Contact:
Sharon Dean
Communications Manager
Ministry of Agriculture
250 356-1674
Canada and B.C. Support Agricultural and Agri-Product Innovation
NEW INNOVATION PROGRAM to facilitate the development and adoption of
innovations in the B.C. agriculture, agri-food and agri-products
sector.
· Eligible technical innovations will be new or improved
products, processes, and technologies, not generally available or not
widely adopted in B.C.
· The program seeks proposals for projects that address
stakeholder needs and are intended to assess, demonstrate or result in
the advancement of product, process, or technology innovation
· The program is open to businesses, individuals, groups and
associations
· Where appropriate, industry cost-sharing is expected
Proposals received after August 5, 2011 will be considered up to July
13, 2012, funding permitting. All projects must be completed by March
31, 2013. For additional funding deadlines seewww.iafbc.ca.
For more information on the Canada-B.C. Agri-Innovation Program and
the application process, visit www.iafbc.ca.
Growing Forward, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the British
Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and the Investment Agriculture
Foundation of B.C. (IAF)
Advance Payment Program for Sheep Producers in BC
The BCSF has requested that the Manitoba Livestock Cash Advance
Program include sheep producers from BC in their Advance Payment
Program (APP). The Advance Payments Program provides producers with a
cash advance on the value of their lambs during the growing and
finishing phase. By improving your cash flow throughout the year, the
APP helps producers meet their financial obligations and benefit from
the best market conditions. The Manitoba Livestock Cash Advance
Program was established in 2007 and is a producer-driven, non-profit
organizations representing 10,000 Manitoba producers, mostly in the
beef cattle industry. MLCA also represents sheep producers from
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – and now BC. For information on
how to apply call 1-866-869-4008 or visit their website and download
the application at www.manitobalivestock.com. Financing for sheep is
also available from British Columbia Co-operative Feeder and Bred
Heifer Associations . Contact an association near you and the BC Sheep
Federation for more information.
http://www.bcsheepfed.com/
2011 / 2012 Advanced Payment Program (APP)
Vancouver Island Vegetable Growers
This program application is for Vegetable Producers with growing
operations located on Vancouver Island, BC only. Repayments must be
made from the sale of the vegetables applied for on the advance.
This Cash Advance Program is made available to you through the
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Agricultural
Marketing Programs Act (AMPA).
For more information contact the Small Scale Food Processor
Association (SSFPA)
Website http://ssfpa.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Itemid=81
email in...@ssfpa.net
Wild Predator Loss Prevention Pilot Project
The project is designed to reduce the economic impact of wild
predators on the cattle and sheep industries in BC. Wildlife
Specialists deliver verification and mitigation services to livestock
producers on behalf of the Pilot Project and the Predator Loss
Compensation Program, administered by the BCCA for cattle losses.
This program ends December 2011.
Contact Information:
Drew Carmichael, Project Manager
B. C. Agricultural Research & Development Corporation,
#230-32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 1W5
Phone 604-854-4483 Toll Free 1-866-522-3447
http://www.ardcorp.ca/index.php?page_id=37
Reporting Predator Problems:
24 hour Report Line Toll Free 1-877-952-7277
Note: If you are a cattle producer and need a predator livestock
interaction verification completed for compensation, you must contact
this Toll Free number.
Recent Change as of February 15, 2011:
The Conservation Officer Services of the Ministry of Environment have
advised they will be taking a lead in Wild Predator/Livestock
interaction files and will provide verification and mitigation
services.
Conservation Officer Toll Free number 1-877-952-7277
BC Ministry of Agriculture offers Provincial Agriculture Wildlife
Program
“Wildlife Damage to Standing Forage”
Program Details
The Agriculture Wildlife Program (AWP) will compensate qualifying
forage producers whose unharvested forage crop intended for livestock
feed has been damaged by wildlife.
Wildlife Definition
The AWP will include compensation for wildlife damage caused by bison,
deer, elk, moose, mountain sheep, bear, and waterfowl (swans, geese,
ducks and including cranes) that have not been held in captivity. .
Eligible Agriculture Products
AWP covers both perennial forage crops (e.g. alfalfa, clover, tame
grasses, etc.) and annual forage crops (e.g. wheat, oats, barley,
peas, silage corn, other cereal, etc.) used for livestock feed that is
in standing crop.
Eligibility
· Applicant must provide proof of BC Assessment Farm Status.
· Applicant must provide proof of private land ownership and/or lease
confirmation.
· Compensation will only be paid to those participants who have a
willingness to engage in “on-farm” mitigation and/or prevention
activities.
Compensation
AWP pays a maximum of 80% of the verified losses to the crop.
Minimum damage for claim eligibility is $1000.
Losses due to insurable perils (covered by production insurance) are
distinguished from damages caused by wildlife.
A minimum 10% visual plant loss must have occurred for an adjustment
to be considered.
Damages caused by wildlife will be deducted from any Production
Insurance claims so that damages are not double compensated.
Compensation value will be determined by methodology established by
AWP
To Register or for more program information please contact Graeme
Fowler, Contract Program Representative at (250) 897-7554 (Courtenay
Office) or by email to Graeme...@gov.bc.ca or by contacting Chris
Zabek in Abbotsford at 1-888-221-7141
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/awp/awp/brochures/standing_forage_brochure.pdf
The Island Agri-food Initiative is Open for Business
The Islands Agri-Food Initiative (IAFI) was started in 2001, to
encourage the development of a viable and sustainable agri-food sector
on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Powell River. Funding is
available to groups, societies and organizations based in the areas
served by the initiative for projects that fit at least one of the
initiative’s four strategic priorities:
1. To enhance market and product development and promotion of the
agri-food industry.
2. To increase the agri-food stakeholder knowledge base (including
stakeholder communication, economic potential, statistical data,
marketing skills and product development).
3. To facilitate the development of strategic partnerships and
alliances that enhances the long-term sustainability of the agri-food
industry.
4. To support increased agri-food processing as a catalyst for
rural community development
Submission can be forwarded at any time and will be adjudicated by the
IAFI Committee members via electronic decision or at scheduled
meetings depending on which is most appropriate.
Please visit the IAFI web page Island Agri-Food Initiative or contact
Peter Donkers, Executive Director, with the Investment Agriculture
Foundation for details.
IAFI funding is provided by IAF through the federal-provincial Agri-
Food Futures Fund.
Contact:
Peter Donkers
Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC
Executive Director
Direct Line: 250.356.6654
pdon...@iafbc.ca
Web: www.iafbc.ca
Farm Business Advisory Services Program
New http://www.smartfarmbc.ca/
Are you considering changes to your farm business? Do you have the
financial information and plans you need to make the best decisions
for you, your family and your farm business?
Up to $5,000 is now available for both new and established farms to
answer these questions. Check the link below for all the program and
eligibility details or contact:
Toll Free: 1 877 702-5585 Email: BCF...@gov.bc.ca for more
information. http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/busmgmt/FB_Advisory_Services.html
Agri-Food Trade Service Funding Opportunities for BC Producers,
Processors, and Associations
For a print copy of this publication please contact:
BC Regional Office
Market and Industry Services Branch
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
420 – 4321 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby, BC
V5C 6S7
Telephone: 604-666-6344
Fax: 604-666-7235
Email: at...@agr.gc.ca
ISSN 1923-0060
AAFC No. 11160E
http://www.ats.agr.gc.ca/exp/5288-eng.htm
Call for Proposals, B.C. Agroforestry Industry Development Initiative
British Columbia's forestry (woodlot), agriculture, agri-food and agri-
products sectors can now access funding under the B.C. Agroforestry
Industry Development Initiative (AIDI) to facilitate the development
and adoption of agroforestry practices in B.C.
Agroforestry involves the intentional combination of trees with crops
and/or livestock in order to enhance production. Agroforestry can be
defined as production systems which synergistically integrate both
agricultural and forestry practices and products resulting in optimal
management of land, animal and human resources.
The AIDI is working to support the development and adoption of
agroforestry practices for the benefit of all British Columbians. A
new provincial agroforestry strategic plan (available
atwww.woodlot.bc.ca/agroforestry/) was published in 2009 to guide
development priorities and expand industry participation.
The AIDI seeks proposals for innovative projects from individuals and/
or groups that address one or more of the Initiative's strategic
goals:
Develop the business case for agroforestry practices in B.C.;
Improve market connections for agroforestry products and services;
Demonstrate agroforestry practices to showcase operational examples of
agroforestry systems;
Improve agroforestry awareness, extension and education; and,
Expand and strengthen partnerships among agroforestry practitioners
and stakeholder organizations.
Up to $421,000 dollars of funding is available to match industry
contributions to implement the AIDI’s goals through 2013. Proposals
may be submitted immediately and on an ongoing basis, with cost-share
funding allocated to qualified proponents for approved projects on
first-come, first serve basis until all funds have been committed.
All projects must be completed by December 31, 2013.
Funding for the AIDI is provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In
British Columbia, the CAAP program is delivered by the Investment
Agriculture Foundation of B.C. (IAF). The Province of British Columbia
provides in-kind support to the AIDI. The Federation of B.C. Woodlot
Associations administers the AIDI with the guidance of the
Agroforestry Management Committee, a group representing B.C.'s
agroforestry sector including agricultural, forestry and provincial
government representatives.
For further information on the AIDI, and links to the application
guide and forms, please visit www.agroforestry.info or www.woodlot.bc.ca/agroforestry/
Growing Forward
http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/apf/GF_Programs.html
Agriculture Information
MANURE SPREADING ADVISORY #4 - October 17
In the South Coastal region, field-stored solid agricultural wastes,
except agricultural vegetation waste, must be covered from October 1
to April 1 inclusive to prevent the escape of agricultural waste that
causes pollution (Section 9 of the Agricultural Waste Control
Regulation).
Manure applications to perennial grasses may be conducted prior to
November 1, weather permitting. Always check local forecasts prior to
manure applications.
Producers are responsible for decisions regarding manure spreading.
Legislation gives no specific dates for manure spreading, but requires
manure to be spread in a manner that does not cause pollution. Please
read the entire advisory for details and important information to
assist producers with decision-making about manure application.
Click here to read the entire advisory.
British Columbia Premises Identification for Livestock and Poultry
Premises identification links livestock and poultry to their
geographic locations for planning and managing emergencies. Although
the national traceability system encompasses all livestock and poultry
species produced in Canada, the current priority for British Columbia
is to register farms and ranches producing cattle, hogs, sheep or
poultry in the BC premises database. It is recommended that owners of
other livestock species (see Premises Identification Registration
Form) should also apply for premises identification numbers.
A premises is a parcel of land where livestock or poultry are raised,
kept, assembled or disposed of and includes such places as:
• Farms/
Stables
• Hobby Farms
•
Feedlots
• Pastures
• Community
Pastures •
Hatcheries
•
Abattoirs
• Assembly Yards
• Auction/Livestock Sale
Facilities • Rendering Plants
• Zoos/Petting
Zoos •
Exhibition/Fair Grounds
• Race Tracks/Competition
Facilities • Veterinary Hospitals/
Labs
• Insemination
Centres •
Research Facilities
Owners of livestock and poultry will receive a unique premises
identification number that is unique to the parcel of land.
Premises Identification:
• allows for rapid notification of livestock and poultry
stakeholders
• helps prepare for animal health, natural disaster and food
safety emergencies (e.g. livestock disease)
• facilitates rapid evacuation of animals in a natural
disaster emergency (e.g. flood, fire)
• helps track animals in an emergency
• reduces the impact of an emergency
• helps maintain or provide for greater market access
B.C. livestock and poultry owners are invited to provide basic land
and contact information for their premises by completing a Premises
Identification Registration Formhttp://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/factsheets/bcpid_application.pdf
and submitting it to B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. There is no cost
to participate in the program. Information collected will assist both
industry and government in the planning and management of animal
disease outbreaks or other emergencies threatening animal or human
health.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/factsheets/bcpid_faq.pdf for more
information. If you have additional questions, email BC...@gov.bc.ca
or call 1 888-221-7141 or (604) 556-3001 and ask for a Premises
Identification Program Representative.
BC 4-H Foundation
B.C. 4-H Foundation helps to ensure the future of 4-H in B.C.,
allowing all our young people access to the learning opportunities
that 4-H provides.
B.C. 4-H Foundation now accepting Memoriums in memory of someone
special who has enjoyed a lifetime involved in agriculture. Donations
can also be made as a one time, monthly or annual contribution. Gifts
may be submitted by mail, cheque, in person, credit card or online at
www.bc4h.bc.ca by selecting the DONATE NOW option.
To receive a copy of our Planned Giving brochure, or for assistance
with your giving plan please call 1-866-776-0373.
BC Sustainable Winegrowing Program
The self-assessments and guidebooks for vineyards, wineries and winery
hospitality services are now available.
http://www.bcwgc.org/programs/bc-sustainable-winegrowing-program
Please contact Louise Corbeil at the BCWGC to request an account to
access the tool or hardcopies. Phone: 250-767-2534, Email:
bc...@telus.net
Producing Livestock for Meat in British Columbia - What Producers Need
to Know
New brochure on BC’s Graduated Licensing System
http://bcfpa.ca/story/2011/07/26/producing-livestock-meat-british-columbia-what-producers-need-know
Maintaining Your On-Farm Dam
Dam Safety Surveillance & Maintenance (Guide from Australia)
Many farm dams suffer from age, lack of maintenance and outdated
design standards. Partial or total failure of a dam may cause
extensive damage to downstream properties, for which you, the owner,
are likely to be held liable. Common law liability, expensive repair
costs and lost income are other potential costs.
Many farm dams fail through lack of maintenance so a definite
maintenance plan will protect the life of your storage.
For dam safety information checkout the BC Ministry of Environment's
dam safety website at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/dam_safety/index.html
or contact John Baldwin in Nanaimo at e-mail address
John.B...@gov.bc.ca or telephone 250 751 3179.
Provincially Licensed Meat Plant Establishments
New! Application for CLASS E License
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation/
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation/apply-d-e-licence.html
http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/161B504B-8E5D-43BA-B111-684DA64996C6/0/MeatPlantEstablishmentWEBVERSION.pdf
Attention: Berry, Grapes and Stone Fruit Producers
Spotted Wing Drosophila (Fruit Fly)
Spotted Wing Drosophila been found in all fruit growing areas in BC
where traps have been placed including Southern Vancouver Island
Monitoring Reports Available http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_trapresults.pdf
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_sanitation.pdf
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd.htm
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_identification.pdf
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_monitoring.pdf
Canadian Horticulture’s Council Canada GAP On-Farm Food Safety Program
Annette Moore, recognized trainer
Quality First in Agriculture Inc.
T: (604) 859-5962
E: qfi...@telus.net
W: www.qfirst.ca
BC Good Agricultural and Collection Practices
Keith Hunter, recognized trainer
phone 250 720-8907
FirstNations...@shaw.ca
Farm Centre Agriwebinar’s
http://agriwebinar.com/
http://agriwebinar.com/Search.aspx
LifeCycles
www.lifecyclesproject.ca and http://urbanagriculturehub.ca/
LifeCycles is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating
awareness and initiating action around food, health, and urban
sustainability in the Greater Victoria community. We work proactively
to promote and create personal, shared and community gardens,
research, and educational activities and youth skills development
programs. Through partnerships we strengthen individual, community and
global health.
Email: ua...@lifecyclesproject.ca (250) 383-5800.
ALM Organic Farm
3680 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC
Email: ma...@almfarms.org
Phone: 250-642-3671
ALM Farm offers courses at community colleges and our community
school, and workshops at conferences and at the farm in the following
topics:
Organic Farming as a Business - High Yield Organic Farming -
Efficiency on the Farm - Seed Saving - Great Farm Tools - Growing
tomatoes - Soil Fertility - Managing pests - Preserving the harvest -
canning , drying and freezing - Cob building - Natural plasters -
Light Clay building - Stone work -
Brick making - Oven building - Woodworking - Wildcrafting - Medicine
Making - Fruit tree prening and care - Raising chickens and Pigs -
Farm Management and Marketing - Designing and setting up an organic
farm
To register http://www.almfarms.org/workshops.html
FOXGLOVE FARM
1200 Mount Maxwell Road Salt Spring Island BC
The Centre for Arts, Ecology & Agriculture was established to
demonstrate and interpret the vital connections between farming, land
stewardship, food, the arts, and community well being; to model the
economic possibilities for small and medium scale sustainable
agricultural and forestry projects, and to nurture the human spirit
through public programs, classes, and events.
Email: prog...@foxglovefarmbc.ca
Phone: 250-931-5336
Website: http://www.foxglovefarmbc.ca
Linking Land and Future Farmers (LLAFF)
For Farmers with land to rent, share or sell
For New Farmers looking for land to rent, share or buy
LLAFF is a non-profit society that works to connect landowners with
land seekers in urban and rural areas
http://www.llaff.ca/
S.O.I.L. (Stewards of Irreplaceable Land)
Apprenticeship opportunities on organic farms across Canada
http://www.soilapprenticeships.org/
in...@soilapprenticeships.org.
Free Livestock Feed
Phillips Brewing Co. is looking for reliable local farmers who are
interested in free spent grain. Spent Barley Malt from the brewing
process is incredibly nutritious and makes excellent livestock feed.
Quantity of grain available is negotiable. Use of a hydraulic dump
trailer for transporting grain is included. A pickup truck (minimum ¾
ton) is required, must be able to reliably pick up grain in a timely
fashion.
Please contact Jordan at Jor...@phillipsbeer.com or 250-380-1912
Phillips Brewing Co.
2010 Government St.
Victoria BC V8T 4P1
P (250) 380 1912
F (250) 380 1913
www.phillipsbeer.com
BC HST Information
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/menu-eng.html
Registering (opening) your GST/HST account
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/rgstrng/menu-eng.html
Canada Revenue Agency – Technical Questions: 1 800 959-5525
B.C. Ministry of Finance: 1 877 388-4440
BC Crop Production Guides
Home and Garden Pest Management Guide for B.C. is now available!
Ordering information available at the following link
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/prodguide.htm
Courses being offered through University of Victoria
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/sustainability/courses/community/ or call 250
472-4747
Courses being offered through Vancouver Island University Continuing
Studies.
· Practical Landscape Design still a few seats available
Wednesdays, Sept 28 – November 9,
6.30-9pm with Barb Kohlman
· Pruning Ornamental Shrubs with Bernie Dinter
Saturday October 29
9am – 3pm
If you have an individual you plan on sponsoring for either of these
courses, a Sponsorship/Seat Purchase form is available for your
convenience. Please complete and fax to us at 250-746-3584. We do
encourage registering at least 7 days prior to the start of any
course.
Please contact the Continuing Studies at 250-746-3519, or toll free at
1-888-747-3519, for more details or to register.
Penny Plumbly
Continuing Studies Cowichan
Vancouver Island University
(250) 746-3519 or tollfree: 1-888-747-3519
www.cc.viu.ca
Our Fall 2011 brochure is available now available on the new campus!
or check online at: Cowichan Fall 2011 Courses
Courses being offered through North Island College Continuing Studies.
http://www.nic.bc.ca/continuingeducation/
Campbell River 250-923-9750
Comox Valley 250-334-5005
Port Alberni 250-724-8705
Courses being offered through Camosun College Continuing Ed.
http://camosun.ca/ce/programs.html
1–877–554–7555
Royal Roads University
http://www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies
Organic Farming Institute of BC
http://www.ofibc.org/
Take the FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE
www.kmwpp.ca/surveys
Publications
Agri Digest On-Line
FREE Monthly On-Line Magazine for Canadian Farmers
http://www.agridigest.com
You can contact us at 509-573-4245. 'agrid...@fairpoint.com'
Fran Bach, Publisher
Agri Digest Online
Canadian Forage & Grassland Association
We are pleased to announce the launch of our first electronic
newsletter “FIRST & FORage MOST”
To subscribe: http://www.canadianfga.ca/newsletters/
AGCanada
www.agcanada.com
Farmwest
www.farmwest.com
SmallFarm Canada (by subscription)
www.smallfarmcanada.ca
Local Farm Organization Monthly Meetings
(please check with the organizations to see if they meet over the
summer)
Canadian Organic Growers Vancouver Island Chapter (COGVI)
Meets monthly every third Thursday of the month 7 p.m. at Haliburton
Farm, 741 Haliburton Road, Victoria.
Please see www.haliburtonfarm.org for map."
Comox Valley Farmers' Institute
Meets at the Dove Creek Hall, Courtenay the third Tuesday of every
month.
Contact: Gerry 250-334-4562
Cowichan Agricultural Society & Farmers Institute Meeting
Come to our meetings and learn from other growers during the “Farmers
Soap Box”
Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. 5855 Clements St.
Duncan, BC
Contact: David at 250-748-8089
Meetings from June to September will be at member farms hosting tours!
Cowichan Exhibition Society
Meets at the New Exhibition Grounds located at 7380 trans Canada Hwy,
north of Duncan on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Island Farmer’s Alliance
seab...@shaw.ca
http://www.islandfarmersalliance.org/index.htm
Nanaimo-Cedar Farmers' Institute
Meets at the Cedar United Church Hall (1644 Cedar Rd) on the second
Thursday of October - June.
Contact Joanne at 250-722-3397
Peninsula Agricultural Commission (PAC)
For more information please contact:
Isobel Hoffmann Secretary to PAC Isobel....@saanich.ca
Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society
Meetings are the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Cobble
Hill Hall.
Vancouver Island Goat Association Meetings
Contact: Marion 250-752-8526 e-mail mousefi...@uniserve.com
www.vancouverislandgoatassociation.com
Wine Island Growers Association
http://www.wiga.ca/
Farm Animal Swaps
Courtenay - SharKare Feed and Pet Supplies (250) 703-2526 - 3rd
Sunday each month 11am - 1pm No Change, runs year round
Coombs, Farm Animal & Poultry Swap, Coombs Fairgrounds – First Sunday
each month March 6 until November 11 am - noon -Contact Ev Gilmar
250-752-1703 do...@bcsupernet.com "Subscribe to free eNewsletter"
Cowichan, Cowichan Feather Fanciers http://members.shaw.ca/cowichanfeatherfanciers/
Qualicum Bay -Lighthouse Community Center on Lions Way in Qualicum
Bay. - 2nd Sunday each month - 10 am to noon All year. Vegetables,
Poultry and small animal swap. The contact person is Sheena
McCorquodale 250-757-9991 she...@blaze.ca
Metchosin Poultry swap and sale - Old Metchosin Elementary School
Grounds, 4495 Happy Valley Road -1st and 3rd Sunday each month 10:30
to 1:00 June until October, Contact Liz Cunningham 250-478-6995
Metchosi...@gmail.com All poultry and small farm animals welcome
Web Links
Farmwest.com
http://www.farmwest.com/
BC Farmers Market Association “Find A Market”
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/findamarket.asp
Farm and Ranch Safety Association (FARSHA)
Provides ongoing safety courses, safety materials and helpful advice
to the farm and ranching community of BC
http://www.farsha.bc.ca/index.php
Agriculture Labour Pool (based in Abbotsford but does the Islands as
well)
http://www.agri-labourpool.com/
Western Agriculture Labour Initiative
http://www.walicanada.com/docs/brochure.pdf
Federal - Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2011
http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml
Federal - Youth Employment Strategy
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/sc/youth/summerwork.shtml
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
http://www.wwoof.ca/
Bee Information
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/
Apiculture Inspector Vancouver Island
Brenda Jager
cell/message250-755-5834
bzb...@telus.net
Canada - British Columbia Environmental Farm Plan Program
http://www.ardcorp.ca/index.php?page_id=14
Multispecies Grazing Articles
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/sheep/bsa01s30.html
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/multispecies.html
http://wsare.usu.edu/pro/pr2003/EW01-006.pdf
Farm Vehicles on the Move
A guide to licensing and insuring farm vehicles in British Columbia
www.th.gov.bc.ca/forms/getForm.aspx?formId=1151
Farm Structures and Fencing Information can be found at:
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/Farm_Structures.htm#fencing
BC Assessment Authority
http://www.bcassessment.bc.ca/public/Pages/ClassifyingFarmLand.aspx
Janice Weninger
Farm Appraiser
Vancouver Island Region
300 - 125 Wallace St,
Nanaimo BC V9R 5B2
Tel 250.753.6621 x 228
Toll-free 1.800.977.2775
Leasing options for farmers and rural land owners
http://blog.conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/FarmlandAccessAgreementGuide2009.pdf
Dam Safety in BC
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/dam_safety/responsible.html
Food Safety Systems
http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/fed-prov.htm
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Programs and Services
http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1204137480722&lang=eng
Investment Agriculture Foundation
http://www.iafbc.ca/funding_available/other.htm
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Nov 2, 2011, 8:08:13 PM11/2/11
to Boundaryhaskap
Hi Frank,
Looks like you added the entire newsletter, lol. I have been in
contact with Mark Sweenie, berry fruit specialist at the Abbotsford
BCMAL. One point he made was that as cultivars are developed,
attention will focus on enhancing mechanical harvestability and other
desireable traits and that we will want to keep our eyes open for such
development.
Bugsy
On Oct 31, 11:21 am, Frank Moreland <frank.valuech...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> AGRI:EX" <Sue.Gor...@gov.bc.ca>
> AGRI:EX" <Sue.Gor...@gov.bc.ca>
> Email: coordina...@iashow.ca
> EMAIL: carol...@everyaspect.ca
> lynette.h...@gov.bc.ca
> the application atwww.manitobalivestock.com. Financing for sheep is
>
> email i...@ssfpa.net
> Office) or by email to Graeme.Fow...@gov.bc.ca or by contacting Chris
> pdonk...@iafbc.ca
> Newhttp://www.smartfarmbc.ca/
> Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questionshttp://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/factsheets/bcpid_faq.pdffor more
>
> http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/161B504B-8E5D-43BA-B111-684DA64996C6...
> You can contact us at 509-573-4245. 'agridig...@fairpoint.com'
> http://blog.conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/FarmlandAcce...
Looks like you added the entire newsletter, lol. I have been in
contact with Mark Sweenie, berry fruit specialist at the Abbotsford
BCMAL. One point he made was that as cultivars are developed,
attention will focus on enhancing mechanical harvestability and other
desireable traits and that we will want to keep our eyes open for such
development.
Bugsy
On Oct 31, 11:21 am, Frank Moreland <frank.valuech...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Does the BC Strategic Industry Partnership Division - Sustainable
> Agriculture Management Branch
>
> Ministry of Agriculture and Lands - help your Regional District
> circulate a newsletter like the Islands
>
> Agricultural News?
>
> The contact is in the Island Agricultural News below. I really like
> reading it, and it is easy to add to.
>
> Frank
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> Agriculture Management Branch
>
> Ministry of Agriculture and Lands - help your Regional District
> circulate a newsletter like the Islands
>
> Agricultural News?
>
> The contact is in the Island Agricultural News below. I really like
> reading it, and it is easy to add to.
>
> Frank
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: "Gordon, Sue M AGRI:EX" <Sue.Gor...@gov.bc.ca>
>
> Subject: November 2011 Issue of the Islands Agricultural News
>
> Date: 31 October, 2011 9:42:45 AM PDT
>
> Cc: "Hatfield, Jill AGRI:EX" <Jill.Hatfi...@gov.bc.ca>, "Gordon, Sue M
>
> Subject: November 2011 Issue of the Islands Agricultural News
>
> Date: 31 October, 2011 9:42:45 AM PDT
>
> AGRI:EX" <Sue.Gor...@gov.bc.ca>
>
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>
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>
> Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
>
> Service BC Building - 5785 Duncan Street - DUNCAN BC V9L 5G2
>
> Phone: (250) 746-1210 Fax: (250) 746-1292 Email:
> Sue.Gor...@gov.bc.ca
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> this message on to others that may be interested.
>
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>
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>
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>
> Strategic Industry Parnership Division - Sustainable Agriculture
> Management Branch
>
> Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
>
> Service BC Building - 5785 Duncan Street - DUNCAN BC V9L 5G2
>
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> From: "Gordon, Sue M AGRI:EX" <Sue.Gor...@gov.bc.ca>
>
> Subject: November 2011 Issue of the Islands Agricultural News
>
> Date: 31 October, 2011 9:42:45 AM PDT
>
> Cc: "Hatfield, Jill AGRI:EX" <Jill.Hatfi...@gov.bc.ca>, "Gordon, Sue M
>
> Subject: November 2011 Issue of the Islands Agricultural News
>
> Date: 31 October, 2011 9:42:45 AM PDT
>
> AGRI:EX" <Sue.Gor...@gov.bc.ca>
>
> The first Islands Agriculture Show is coming to the Cowichan Valley on
> February 3 and 4, 2012!
>
> ******************************************************************************************************************************
> The first Islands Agriculture Show is coming to the Cowichan Valley on
> February 3 and 4, 2012!
>
>
> Keeping Flocks Healthy – Information for Sheep and Goat Producers
>
> There’s always the need to obtain or review up-to-date health and
> management information, particularly about how to keep flocks free of
> disease, or in the new lingo “biosecure”. Whether we’re beginning
> with sheep and goats, or have lots of knowledge to share, reviewing a
> “healthy start”-equivalent program for our flocks makes good sense.
>
> “Keeping Flocks Healthy” workshops for sheep and goat producers in BC
> are being hosted by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, with funding from
> the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward initiative.
>
> Date: Saturday, Nov 12, 2011
>
> Time: 9am-3pm
>
> Location: Grantham Hall, 6040 Old Island Hwy, Courtenay
>
> (There will also be one at Duncan in January,
> see below)
>
> Lunch is included and a binder of useful materials will be available
> at the workshops.
>
> Please pre-register so there is enough lunch and binders for everyone.
>
> To register or for more information about the up-coming workshops
> contact Lynette at 1-877-877-2474 (toll free) or
> lynette.h...@gov.bc.ca
> Keeping Flocks Healthy – Information for Sheep and Goat Producers
>
> There’s always the need to obtain or review up-to-date health and
> management information, particularly about how to keep flocks free of
> disease, or in the new lingo “biosecure”. Whether we’re beginning
> with sheep and goats, or have lots of knowledge to share, reviewing a
> “healthy start”-equivalent program for our flocks makes good sense.
>
> “Keeping Flocks Healthy” workshops for sheep and goat producers in BC
> are being hosted by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, with funding from
> the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward initiative.
>
> Date: Saturday, Nov 12, 2011
>
> Time: 9am-3pm
>
> Location: Grantham Hall, 6040 Old Island Hwy, Courtenay
>
> (There will also be one at Duncan in January,
> see below)
>
> Lunch is included and a binder of useful materials will be available
> at the workshops.
>
> Please pre-register so there is enough lunch and binders for everyone.
>
> To register or for more information about the up-coming workshops
> contact Lynette at 1-877-877-2474 (toll free) or
>
> Pacific Agriculture Show
>
> Dates: January 26 - 28, 2012
>
> Location: Tradex Exhibition Centre - Abbotsford
>
> BC’s agriculture industry is unique in its diversity. The Pacific
> Agriculture Show is evidence of this, attracting professional
> attendees from a wide variety of livestock and horticulture sectors.
> Producers, ranchers and farmers of everything from poultry to berries
> consistently attend and appreciate the show for allowing convenient
> comparison and investigation of the latest technology, trends and
> techniques in agriculture. The show will feature many important
> industry meetings including the long running Dairy Expo, the
> Horticulture Growers’ Short Course, and more.
>
> For more information and to register, please visit:www.agricultureshow.net
>
> Islands Agriculture Show
>
> Dates: February 3 - 4, 2012
>
> Location: Cowichan Exhibition Park, Duncan
>
> For more information on the show or to participate as a sponsoring
> partner or exhibitor, please contact the IAS Event Coordinator, Dale
> Letourneau:
>
> Email: coordina...@iashow.ca
> Pacific Agriculture Show
>
> Dates: January 26 - 28, 2012
>
> Location: Tradex Exhibition Centre - Abbotsford
>
> BC’s agriculture industry is unique in its diversity. The Pacific
> Agriculture Show is evidence of this, attracting professional
> attendees from a wide variety of livestock and horticulture sectors.
> Producers, ranchers and farmers of everything from poultry to berries
> consistently attend and appreciate the show for allowing convenient
> comparison and investigation of the latest technology, trends and
> techniques in agriculture. The show will feature many important
> industry meetings including the long running Dairy Expo, the
> Horticulture Growers’ Short Course, and more.
>
> For more information and to register, please visit:www.agricultureshow.net
>
> Islands Agriculture Show
>
> Dates: February 3 - 4, 2012
>
> Location: Cowichan Exhibition Park, Duncan
>
> For more information on the show or to participate as a sponsoring
> partner or exhibitor, please contact the IAS Event Coordinator, Dale
> Letourneau:
>
>
> Phone: 250.748.5552
>
> www.iashow.ca
>
> Agriwebinar® season is just around the corner!
>
> Tune in Mondays at 9:00 am Pacific Time to take part in this
> informative, innovative and inspiring series.
>
> We are also excited to be working with our partners on their
> Agriwebinar® broadcasts, including Agricultural Management Centre,
> Farm Credit Canada, Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program, and
> more. Tune intowww.Agriwebinar.com to find out more about webinars
> Phone: 250.748.5552
>
> www.iashow.ca
>
> Agriwebinar® season is just around the corner!
>
> Tune in Mondays at 9:00 am Pacific Time to take part in this
> informative, innovative and inspiring series.
>
> We are also excited to be working with our partners on their
> Agriwebinar® broadcasts, including Agricultural Management Centre,
> Farm Credit Canada, Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers' Program, and
> coming soon to a computer near you!
>
> Funding Opportunities
>
> Growing Forward
>
> Canada and B.C. targeted investments are supporting business
> development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the
> Growing Forward Agreement in the first quarter of fiscal 2011-12.
>
> Read more athttp://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2011AGRI0034-00124...
>
> Funding Opportunities
>
> Growing Forward
>
> Canada and B.C. targeted investments are supporting business
> development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the
> Growing Forward Agreement in the first quarter of fiscal 2011-12.
>
> also available from British Columbia Co-operative Feeder and Bred
> Heifer Associations . Contact an association near you and the BC Sheep
> Federation for more information.
>
> http://www.bcsheepfed.com/
>
> 2011 / 2012 Advanced Payment Program (APP)
>
> Vancouver Island Vegetable Growers
>
> This program application is for Vegetable Producers with growing
> operations located on Vancouver Island, BC only. Repayments must be
> made from the sale of the vegetables applied for on the advance.
>
> This Cash Advance Program is made available to you through the
> Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Agricultural
> Marketing Programs Act (AMPA).
>
> For more information contact the Small Scale Food Processor
> Association (SSFPA)
>
> Websitehttp://ssfpa.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Item...
> Heifer Associations . Contact an association near you and the BC Sheep
> Federation for more information.
>
> http://www.bcsheepfed.com/
>
> 2011 / 2012 Advanced Payment Program (APP)
>
> Vancouver Island Vegetable Growers
>
> This program application is for Vegetable Producers with growing
> operations located on Vancouver Island, BC only. Repayments must be
> made from the sale of the vegetables applied for on the advance.
>
> This Cash Advance Program is made available to you through the
> Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Agricultural
> Marketing Programs Act (AMPA).
>
> For more information contact the Small Scale Food Processor
> Association (SSFPA)
>
>
> email i...@ssfpa.net
> Newhttp://www.smartfarmbc.ca/
>
> Are you considering changes to your farm business? Do you have the
> financial information and plans you need to make the best decisions
> for you, your family and your farm business?
>
> Up to $5,000 is now available for both new and established farms to
> answer these questions. Check the link below for all the program and
> eligibility details or contact:
>
> Toll Free: 1 877 702-5585 Email: BCF...@gov.bc.ca for more
> information.http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/busmgmt/FB_Advisory_Services.html
> Are you considering changes to your farm business? Do you have the
> financial information and plans you need to make the best decisions
> for you, your family and your farm business?
>
> Up to $5,000 is now available for both new and established farms to
> answer these questions. Check the link below for all the program and
> eligibility details or contact:
>
> Toll Free: 1 877 702-5585 Email: BCF...@gov.bc.ca for more
> information. If you have additional questions, email BC...@gov.bc.ca
> or call 1 888-221-7141 or (604) 556-3001 and ask for a Premises
> Identification Program Representative.
>
> BC 4-H Foundation
>
> B.C. 4-H Foundation helps to ensure the future of 4-H in B.C.,
> allowing all our young people access to the learning opportunities
> that 4-H provides.
>
> B.C. 4-H Foundation now accepting Memoriums in memory of someone
> special who has enjoyed a lifetime involved in agriculture. Donations
> can also be made as a one time, monthly or annual contribution. Gifts
> may be submitted by mail, cheque, in person, credit card or online atwww.bc4h.bc.caby selecting the DONATE NOW option.
> or call 1 888-221-7141 or (604) 556-3001 and ask for a Premises
> Identification Program Representative.
>
> BC 4-H Foundation
>
> B.C. 4-H Foundation helps to ensure the future of 4-H in B.C.,
> allowing all our young people access to the learning opportunities
> that 4-H provides.
>
> B.C. 4-H Foundation now accepting Memoriums in memory of someone
> special who has enjoyed a lifetime involved in agriculture. Donations
> can also be made as a one time, monthly or annual contribution. Gifts
>
> To receive a copy of our Planned Giving brochure, or for assistance
> with your giving plan please call 1-866-776-0373.
>
> BC Sustainable Winegrowing Program
>
> The self-assessments and guidebooks for vineyards, wineries and winery
> hospitality services are now available.
>
> http://www.bcwgc.org/programs/bc-sustainable-winegrowing-program
>
> Please contact Louise Corbeil at the BCWGC to request an account to
> access the tool or hardcopies. Phone: 250-767-2534, Email:
> bc...@telus.net
>
> Producing Livestock for Meat in British Columbia - What Producers Need
> to Know
>
> New brochure on BC’s Graduated Licensing System
>
> http://bcfpa.ca/story/2011/07/26/producing-livestock-meat-british-col...
> To receive a copy of our Planned Giving brochure, or for assistance
> with your giving plan please call 1-866-776-0373.
>
> BC Sustainable Winegrowing Program
>
> The self-assessments and guidebooks for vineyards, wineries and winery
> hospitality services are now available.
>
> http://www.bcwgc.org/programs/bc-sustainable-winegrowing-program
>
> Please contact Louise Corbeil at the BCWGC to request an account to
> access the tool or hardcopies. Phone: 250-767-2534, Email:
> bc...@telus.net
>
> Producing Livestock for Meat in British Columbia - What Producers Need
> to Know
>
> New brochure on BC’s Graduated Licensing System
>
>
> Maintaining Your On-Farm Dam
>
> Dam Safety Surveillance & Maintenance (Guide from Australia)
>
> Many farm dams suffer from age, lack of maintenance and outdated
> design standards. Partial or total failure of a dam may cause
> extensive damage to downstream properties, for which you, the owner,
> are likely to be held liable. Common law liability, expensive repair
> costs and lost income are other potential costs.
>
> Many farm dams fail through lack of maintenance so a definite
> maintenance plan will protect the life of your storage.
>
> For dam safety information checkout the BC Ministry of Environment's
> dam safety website athttp://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/dam_safety/index.html
> Maintaining Your On-Farm Dam
>
> Dam Safety Surveillance & Maintenance (Guide from Australia)
>
> Many farm dams suffer from age, lack of maintenance and outdated
> design standards. Partial or total failure of a dam may cause
> extensive damage to downstream properties, for which you, the owner,
> are likely to be held liable. Common law liability, expensive repair
> costs and lost income are other potential costs.
>
> Many farm dams fail through lack of maintenance so a definite
> maintenance plan will protect the life of your storage.
>
> For dam safety information checkout the BC Ministry of Environment's
> or contact John Baldwin in Nanaimo at e-mail address
> John.Bald...@gov.bc.ca or telephone 250 751 3179.
>
> Provincially Licensed Meat Plant Establishments
>
> New! Application for CLASS E License
>
> http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation/
>
> http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation/apply-d-e-licence...
> Provincially Licensed Meat Plant Establishments
>
> New! Application for CLASS E License
>
> http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation/
>
>
> http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/161B504B-8E5D-43BA-B111-684DA64996C6...
>
> Attention: Berry, Grapes and Stone Fruit Producers
>
> Spotted Wing Drosophila (Fruit Fly)
>
> Spotted Wing Drosophila been found in all fruit growing areas in BC
> where traps have been placed including Southern Vancouver Island
>
> Monitoring Reports Availablehttp://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_trapresults.pdf
> Attention: Berry, Grapes and Stone Fruit Producers
>
> Spotted Wing Drosophila (Fruit Fly)
>
> Spotted Wing Drosophila been found in all fruit growing areas in BC
> where traps have been placed including Southern Vancouver Island
>
>
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_sanitation.pdf
>
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd.htm
>
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_identification.pdf
>
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_monitoring.pdf
>
> Canadian Horticulture’s Council Canada GAP On-Farm Food Safety Program
>
> Annette Moore, recognized trainer
>
> Quality First in Agriculture Inc.
>
> T: (604) 859-5962
>
> E: qfi...@telus.net
>
> W:www.qfirst.ca
>
> BC Good Agricultural and Collection Practices
>
> Keith Hunter, recognized trainer
>
> phone 250 720-8907
>
> FirstNationsWildcraft...@shaw.ca
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_sanitation.pdf
>
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd.htm
>
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_identification.pdf
>
> http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/swd_monitoring.pdf
>
> Canadian Horticulture’s Council Canada GAP On-Farm Food Safety Program
>
> Annette Moore, recognized trainer
>
> Quality First in Agriculture Inc.
>
> T: (604) 859-5962
>
> E: qfi...@telus.net
>
> W:www.qfirst.ca
>
> BC Good Agricultural and Collection Practices
>
> Keith Hunter, recognized trainer
>
> phone 250 720-8907
>
>
> Farm Centre Agriwebinar’s
>
> http://agriwebinar.com/
>
> http://agriwebinar.com/Search.aspx
>
> LifeCycles
>
> www.lifecyclesproject.caandhttp://urbanagriculturehub.ca/
> Farm Centre Agriwebinar’s
>
> http://agriwebinar.com/
>
> http://agriwebinar.com/Search.aspx
>
> LifeCycles
>
>
> LifeCycles is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating
> awareness and initiating action around food, health, and urban
> sustainability in the Greater Victoria community. We work proactively
> to promote and create personal, shared and community gardens,
> research, and educational activities and youth skills development
> programs. Through partnerships we strengthen individual, community and
> global health.
>
> Email: ua...@lifecyclesproject.ca (250) 383-5800.
>
> ALM Organic Farm
>
> 3680 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC
>
> Email: m...@almfarms.org
> LifeCycles is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating
> awareness and initiating action around food, health, and urban
> sustainability in the Greater Victoria community. We work proactively
> to promote and create personal, shared and community gardens,
> research, and educational activities and youth skills development
> programs. Through partnerships we strengthen individual, community and
> global health.
>
> Email: ua...@lifecyclesproject.ca (250) 383-5800.
>
> ALM Organic Farm
>
> 3680 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC
>
>
> Phone: 250-642-3671
>
> ALM Farm offers courses at community colleges and our community
> school, and workshops at conferences and at the farm in the following
> topics:
>
> Organic Farming as a Business - High Yield Organic Farming -
> Efficiency on the Farm - Seed Saving - Great Farm Tools - Growing
> tomatoes - Soil Fertility - Managing pests - Preserving the harvest -
> canning , drying and freezing - Cob building - Natural plasters -
> Light Clay building - Stone work -
>
> Brick making - Oven building - Woodworking - Wildcrafting - Medicine
> Making - Fruit tree prening and care - Raising chickens and Pigs -
> Farm Management and Marketing - Designing and setting up an organic
> farm
>
> To registerhttp://www.almfarms.org/workshops.html
> Phone: 250-642-3671
>
> ALM Farm offers courses at community colleges and our community
> school, and workshops at conferences and at the farm in the following
> topics:
>
> Organic Farming as a Business - High Yield Organic Farming -
> Efficiency on the Farm - Seed Saving - Great Farm Tools - Growing
> tomatoes - Soil Fertility - Managing pests - Preserving the harvest -
> canning , drying and freezing - Cob building - Natural plasters -
> Light Clay building - Stone work -
>
> Brick making - Oven building - Woodworking - Wildcrafting - Medicine
> Making - Fruit tree prening and care - Raising chickens and Pigs -
> Farm Management and Marketing - Designing and setting up an organic
> farm
>
>
> FOXGLOVE FARM
>
> 1200 Mount Maxwell Road Salt Spring Island BC
>
> The Centre for Arts, Ecology & Agriculture was established to
> demonstrate and interpret the vital connections between farming, land
> stewardship, food, the arts, and community well being; to model the
> economic possibilities for small and medium scale sustainable
> agricultural and forestry projects, and to nurture the human spirit
> through public programs, classes, and events.
>
> Email: progr...@foxglovefarmbc.ca
> FOXGLOVE FARM
>
> 1200 Mount Maxwell Road Salt Spring Island BC
>
> The Centre for Arts, Ecology & Agriculture was established to
> demonstrate and interpret the vital connections between farming, land
> stewardship, food, the arts, and community well being; to model the
> economic possibilities for small and medium scale sustainable
> agricultural and forestry projects, and to nurture the human spirit
> through public programs, classes, and events.
>
>
> Phone: 250-931-5336
>
> Website:http://www.foxglovefarmbc.ca
>
> Linking Land and Future Farmers (LLAFF)
>
> For Farmers with land to rent, share or sell
> For New Farmers looking for land to rent, share or buy
>
> LLAFF is a non-profit society that works to connect landowners with
> land seekers in urban and rural areas
>
> http://www.llaff.ca/
>
> S.O.I.L. (Stewards of Irreplaceable Land)
>
> Apprenticeship opportunities on organic farms across Canada
>
> http://www.soilapprenticeships.org/
>
> i...@soilapprenticeships.org.
> Phone: 250-931-5336
>
> Website:http://www.foxglovefarmbc.ca
>
> Linking Land and Future Farmers (LLAFF)
>
> For Farmers with land to rent, share or sell
> For New Farmers looking for land to rent, share or buy
>
> LLAFF is a non-profit society that works to connect landowners with
> land seekers in urban and rural areas
>
> http://www.llaff.ca/
>
> S.O.I.L. (Stewards of Irreplaceable Land)
>
> Apprenticeship opportunities on organic farms across Canada
>
> http://www.soilapprenticeships.org/
>
>
> Free Livestock Feed
>
> Phillips Brewing Co. is looking for reliable local farmers who are
> interested in free spent grain. Spent Barley Malt from the brewing
> process is incredibly nutritious and makes excellent livestock feed.
> Quantity of grain available is negotiable. Use of a hydraulic dump
> trailer for transporting grain is included. A pickup truck (minimum ¾
> ton) is required, must be able to reliably pick up grain in a timely
> fashion.
>
> Please contact Jordan at Jor...@phillipsbeer.com or 250-380-1912
>
> Phillips Brewing Co.
>
> 2010 Government St.
>
> Victoria BC V8T 4P1
>
> P (250) 380 1912
>
> F (250) 380 1913
>
> www.phillipsbeer.com
>
> BC HST Information
>
> http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/menu-eng.html
>
> Registering (opening) your GST/HST accounthttp://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/rgstrng/menu-eng.html
> Free Livestock Feed
>
> Phillips Brewing Co. is looking for reliable local farmers who are
> interested in free spent grain. Spent Barley Malt from the brewing
> process is incredibly nutritious and makes excellent livestock feed.
> Quantity of grain available is negotiable. Use of a hydraulic dump
> trailer for transporting grain is included. A pickup truck (minimum ¾
> ton) is required, must be able to reliably pick up grain in a timely
> fashion.
>
> Please contact Jordan at Jor...@phillipsbeer.com or 250-380-1912
>
> Phillips Brewing Co.
>
> 2010 Government St.
>
> Victoria BC V8T 4P1
>
> P (250) 380 1912
>
> F (250) 380 1913
>
> www.phillipsbeer.com
>
> BC HST Information
>
> http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/menu-eng.html
>
>
> Canada Revenue Agency – Technical Questions: 1 800 959-5525
>
> B.C. Ministry of Finance: 1 877 388-4440
>
> BC Crop Production Guides
>
> Home and Garden Pest Management Guide for B.C. is now available!
>
> Ordering information available at the following linkhttp://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/prodguide.htm
> Canada Revenue Agency – Technical Questions: 1 800 959-5525
>
> B.C. Ministry of Finance: 1 877 388-4440
>
> BC Crop Production Guides
>
> Home and Garden Pest Management Guide for B.C. is now available!
>
>
> Courses being offered through University of Victoria
>
> http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/sustainability/courses/community/or call 250
> Courses being offered through University of Victoria
>
>
> Fran Bach, Publisher
>
> Agri Digest Online
>
> Canadian Forage & Grassland Association
>
> We are pleased to announce the launch of our first electronic
> newsletter “FIRST & FORage MOST”
>
> To subscribe: http://www.canadianfga.ca/newsletters/
>
> AGCanada
>
> www.agcanada.com
>
> Farmwest
>
> www.farmwest.com
>
> SmallFarm Canada (by subscription)
>
> www.smallfarmcanada.ca
>
> Local Farm Organization Monthly Meetings
>
> (please check with the organizations to see if they meet over the
> summer)
>
> Canadian Organic Growers Vancouver Island Chapter (COGVI)
>
> Meets monthly every third Thursday of the month 7 p.m. at Haliburton
> Farm, 741 Haliburton Road, Victoria.
>
> Please seewww.haliburtonfarm.org for map."
> Fran Bach, Publisher
>
> Agri Digest Online
>
> Canadian Forage & Grassland Association
>
> We are pleased to announce the launch of our first electronic
> newsletter “FIRST & FORage MOST”
>
> To subscribe: http://www.canadianfga.ca/newsletters/
>
> AGCanada
>
> www.agcanada.com
>
> Farmwest
>
> www.farmwest.com
>
> SmallFarm Canada (by subscription)
>
> www.smallfarmcanada.ca
>
> Local Farm Organization Monthly Meetings
>
> (please check with the organizations to see if they meet over the
> summer)
>
> Canadian Organic Growers Vancouver Island Chapter (COGVI)
>
> Meets monthly every third Thursday of the month 7 p.m. at Haliburton
> Farm, 741 Haliburton Road, Victoria.
>
>
> Comox Valley Farmers' Institute
>
> Meets at the Dove Creek Hall, Courtenay the third Tuesday of every
> month.
>
> Contact: Gerry 250-334-4562
>
> Cowichan Agricultural Society & Farmers Institute Meeting
>
> Come to our meetings and learn from other growers during the “Farmers
> Soap Box”
>
> Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. 5855 Clements St.
> Duncan, BC
>
> Contact: David at 250-748-8089
>
> Meetings from June to September will be at member farms hosting tours!
>
> Cowichan Exhibition Society
>
> Meets at the New Exhibition Grounds located at 7380 trans Canada Hwy,
> north of Duncan on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
>
> Island Farmer’s Alliance
>
> seabl...@shaw.ca
> Comox Valley Farmers' Institute
>
> Meets at the Dove Creek Hall, Courtenay the third Tuesday of every
> month.
>
> Contact: Gerry 250-334-4562
>
> Cowichan Agricultural Society & Farmers Institute Meeting
>
> Come to our meetings and learn from other growers during the “Farmers
> Soap Box”
>
> Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. 5855 Clements St.
> Duncan, BC
>
> Contact: David at 250-748-8089
>
> Meetings from June to September will be at member farms hosting tours!
>
> Cowichan Exhibition Society
>
> Meets at the New Exhibition Grounds located at 7380 trans Canada Hwy,
> north of Duncan on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
>
> Island Farmer’s Alliance
>
>
> http://www.islandfarmersalliance.org/index.htm
>
> Nanaimo-Cedar Farmers' Institute
>
> Meets at the Cedar United Church Hall (1644 Cedar Rd) on the second
> Thursday of October - June.
>
> Contact Joanne at 250-722-3397
>
> Peninsula Agricultural Commission (PAC)
>
> For more information please contact:
>
> Isobel Hoffmann Secretary to PAC Isobel.Hoffm...@saanich.ca
> http://www.islandfarmersalliance.org/index.htm
>
> Nanaimo-Cedar Farmers' Institute
>
> Meets at the Cedar United Church Hall (1644 Cedar Rd) on the second
> Thursday of October - June.
>
> Contact Joanne at 250-722-3397
>
> Peninsula Agricultural Commission (PAC)
>
> For more information please contact:
>
>
> Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society
>
> Meetings are the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Cobble
> Hill Hall.
>
> Vancouver Island Goat Association Meetings
>
> Contact: Marion 250-752-8526 e-mail mousefieldf...@uniserve.com
> Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society
>
> Meetings are the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Cobble
> Hill Hall.
>
> Vancouver Island Goat Association Meetings
>
>
> www.vancouverislandgoatassociation.com
>
> Wine Island Growers Association
>
> http://www.wiga.ca/
>
> Farm Animal Swaps
>
> Courtenay - SharKare Feed and Pet Supplies (250) 703-2526 - 3rd
> Sunday each month 11am - 1pm No Change, runs year round
>
> Coombs, Farm Animal & Poultry Swap, Coombs Fairgrounds – First Sunday
> each month March 6 until November 11 am - noon -Contact Ev Gilmar
> 250-752-1703 do...@bcsupernet.com "Subscribe to free eNewsletter"
>
> Cowichan, Cowichan Feather Fanciers http://members.shaw.ca/cowichanfeatherfanciers/
>
> Qualicum Bay -Lighthouse Community Center on Lions Way in Qualicum
> Bay. - 2nd Sunday each month - 10 am to noon All year. Vegetables,
> Poultry and small animal swap. The contact person is Sheena
> McCorquodale 250-757-9991 she...@blaze.ca
>
> Metchosin Poultry swap and sale - Old Metchosin Elementary School
> Grounds, 4495 Happy Valley Road -1st and 3rd Sunday each month 10:30
> to 1:00 June until October, Contact Liz Cunningham 250-478-6995
> MetchosinPoul...@gmail.com All poultry and small farm animals welcome
> www.vancouverislandgoatassociation.com
>
> Wine Island Growers Association
>
> http://www.wiga.ca/
>
> Farm Animal Swaps
>
> Courtenay - SharKare Feed and Pet Supplies (250) 703-2526 - 3rd
> Sunday each month 11am - 1pm No Change, runs year round
>
> Coombs, Farm Animal & Poultry Swap, Coombs Fairgrounds – First Sunday
> each month March 6 until November 11 am - noon -Contact Ev Gilmar
> 250-752-1703 do...@bcsupernet.com "Subscribe to free eNewsletter"
>
> Cowichan, Cowichan Feather Fanciers http://members.shaw.ca/cowichanfeatherfanciers/
>
> Qualicum Bay -Lighthouse Community Center on Lions Way in Qualicum
> Bay. - 2nd Sunday each month - 10 am to noon All year. Vegetables,
> Poultry and small animal swap. The contact person is Sheena
> McCorquodale 250-757-9991 she...@blaze.ca
>
> Metchosin Poultry swap and sale - Old Metchosin Elementary School
> Grounds, 4495 Happy Valley Road -1st and 3rd Sunday each month 10:30
> to 1:00 June until October, Contact Liz Cunningham 250-478-6995
>
> Dam Safety in BC
>
> http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/dam_safety/responsible.html
>
> Food Safety Systems
>
> http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/fed-prov.htm
>
> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Programs and Services
>
> http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1204137480722&l...
> Dam Safety in BC
>
> http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/dam_safety/responsible.html
>
> Food Safety Systems
>
> http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/foodsafety/fed-prov.htm
>
> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Programs and Services
>
>
> Investment Agriculture Foundation
>
> http://www.iafbc.ca/funding_available/other.htm
>
> As this notice is being distributed by email only, please pass this
> message on to others that may be interested.
>
> All data and information provided on this site is for informational
> purposes only. It is up to the reader to check with the host
> organization for accuracy, completeness, up to date details,
> suitability, or validity of any workshop or information identified in
> this e-newsletter.
>
> If you would like to add or remove your name from our mailing list,
> please reply to this email, direct a fax, letter or phone call to:
>
> Sue Gordon
>
> Ministry of Agriculture
>
> Access Centre
>
> 5785 Duncan Street
>
> DUNCAN BC V9L 5G2
>
> Email: sue.gor...@gov.bc.ca
> Investment Agriculture Foundation
>
> http://www.iafbc.ca/funding_available/other.htm
>
> As this notice is being distributed by email only, please pass this
> message on to others that may be interested.
>
> All data and information provided on this site is for informational
> purposes only. It is up to the reader to check with the host
> organization for accuracy, completeness, up to date details,
> suitability, or validity of any workshop or information identified in
> this e-newsletter.
>
> If you would like to add or remove your name from our mailing list,
> please reply to this email, direct a fax, letter or phone call to:
>
> Sue Gordon
>
> Ministry of Agriculture
>
> Access Centre
>
> 5785 Duncan Street
>
> DUNCAN BC V9L 5G2
>
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