Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF) is excited to share that the Food Processing Growth Fund (FPG) is open for applications! FPG supports projects in BC’s diverse value-added food processing sector to scale up operations to increase productivity, business opportunities and competitiveness.
IAF is excited to share that the Farm Animal Disease Program (FAD) is open for applications! FAD provides funding to the BC livestock and poultry industry to invest in planning, preparedness, prevention, and mitigation for federal or provincial regulated diseases or significant emerging farmed animal diseases.
The program provides up to $250,000 for planning projects,and up to $500,000 for preparedness and prevention and mitigation projects.
The Victoria & Islands Branch would like to recognize a member of their Branch, Don Rugg, PAg. Don was the recipient of the Branch Recognition Award at the Victoria & Islands Branch AGM in October 2022. The branch President Jenn Wilson, PAg presented Don with his recognition award in January 2023 at a separate event.
NOTICE of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023
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The BCIA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Report is now available to view online. This report will be reviewed at the AGM on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 at 9:00am (PDT). This is a hybrid meeting with Zoom online access for those that have pre registered online by Friday evening - a separate Zoom link is emailed closer to the event so watch for the email notification.
2023 Annual Registration Fee Renewal Process - the late payment fee ($150.00; $50.00 for on leave) and late PD filing fee ($75.00) have both been applied now. March 31st is the absolute final date to renew your registration. If past March 31st, removal from the Register will occur and you will be unable to practice agrology.
As of April 1, 2023, IAF will no longer be delivering the CAP: Climate Change Adaptation Program. The program is funded under the federal-provincial-territorial Canadian Agricultural Partnership framework which ends on March 31, 2023.
To stay informed of Ministry of Agriculture and Food programming going forward, please sign up to the AgriServiceBC Newsletter: https://agriservicebc.campayn.com/contact_list_form/signup/88410
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022
Due to the termination of auditing services by KPMG just before the previous AGM of BCIA, we were unable to have a recommendation for a new auditing firm prior to that meeting. At its meeting on March 24th,2023 the Board of BCIA passed the following motion:
“ Be it Resolved that the Board of BCIA recommend to the Registrants of BCIA that the firm of Padgett Business Services be appointed as the auditors of BCIA for the 2022 fiscal year.”
BCIA Booth at the Vancouver Island Agriculture Show
By: Jenn Wilson, PAg
The Victoria and Islands Branch participated for a second time in the Island Agriculture Show (the Show).
Our registrants asked us to support this community event at our Annual General Meeting last October. The Show was held on February 3 and 4, 2023 at Duncan's Cowichan Exhibition Centre. Our neighbours this year were 4H Canada, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Evergro and the Young Agrarians.
