BCIA is pleased to report that Warren Mills PAg has returned by acclamation as a Registrant Board Member from Electoral District 3, comprised of the Vancouver and the Victoria and the Islands Branches. Warren has made significant contributions to the Board in his first term which will end, and his new term begin at the 2023 BCIA AGM set for April 22 in Kamloops as part of the annual Conference.

HELPING FARMERS TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE BY ADOPTING BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

As many of you know reserved practice (“Practice Rights”) will come into force for our profession on September 1st of this year, close to one week from today. A primary foundation of those rights are definitions of agrology practice areas which are clear, accountable, and enforceable. This has been done in a document entitled “Practice Areas - A Summary for BCIA Registrants and Applicants.”

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Applications for the 2022 BCIA Scholarships are being accepted until Monday, October 31, 2022, at 11:59 PM.

To support future agrologists to achieve their career in agrology, the BC Institute of Agrologists annually awards up to $1500 in scholarships in each of two categories: graduate and undergraduate, respectively.

Do you know a student attending a post-secondary agrology-related program?

2022 Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship applicants must meet the following qualifications:

The B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has posted a new Director-approved offset protocol to the B.C. Offset Program website: Offset protocols - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca).

The Methane from Organic Waste Offset Protocol (MOWOP) is now available for use by projects that capture and destroy methane from landfills or from the anaerobic digestion of organic waste.