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IAF - New Funding Opportunity - Farm Animal Disease Program

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.

Victoria & Islands Branch: Don Rugg, PAg, Branch Recognition Award Recipient

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 BCIA's 76th AGM on April 22, 2023

NOTICE of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023

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2022-2023 BCIA AGM Report now available

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 - Final Payment and late fee(s) due by March 31, 2023

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.

IAF - Climate Change Adaptation Program draws to a close

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

CALL FOR VOTE OF REGISTRANTS- Closed March 29, 2023

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.”

Victoria & Islands Branch: BCIA Booth at the Island Agricultural Show - Update

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.

Canadian Organic Growers, Agrology Training Program Survey

Canadian Organic Growers envisions a regenerative and resilient organic food and farming system across Canada. Are your clients interested in cover crops? Would you like more training in cover crops to meet your clients' needs? Canadian Organic Growers is hoping to develop a training program for agrologists to help them serve this market (for organic and nonorganic producers alike). Our first step is to document the need for this service, and how it is best delivered.