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AgriServiceBC Email Notifications

• You can now sign up to receive email notifications about all Ministry of Agriculture webinars, workshops, program dates, and resources occurring across the province by signing up at https://agriservicebc.campayn.com/contact_list_form/signup/88410
• Emails will be sent out 1-2 times a month and will currently only include Ministry events.

 

Information: 

AgriService BC Webinars

• https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriservice-bc/webinars
   

Transportation Regulations are Changing

• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will start phasing in its enforcement of Canada’s revised livestock transportation regulations on February 20^th. One of the most significant changes for cattle transporters is a reduction in the maximum time in transit before cattle must be off-loaded for feed, water and rest.
• Read more on the changes here: http://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/transportation-regulations-are-changing/?utm_source=BCRC+Blog+Subscribers&utm_campaign=c98bc7a31d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_17_03_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8c6acbd1df-c98bc7a31d-88310087 

 

Programs:

Production Insurance

• Production insurance helps producers manage the risk of crop losses caused by hail, spring frost, excessive rain, flooding, drought, etc.
• More information is available on the website or you can contact Chad in the Williams Lake office (contact information below).
• The application and payment deadlines are April 30^th for Silage Corn and Forage Spring Plantings.
   

Youth Employment and Skills Program

• For more information and to apply when the applications open, please visit: https://www5.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/youth-employment-and-skills-program/?id=1557778999519
   

 Community Futures

• Community Futures offers free, confidential business support and provide resources that will help you along the way!  

• Business planning and management
• Human resources
• Marketing planning and strategies
• Succession planning/Selling
• Buying a business
• Testing the viability of a business idea
• Financial analysis
• For more information call (250) 567-5219
   

Livestock Tax Deferral Provision

• The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought or flooding in prescribed drought or flood regions to defer a portion of sale proceeds to the following year. When prescribed regions are identified, the list is announced publicly and posted to the following web page. 

• http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/drought-watch/livestock-tax-deferral-provision/?id=1463574780220
   

Search AgPal

• A web-based discovery tool to help producers and others in the agriculture and agri-business sector.
• https://agpal.ca/#/search

 

*If you do not wish to receive updates from the Ministry of Agriculture Cariboo team, please reply to this email

Got an agriculture-related event you want others to know about?  Let us know!

Karen Tabe, Regional Agrologist
Tel. (236) 409-2004
AgriServiceBC 1-888-221-7141 | AgriServiceBC@gov.bc.ca