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INFORMATION BULLETIN
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2012AGRI0029-001107 |
Ministry of Agriculture
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Growing Forward delivers nearly $2M to B.C. agriculture industry
VICTORIA – Targeted funding from Canada and B.C. supported business development, innovation, food safety and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the third quarter of 2011-12.
Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy.
Between Oct. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2011, the following funding was released under Growing Forward:
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Organization |
Amount |
Program |
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ARDCorp |
$208,600 |
Agri-environmental assessments - Environmental Farm Planning Program |
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ARDCorp |
$763,800 |
On-farm sustainable agriculture practices - Beneficial Management Practices Program |
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ARDCorp |
$212,100 |
Enterprise Infrastructure Traceability Program |
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ARDCorp |
$30,000 |
Advanced bio-based opportunities - Cow Power Program and 2012 Agri-Energy Forum |
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ARDCorp |
$250,971 |
Knowledge Mobilization Web Platform Project |
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B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission |
$6,160 |
Food safety systems implementation and outreach - collection of environmental samples from poultry barns for Salmonella testing |
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B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission |
$2,500 |
Food safety systems implementation and outreach - Salmonella Enteritidis - Year 3 |
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B.C. Greenhouse Growers' Association |
$16,000 |
Development of biosecurity guidelines for post-harvest greenhouse tomatoes - Biosecurity Implementation Program |
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B.C. Honey Producers Association |
$3,500 |
Business Development – B.C. Honey Producers Association 2011 Conference |
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B.C. Landscape & Nursery Association |
$900 |
Business Development - farm business management speaker |
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B.C. Potato & Vegetable Growers Association |
$5,625 |
Pemberton seed potato area for B.C. potato growers - Biosecurity Implementation Program |
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B.C. Sustainable Poultry Farming Group |
$14,963 |
Strategic environmental risk assessment - Electrostatic Space Charge System Scale-up Project |
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British Columbia Cattlemen's Association |
$21,000 |
Strategic environmental risk assessment - demonstration project - phase 2 |
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British Columbia Fruit Growers' Association |
$25,500 |
Invasive species in stone fruit and grapes in B.C. - Biosecurity Implementation Program |
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Food Innovation Centre of B.C. |
$87,500 |
Innovation Commercialization Centre - initiation of operations |
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Mainland Young Milk Producers Association |
$3,500 |
Business Development - farm business management speaker |
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Small Scale Food Processor Association |
$289,474 |
Food Safety Systems Implementation Processor Program |
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University of British Columbia |
$15,000 |
Food safety systems implementation and outreach - farm good agricultural practices risk assessment |
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TOTAL |
$1,957,093 |
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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
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Media Contact:
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Kathryn Hardy Ministry of Agriculture 250 387-1693 |
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Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect
