Brackendale Farmers' Institute

07/09/2023

04/15/2023

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DELIVERING PROGRAMS COMMITTED TO PROJECTS PROJECTS FACILITATED Who We Are The Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF) delivers programs and services to support a thriving agriculture and agri-food sector in British Columbia. With 25+ years of experience, IAF is recognized a...

11/29/2022

We've missed you! Come for a facelook to celebrate gathering in person once again.

11/29/2022

Student info for careers in agriculture.

Participate in our BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation and Agriculture in the Classroom Canada campaign for Canada ! Join people like BCAITC Chef and Maple Ridge Secondary School Chef Instructor, Trevor Randle, and help young people learn about careers in agriculture and food: https://www.bcaitc.ca/blog/canada-career-month-2022.

07/09/2022

Interesting idea - app to connect home growers and buyers.

The idea of connecting buyers and sellers of backyard garden produce resonated with the judges at the 24-hour Ag Tech Startup held during Canada’s Farm

07/05/2022

With over 9,300 women running farms and ranches across the province, we're proud to say B.C. leads the rest of Canada in percentage of female farm operators. Recently, Statistics Canada released new info from the Census of Agriculture that shows women now make up 39% of farm operators in B.C., a slight increase over 2016. The province also reported the largest proportion of female farm operators between the ages of 35 and 54.

Read our analysis here: https://bcac.ca/industry-news/media

07/04/2022

APPLY TODAY Applications Open Now Eligible farm businesses can apply for a maximum cost-shared funding amount within each BMP category over the 2022/23 and 2023/34 program years. The cost share ratio is 70/30 for all BMP categories, meaning that 70% of the eligible costs for approved projects can be...

06/05/2022

The Bee BC Program offers funding to enhance bee health throughout the province. The provincial program supports small scale regional/community-based projects to research, explore, field-test and share information about best management practices associated with bee health in British Columbia. The pr...