Environmental Farm Plan HOWS & WHYS

            Program Overview                         Eligibility & Fundamentals

            The Environmental Farm Plan Process

            List of Beneficial Management Practices

            Terms and Conditions (2004)  (GF edition under revision)

            June 2009 BMP Policy Statements

            2010-11 BMP Application (PDF)   (PDF Fillable) 

            2010-11 BMP Application Guide

            BMP Expense Instructions and Claim Form

            BMP In Kind Instructions and Claim Form

  

The Third Edition EFP Reference Guide
for use with the B. C. Environmental Farm Plan Planning Workbook
 
         Cover and Preface
         Table of Contents, Intro
Chapter 2, Farmstead
Chapter 3, Livestock
Chapter 4, Crops
Chapter 5, Pest Management
Chapter 6, Soil Amendments
Chapter 7, Stewardship Areas
Chapter 8, Soil
Chapter 9, Water
Chapter 10, Air
Chapter 11, Biodiversity
Appendices  (Legislation & Enforcement, Climate Information, Publications & Websites, Glossary, Metric Conversion)
 
 Management Plan Resources
 Drainage Management Guide
 Irrigation Management Guide
 Irrigation Assessment Guide
 Nutrient Management Guide
 Grazing Management Guide  Assessment
 Riparian Health Assessment Factsheet
 
 Reports and Templates  
 EFP Process Review 2009
 Regional Scan Summary (Golder Associates Ltd.)         
 Contingency Plan Template for On-Farm Planning (Sept. 2007)   
 
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News & Updates

 

New Program Year begins April 1, 2010

BMP Applications will start to process April 5, 2010

BMP Farm Caps are now $70,000 

 

Deadlines

 
BMP Application Intake commences April 1, 2010
 
BMP Project must be complete and fully operational December 31, 2010 
 
BMP Claims must be received by January 5, 2011
 
 

Contacts

 

Planning Advisors

Program Administation

 

Further Info

 

2008-09 Program Statistics

2007 Planning Advisor Newsletter

2006 Planning Advisor Newsletter

  

 

"Growing Forward, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative" 

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