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On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the Province announced their plans to "permanently double the number of subsidized seats for B.C. veterinary students attending the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan." This funding increases the seats from 20 to 40. We were pleased to have BCCA Vice-President Werner Stump participate in the announcement. Thank you to Ministers Selina Robinson, Pam Alexis and Andrew Mercier. To learn more about the funding, you can read the announcement here.
Photos courtesy of Province of British Columbia
Local and Regional Associations can submit resolution for debate at the BCCA Annual General Meeting by April 1, 2023. For more information on submitting resolutions, download our resolution guidelines.
Learn more about BCCA's Annual General Meeting & Convention, click here
On Tuesday March 7, 2023, the Province announced $200 million to increase availability of affordable, local food. The announcement highlights the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's investment in:
Read more from the Province here
The Beef Cattle Industry Development Fund (BCIDF) is closed for this year. We look forward to accepting applications again in the Spring of 2024
The BCCA is partnering with a number of other agriculture groups in the BC Living Lab project. They are looking for some sponsor farms to do some testing. details here
Temporary Foreign Worker Webinar
BC Cattlemen's Association hosted a webinar on Temporary Foreign Workers featuring Reg Ens and Veronica Moreno with WALI and rancher Pam Krause. Watch it here