Rancher Resources

Drought and water management

• BC Drought Information Portal
• BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
• Canada's current drought conditions
  
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• River Forecast Centre interactive map of current streamflow conditions
  
• Water use during scarcity, provincial regulations
  

Emergencies and disaster relief

• AgriRecovery, a federal-provincial-territorial disaster relief framework
• BC Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
• BC Wildfire Service, for up-to-date information about active wildfires, prevention and recovery resources and links to social media accounts
  
• Initial attack protocol and criteria (PDF) for local stakeholder response to new wildfires that start in their communities on Crown or private land
• Interactive map of wildfires in the province

Environment and sustainability

• BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
• Environmental Farm Plan program
  

Income stability and funding programs

• Advance Payments Program, a federal loan guarantee program
• AgriInvest, a self-managed producer-government savings account
  
• AgriStability, a business risk management program that helps producers manage declines in income
• Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC, delivering funding opportunities to support agriculture

Industry development

• Check-off
  

Premises ID and livestock traceability

• Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
• Livestock identification and traceability

• Premises ID overview and registration details

Ranch safety

• AgSafe
• Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
• WorkSafeBC

Range

• Range Management in British Columbia Under the Forest & Range Practices Act
• Lease Renewal Assistance - Contact Keith Weir   [email protected]

Research institutions

• Beef Cattle Research Council
• TRU Regenerative Agriculture program
• UBC Sustainable Agriculture and Environment program

Transportation

• Livestock Hauling Guide  

Main government websites

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• AgriService BC
• BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Preparedness guides

• Emergency Management Guide for BC Beef Producers (PDF)
• Emergency Management Guide for BC Small Mixed Farms (PDF)
  
• Farm & Ranch wildfire preparedness guide, workbook and videos
• Flood readiness toolkit, regional snapshots and videos
• Wildfire Preparedness Guide (PDF)