B.C. ranchers and farmers can now access the $20-million 2017 Canada-British Columbia Wildfires Recovery Initiative to help rebuild their livelihoods following this summer’s record setting wildfire season.

The BC Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada initiative (AgriRecovery) will cover extraordinary costs incurred by agricultural producers, including:

* Costs related to ensuring animal health and safety;

* Feed, shelter and transportation costs; and

* Costs to re-establish perennial crop and pasture production damaged by fire.

Application packages for extraordinary costs incurred by ranchers and farmers to recover from the adverse effects of this year’s wildfires are available at FrontCounter BC, Ministry of Agriculture offices and online.

For further details, please refer to the application package, which outlines the terms and conditions of program and eligibility criteria.

The Ministry of Agriculture has dedicated staff in place to assist producers with the application processes, assessing losses and payment of claims. For more information, producers can call 1-888 -332-3352 or email: [email protected]

Additional support for ranchers and farmers recovering from wildfires is available from the Ministry of Agriculture through existing programs, such as Farm Business Advisory Services. These programs can be accessed through 1-888-221-7141, by email: [email protected] or online.

AgriRecovery is a federal-provincial-territorial disaster relief framework under Growing Forward 2, intended to work together with the core business risk-management programs to assist agricultural producers to recover from natural disasters. AgriRecovery initiatives are cost-shared on a 60:40 basis between the federal government and participating provinces or territories.

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