Lead Department: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: June 2003
End
Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2006
Total
Federal Funding Allocation:
$ 810.7 million =
- Phase 1: BSE Recovery Program: $312 million over one fiscal year
(completed) +
- Phase 2: Cull Animal Program: $120 million over two fiscal years
(completed) +
- Phase 3: Three Programs announced September 2004: $378.7 million over two
fiscal years
Description
Consists of three phases:
- The BSE Recovery Program, which ran in 2003-04, offered several price
incentives to help keep the domestic market moving and provided improved
returns to feedlots and processors to move product through the chain in
light of severely depressed prices caused by the US border closure;
- The Cull Animal Program, which ran in 2003-04 and 2004-05, made a payment
to producers for each eligible older animal sold; and
- The Fed Cattle Set-Aside Program, the Feeder Calf Set-Aside Program, and
the Managing Older Animals program. These programs will assist the industry
setting aside animals going to slaughter until market demand requires more
slaughter and/or slaughter capacity increases.
Shared Outcome(s)
To keep the domestic market moving and to improve returns to producers.
Governance Structures
The program was delivered by the provinces on behalf of the two levels of government.
Partners
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Contact
Lynn McGuire
Director
BSE Program
(613) 759-7281
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