Review of Specialty Production and New Entrant Programs -
Improving Access to the Supply Management System
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The Review of specialty production and new entrant programs has been
conducted by the British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board to
ensure that the policies and procedures of British Columbia's
five supply management marketing boards and commissions (Boards) ensure that BC specialty
markets are served by BC producers.
On September 1, 2005, FIRB released its Policy, Analysis,
Principles and Directions paper setting down policy principles.
To view FIRB's Directions paper,
click
here;
to view FIRB's cover letter to the boards,
click here. If you wish to receive a hard copy of the Directions, contact
the FIRB office with your request (click the "Contacts" tab at the
top of this web page for contact information).
The primary task in this project has been the development or
updating of programs for specialty (including organic) production
and marketing as well as programs to assist the entry of new
producers. Following the release of FIRB's directions, the Boards
have worked to finalize new or amending Orders to bring their
programs into place.
FIRB has now issued letters of directions to each
of the Boards to provide instructions in finalizing their Orders and
to bring specialty, innovation and new entrant programs into force
within their respective industries.
FIRB acknowledges and appreciates the effort and careful thought
that the members and staff of the Boards have put into the
development of their Orders. FIRB's final directions to each Board
are listed below under the section "Commodity Board Orders".
Industry stakeholders have
participated throughout this Review, providing input to commodity
boards and to FIRB on existing programs and throughout the
development of draft Orders. FIRB is grateful for the input of
specialty producers, industry associations, such as the Certified
Organic Associations of BC, and other interested persons.
On May 30, 2006,
FIRB issued a general update regarding the Review of Specialty
Production with information on the Future Process and Rights of
Appeal and the Three Year Review of board programs. To view FIRB's May 30, 2006 letter,
click here.
Commodity Board Orders
The draft Orders submitted during the Review and FIRB's final
Directions to each Board are listed below and may be viewed by
clicking on the title of the document. The Orders were posted during
the Review period, however, since
that time, the boards and commissions may have updated their Orders
and we recommend that you check their websites for the most current
versions of their Orders. Links to their websites are provided below
by clicking on the name of the board/commission.
BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
The Commission has advised that sections 8(2)(e) and 24 of the
Consolidated Order apply to the new entrant program in addition to
the New Producer Program Rules set out in Schedule 1. To view the
documents, click on the following:
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FIRB Directions dated February 9, 2006
³
Consolidated
Order for February 1, 2006
³
Schedule
1 - New Producer Program Rules
³
Consolidated
Order for December 1, 2005
(changes marked)
³
Consolidated
Order for December 1, 2005
(changes incorporated)
BC Chicken Marketing Board
As noted by the Chicken Board, new
orders pertaining to the Specialty and New Entrant program are
highlighted in blue type. To view the orders, click on the following:
³
FIRB Directions dated January 23, 2006
³ General
Orders dated December 1, 2005
³
General
Orders dated October 31, 2005
BC Egg Marketing Board
³
FIRB
Directions dated July 18, 2006
³
Egg
Board's response to FIRB's questions
dated April 7, 2006
³
Proposed
Specialty Standing order Changes
dated April 7, 2006
³
FIRB's questions to the Egg Board
dated February 21, 2006
³
Proposed Standing Order Changes
dated December 5, 2005
³
Current Standing Order
BC Milk Marketing Board
³
FIRB
Directions re extension dated July 31, 2006
³
FIRB
Directions dated July 19, 2006
³
Milk
Board's response to FIRB's questions
dated April 13, 2006
³
FIRB's questions to the Milk Board
dated March 13, 2006
³
Milk
Board's response to FIRB's questions
dated March 6, 2006
³
Consolidated Order dated April 1, 2006
BC Turkey Marketing Board
³
FIRB Directions re declining assessment
dated August 1, 2006
³
FIRB
Letter of Clarification and further Directions
dated July 20, 2006
³
FIRB Approval of Extension to new effective
date for establishing Orders dated July 14, 2006
³
FIRB additional Directions dated June 30, 2006
³
FIRB Directions dated June 27, 2006
³
General Order as of June 26, 2006
³ Advisory
Committee Regulation as of June 26, 2006
³ Agencies
Regulation as of June 26, 2006
³ Farm Practices
Regulation as of June 26, 2006
³ Fees and Levies
Regulation as of June 26, 2006
³ Pricing
Regulation as of June 26, 2006
³ Quota Regulation
as of June 26, 2006
³
Proposed General Order 2006 & Regulations
dated April 24, 2006
³
Turkey Board's response to FIRB's questions
dated April 12, 2006
³
FIRB's questions to the Turkey Board
dated March 10, 2006
³
General Order 2006 & Regulations
dated December 5, 2005
Questions & Answers
FIRB has compiled a list of questions and answers regarding various
aspects of the specialty review. This document
responds to questions regarding a review of programs for the
production and marketing of broiler hatching eggs, chicken, eggs,
turkey and cow's milk, which are regulated under provincial
legislation administered by marketing boards (boards). If you raise
or keep animals used to produce these supply managed commodities you
may be impacted by the results of this review.
Please note that there are other
provincial regulations which govern the slaughter of livestock and
the sale of farm products. These regulations are not administered by
the commodity boards and are not addressed in this review. To obtain
information on the Meat Inspection Regulation and the
Shell Egg Grading Regulation, please refer to section 3 of the
Q & A.
To view the entire list of questions and answers in
the Specialty Review Q & A,
click here.
Background information to Specialty Review by FIRB
In September 2003, the BC Farm Industry Review Board directed the five supply-managed boards and commissions* to review
and assess the specialty production and marketing of their
commodities. To view the letter to the Boards and Commissions,
including Terms of Reference of Review,
click here.
* The five supply-managed boards and commissions are:
BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
BC Chicken Marketing Board
BC Egg Marketing Board
BC Milk Marketing Board
BC Turkey Marketing Board
On August 25, 2004, the FIRB decided to suspend its review pending the
outcome of Government's review of key policy questions concerning
specialty production issues. To view FIRB's letter to the then
Minister of Agriculture,
click here. To view the report prepared by George Leroux
for the then Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, issued in
December 2004, entitled
Recommendations for Managing Specialty Agri-Food Products
in BC's Supply Managed System,
click here.
On January 6, 2005, the FIRB decided to resume its supervisory review
of specialty production with a completion date of June 30, 2005. The
FIRB will be issuing further process directions the week of January 17. To view the FIRB's letter to the
then Minister of Agriculture, Food
and Fisheries,
click here.
On January 19, 2005, the FIRB issued process information and
directions to the boards and commissions, and specialty producer
groups. To view FIRB's letter,
click here.
On February 15, 2005, the FIRB sent a letter to the boards and
commissions, and specialty producer groups to summarize progress to
date; identify future activities and dates; and provide
clarification and direction with respect to certain issues. To view
FIRB's letter,
click
here.
On March 23, 2005, the FIRB sent a letter to the boards and
commissions, and specialty producer groups outlining FIRB's
expectations regarding additional consultation that should take
place between the commodity boards and their mainstream and
specialty industry stakeholders from March 31 to June 30, 2005. To
view FIRB's letter and timetable,
click here.
On April 18, 2005, the FIRB sent a letter to the boards and
commissions, and specialty producer groups with updated directions
for meeting objectives. To view FIRB's letter and revised timetable,
click
here.
Effective April 27, 2006, FIRB has granted
interim approval to the BC Turkey Marketing Board to renew any
orders necessary for the regulation of the BC turkey industry in
quota year 2005/06, pending prior approval by FIRB of the Turkey
Board's specialty production regulations. To view FIRB's letter to the Turkey
Board,
click here.
On June 13, 2005, the FIRB sent a letter to the boards and
commissions, and specialty producer groups with a revised timetable. To view FIRB's letter and revised timetable,
click
here.
Proposals of
the commodity boards made prior to FIRB's Directions of
September 1, 2005, are as follows.
BC Broiler
Hatching Egg Commission
Proposed Amending Order
- Schedule 1 to
Consolidated Order -
New Producer Program Rules
- Response to
FIRB's questions
- BHEC March 31, 2005
Letter
BC Chicken
Marketing Board
-
Recommendations for Specialty & New Entrant program
BC Egg
Marketing Board
- BCEP - Specialty
Egg Plan
- Response to FIRB's
questions
BC Milk
Marketing Board
- Proposal -
Specialty Production & Marketing
- Summary of Changes in
MSQ & TPQ
- Response to
FIRB's questions
BC Turkey
Marketing Board
- Proposal -
Marketing of Specialty Turkey &
Accommodating New
Entrants
Certified
Organic Associations of BC,
prepared by the Supply Management Consultation Team
- Nurturing Organic
Growth in BC's Supply Managed System
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