Golden Nematode Disaster Program

An aid package is available through the Golden Nematode Disaster Program and the Plant Protection Act to provide assistance to potato producers. This assistance is above and beyond that offered through existing programs such as the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program and Renewal programming. 

Assistance under the Golden Nematode Disaster Program includes:

• a payment to help producers with the costs of disposal of potatoes from fields that have tested negative;
• a per hectare support payment to help potato producers and producers of nursery and greenhouse crops with extraordinary costs not covered under existing programs;
• funding to cover the producer share of eligible costs for participating in the Farm Business Assessment (FBA) and the Specialized Business Planning Services - components of the Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services (CFBAS).

Compensation is also available under the Plant Protection Act for the disposal of potatoes from fields that have tested positive for Golden Nematode.

Eligibility Criteria

Deadline

2007-12-31

Summary

Deadlines

• Support Payment for Extraordinary Costs - February 2, 2007
• Compensation for Disposal of Potato - April 30, 2007
• Reimbursement under Renewal Programs (Farm Business Assessment and Specialized Business Planning Services) - December 31, 2007

Compensation for Disposal of Potatoes

Producers will receive assistance for the cost of disposing of potatoes from both affected and non-affected fields. Producers must have a certificate from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency which shows the volume of potatoes to be disposed.

The payments are:

• up to 1.0 cent per pound or $1.00 per hundred weight ($1.00/cwt) for potatoes from fields that have tested positive. This payment is provided under the Plant Protection Act.
• 0.6 cent per pound or $0.60 per hundred weight ($0.60/cwt) for potatoes from fields that have tested negative for Golden Nematode. This represents the federal share of compensation.

Support Payment for Extraordinary Costs

A per hectare payment will assist producers with extraordinary costs not covered under existing programs.

Producers will receive:

• up to $769 per hectare for potatoes;
• up to $600 per hectare for nursery and greenhouse crops.

Producers will receive an initial payment of 90% of the per hectare payment, and a final payment based on available funding.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Golden Nematode Disaster Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 216, Building 75
Sir John Carling Building
930 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0C5
Toll-free (information): 1-866-439-8488
Web site: http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml