Forage, Pasture & Hay
Government and Industry Contacts

• Governments
• Associations & Boards
• Research Organizations

Government

Provincial Governments

Provincial Agricultural Land Commission 
Regulations for land inside ALR.

BC Assessment Authority
Requirement for maintaining agricultural classification or changing the land classification of a parcel.

BCMAL (BC Agriculture and Lands)

Infobasket  Your Source of Agricultural Information on the web.
Office Location Listing 
Pest Management and Weed Control
Plant Diagnostic Lab
Trade Negotiations and Agreements

BC Ministry of Forests and Range  Range management is governed by the Forest and Range Practices act.

BC Ministry of Environment The environment is protected through the Waste Management Act.

Land and Water BC has been reorganized: Land applications are available through Ministry of Agriculture & Land  Home and water licenses are available through the Ministry of Environment.

Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 

• Forage, Range & Pasture Information.

Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization 

• Perennial Forage
• Annual Forage
• Native Forage

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

• Forage production and management information

Federal Governments

Canadian Food Inspection agency (CFIA)

• Main page
• List of Registered Varieties by Crop Type with Canadian Representatives

Agriculture and Agr-Food Canada (AAFC)

• Agassiz Research Station (PARC)  Coastal forage research

• Beaverlodge Research Station Interior forage research
• Kamloops Range Research Station Range research.

Environment Canada

• Weather forecast for British Columbia

Associations & Boards

BC 4-H Council website

BC Agriculture Council website

BC Agriculture in the Classroom website

BC Agriculture Labour Market & Skills Development Initiative
website

BC Cattlemen's Association website

BC Forage Council website

BC Grain Producers Association website

Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association (FARSHA) website

Pacific Field Corn Association website

Peace River Forage Association of BC website

Society for Range Management Members website

Research Organizations

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
website

Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC
website

Pacific Agriculture Research Centre (PARC) (Agassiz, BC)  website

Lethbridge Agriculture Research Centre (Kamloops, BC)  
website

Lacombe Agriculture Research Centre (Beaverlodge, Alta) website

Simon Fraser University - Applied Science
website

The University of British Columbia - Faculty of Land and Food Systems
website