Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Publications and Conceptual Plans

Farm Structures and Livestock

Farmstead Planning, Management and Building Construction

Heat and Ventilation
Fencing
Feed Storage
Beef
Dairy
Poultry
Goats
Horses
Sheep
Swine
Greenhouses
Other
Fruit and Vegetable

Each publication listed below shows an acronym at the end of the title. These are used throughout our list of Publications and Conceptual Plans to indicate the source of the publication.  View our Sources of Publications and Plans webpage to see a list of acronyms along with the full name of the organization that is the source.

Farmstead Planning, Management and Building Construction

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Engineering Consulting Services for Agricultural Structures (PDF 115KB)   * 301.000-1
Farm Building Contractors in the Fraser Valley (PDF 161KB)* 305.105-1
Flood Construction Levels and Setbacks for Farm Building Situations (PDF 168KB)  * 823.400-2
Siting and Management of Poultry Barns (PDF 490KB)  * 305.104-1
     
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Farmstead Maintenance (PDF 125KB)  *   870.218-34
Farm Practices - Structures (PDF 110KB)  *   870.218-55
Anti-Slip Floors for Dairy Cattle (PDF 127KB) * 375.250-1
Chemically Resistant Concrete (PDF 142KB) * 375.130-1
Control of Rats and Mice on Poultry Farms (PDF 206KB)   (BCMAF)   384.200-6
Farm Building Construction Check List (PDF 154KB)   * 305.100-2
Farm Structures Program (PDF 178KB) * 300.000-1
Plan Farm Buildings as a System (PDF 217KB)    * 305.100-1
Rodent Control on Agricultural Land in B.C. (PDF 207KB)  (BCMAF) 384.200-4
Shortage of Bedding Sawdust in the Fraser Valley (PDF)* 380.900-1
Starlings and Livestock Farms (PDF 1185KB) * 384.200-7
Steel Buildings for Agriculture (PDF 604KB)   * 377.400-1
Structurally Sound Farm Buildings (PDF 2495KB)   * 305.000-1
The Farm Building Contract (PDF 161KB)      * 305.105-2
Wood Preservation on the Farm (PDF 680KB)    (BCMAF) 378.600-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Farmstead Planning (PDF 359KB)   (AC) 305.100-3
Rodent and Bird Control in Farm Buildings (PDF 413KB)   (CPS) 384.200-2

Heat and Ventilation

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Ventilation Handbook (PDF 157KB)    (BCMAF) 306.400-4
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Ventilation (PDF 125KB)   *   870.218-57
Micro-Processor (Computer) Control of Ventilation for Livestock and Poultry (PDF 320KB)   * 306.420-1
Minimizing the Chances of Ventilation Disasters/a> (PDF 418KB)  * 306.490-1
Pork Producers - Help for Your Ventilation
Problems
(PDF 162KB)    *
306.435-3
Potato Storage Ventilation (PDF 139KB)   * 331.000-4
Tuning Your Heating System for Maximum
Efficiency
(PDF 166KB)    *
306.220-1
Ventilation of the Milking Complex (PDF 565KB)   * 306.410-1
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Fan Ventilation Principles and Rates (PDF 610KB)    (CPS) 306.400-3
Farm Workers Health Problems Related to Air Quality Inside Livestock Barns (PDF 322KB) (CPS)    306.610-2
Floor Heat for Swine (PDF 459KB)     (MSU) 362.001-1
Fresh Air Inlets (PDF 354KB)     (CPS) 306.480-1
Greenhouse Ventilation (PDF 429KB)     (CPS) 306.445-1
Insulation and Vapour Barriers in Potato Storage Buildings (PDF 370KB) (PNW)     331.000-2
Natural Ventilation for Warm Housing (PDF 360KB)    (CPS) 306.405-1
Protecting Workers in Livestock Buildings from Dust and Gases (PDF 379KB) (CPS)    306.610-1
Selecting Fans for Livestock Buildings (PDF 439KB)    (CPS) 306.450-2
The Environment in Swine Housing (PDF 452KB) (MSU) 306.435-2
Troubleshooting Livestock and Poultry Ventilation Problems (PDF 307KB)    (CPS) 306.406-2
Ventilating and Heating Small Livestock Rooms (PDF 408KB) (CPS) 306.408-1
Ventilation Instruments (PDF 577KB)    (CPS) 306.406-3

Fencing

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
BC Agricultural Fencing Handbook (PDF 227KB) (Binder of Information) (BCMAF) 307.000-0
BC Agricultural Fencing Handbook - Table of Contents (PDF 458KB)   * 307.000-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS
   
     
Fence Planning    
New Fence Construction - Types of Fences, etc. (PDF 240KB)   * 307.050-1
Fencing Planning and Estimating Worksheet (PDF 434KB) * 307.050-2
Fence Construction Safety (PDF 186KB)    * 307.050-3
Estimating Beef Cattle Fencing Costs (PDF 167KB)   * 307.050-4
     
Fence Materials  
Commonly Used Wire for Agricultural Fences (PDF 522KB)   * 307.100-1
Fence Wire: - Dispensing, Stapling, etc. (PDF 1073KB)   * 307.100-2
Droppers for Wire Fences (PDF 440KB)    * 307.100-3
Fence Posts - Materials, Installation, etc. (PDF 258KB)   * 307.110-1
Splices for High Tensile Smooth Fencing Wire (PDF 616KB)   * 307.131-1
     
Braces  
Brace Assemblies for Wire Fences - What they are, How they work, etc. (PDF 407KB)   * 307.220-1
Brace Assemblies for Wire Fences - End, Inline,etc (PDF 740KB)* 307.220-2
     
Crop Protection and Special Fence Designs  
Wind and Snow Fences (PDF 811KB)   * 307.230-1
Crop Protection and Wildlife Control (PDF 614KB)   * 307.250-1
Deer Exclusion Fencing for Orchards and Vineyards Using Woven Wire (PDF 1100KB)    * 307.251-1
Elk Exclusion Using Woven Wire Fencing (PDF 1147KB)   * 307.252-1
Elk Exclusion Using Electric Fencing (PDF 879KB)   * 307.252-2
     
Livestock Control Fence Designs  
Livestock Control - Non-Electric Fence Designs (PDF 3404KB)    * 307.260-1
Livestock Control - Electric Fence Designs (PDF 825KB)    * 307.260-2
Pasture Fencing for Horses (PDF 3870KB)        * 307.260-3
Deer Farm Perimeter Fence (PDF 1528KB)       * 307.271-1
     
Electric Fencing  
Introduction to Electric Fencing (PDF 1657KB)  * 307.300-1
Electric Fence Controllers (PDF 193KB)          * 307.310-1
Grounding Systems for Electric Fences (PDF 491KB)     * 307.320-1
Training, Testing and Trouble Shooting - Living with an electric Fence (PDF 483KB)     * 307.320-2
     
Gates  
Gates, Cattleguards and Passageways (PDF 7473KB)  * 307.400-1
Hinged Wire Gate (PDF 467KB)    * 307.410-1
     
Fence Construction  
Wire Fence Construction (PDF 2100KB)   * 307.600-1
Wood Fence Construction (PDF 1248KB)   * 307.600-2
     

Feed Storage

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Hay Mow and Silo Fires (PDF 143KB)    * 305.800-2
Safety Precautions for Filling Horizontal Silos (PDF 139KB)     * 372.302-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Hay Floor Safety Fence (PDF 1463KB)    * 305.800-1
Planning a Feed-Grain Storage for Beef Operations (PDF 453KB)  * 372.100-9
Planning a Hay Storage (PDF 463KB)    * 372.210-1
Planning a Horizontal Silo for Beef Operations (PDF 607KB)   * 372.300-3
Planning Grain Handling and Storage Systems (PDF 153KB)    * 372.100-3
Sizing Horizontal Silos (PDF 429KB)    * 372.302-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Gas Poisoning on the Farm (PDF 209KB)    (AC) 200.308-6
Grain Forage and Feed Structures (PDF 640KB) (CPS) 372.000-1
Silo Gas (PDF 280KB) (CPS) 200.308-4

Beef

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
B.C. Livestock Watering Manual (PDF)     (BCMAF) $10.00 590.300-2
Watering Livestock Directly from Watercourses (PDF 476KB)   * 590.302-3
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Beef (PDF 152KB)  *   870.218-5
Beef Cattle Range Fencing Installed Costs     (PDF 167KB)* 307.050-4
Corrals With Curved Lanes and Chutes (PDF 485KB)   * 315.600-1
Establishing a Feedlot in BC - Legal and Practical Considerations (PDF 158KB)   * 312.200-2
Field Storage of Solid Agricultural Waste (PDF 924KB)   * 383.100-3
Improved Livestock Access to Water Using Geosynthetics and Gravel (PDF 287KB) * 590.302-2
Manure Storage Structures (PDF 404KB)   * 383.000-1
Selecting Flow-Through Rates to Frost-Proof Troughs (PDF 451KB)    * 590.304-6
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Beef Cattle Housing and Equipment General Information (PDF 426KB)      (CPS) 310.000-7
Beef Housing and Equipment Handbook (PDF 337KB)    (MWPS) 310.000-2
Corrals for Handling Beef Cattle (PDF 159KB)     (AA)  $ 315.600-2
Evaluating Water Quality for Livestock (PDF 360KB)    (MAF) 590.000-2

Dairy

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Free Stall Design (PDF 1466KB)    * 326.200-3
Manure Storage Structures (PDF 404KB)   * 383.000-1
Tingle Voltage in Milking Parlours (PDF 791KB)   ** 324.500-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Dairy (PDF 145KB)  *   870.218-7
     
Anti-Slip Floors for Dairy Cattle (PDF 127KB)   * 375.250-1
Circulatory Agitation Systems for Dairy Manure Storage Tanks (PDF 551KB)  * 383.510-1
Daily Scraping Manure Management Systems for Dairy Farms (PDF 156KB)    * 381.200-1
Dairy Calf Housing (PDF 145KB)   * 326.300-1
Earth Bank Storages for Dairy Manures (PDF 347KB)   * 383.100-1
Farm Building Costs - Dairy - Fraser Valley (PDF 136KB)   * 305.120-1
Gravity Flow Slurry Channel for Dairy Manure (PDF 499KB)  * 383.350-1
Hay Floor Safety Fence (PDF 1463KB)   * 305.800-1
Housing for Healthier Calves (PDF 145KB)   * 326.300-2
Sizing Dairy Manure Storage Facilities (PDF 488KB)  * 383.100-2
Slotted Floor Free Stall Dairy Barn with Sub-Floor Manure Storage (PDF 366KB)   * 381.210-1
Rubber Mats for Dairy Free Stalls (PDF 134KB)  * 326.200-4
Veal Calf Housing (PDF 1253KB)   * 326.370-1
Ventilation of the Milking Complex (PDF 565KB)   * 306.410-1
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Dairy Cattle Housing and Equipment (PDF 655KB) (CPS) 320.000-4
Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment (PDF 314KB)     (MWPS) 320.000-1
Stray Voltage (PDF 610KB) (CPS) 324.500-2

Poultry

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Options for Handling Massive Bird Losses on Fraser Valley Poultry Farms (PDF 145KB)    * 384.300-1
Siting and Management of Poultry Barns (PDF 490KB)  * 305.104-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Poultry (PDF 130KB)  *   870.218-23
Control of Rats and Mice on Poultry Farms (PDF 206KB) (BCMAF) 384.200-6
Field Storage of Solid Agricultural Waste (PDF 924KB)   * 383.100-3
Manure Storage Structures (PDF 404KB)    * 383.000-1
Shortage of Bedding Sawdust in the Fraser Valley (PDF)  * 380.900-1
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Growing a Small Flock of Turkeys (PDF 379KB)   (U of C) 343.000-1
Poultry Housing (PDF 579KB)    (CPS) 340.000-1
Raising Chukar Partridges (PDF 722KB) (U of C) 343.100-2
Raising Geese (PDF 217KB)    (U of C) 343.100-3
Recommended Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Poultry from Hatchery to Processing Plant (PDF 251KB) (AC) 345.000-1

Goats

Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Goats (PDF 131KB)  *   870.218-14
Dairy Goat Housing (PDF 410KB)   * 355.000-1

Horses

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Environmentally Friendly Horse Farm Through Better Manure/Waste Management (PDF 571KB)  * 386.000-8
Watering Livestock Directly from Watercourses (PDF 160KB)    * 590.303-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Horses (PDF 128KB)  *   870.218-18
Building an Environmentally Sound Outdoor Riding Ring (PDF 1353KB)   * 386.000-7
Horses in the Community... A Yea or a Neigh? (PDF 268KB) * 386.000-5
Horse Pasture Renovation (PDF 180KB)   * 649.000-1
Pasture Fencing for Horses (PDF 3870KB)    * 307.260-3
The Basics of Horse Pasture Management (PDF 206KB) * 649.000-2
Woodwaste Use - Precautions to Horse Owners! (PDF 159KB)  * 655.000-2

Sheep

Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Sheep (PDF 122KB)  *   870.218-24
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Sheep Housing (PDF 350KB) (CPS) 350.000-1
Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook (PDF 272KB) (MWPS) $ 350.000-3

Swine

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
Odour Control on Swine Farms (PDF 402KB)   * 381.600-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Pork (PDF 127KB)  *   870.218-22
Developing Good Dunging Habits of Swine on Partially Slotted Floors (PDF 584KB)   * 381.610-1
Pork Producers -Help for Your Ventilation Problems (PDF 162KB)* 306.435-3
Swine Waste Management Systems (PDF 152KB)   * 381.600-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Farrowing Barn Design and Management (PDF 359KB)   (VIDO) 362.300-1
Feeder Barn Design and Management (PDF 388KB) (VIDO) 362.500-1
Floor Heat for Swine (PDF 459KB)  (MSU) 362.001-1
Site and Building Planning for Swine Production (PDF 527KB) (CPS) 360.000-2
Swine Barn Construction and Services (PDF 606KB)  (CPS) 360.000-3
Swine Housing and Equipment (PDF 488KB)  (CPS) 360.000-5
Swine Manure Systems (PDF 591KB) (CPS) 381.600-2
Swine Nursery Design and Management   (PDF 367KB) (VIDO) 362.400-1
The Environment in Swine Housing (PDF 452KB) (MSU) 306.435-2

Greenhouses

Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Greenhouse (PDF 145KB)  *   870.218-17
Tuning Your Heating System for Maximum Efficiency (PDF 166KB) * 306.220-1
Greenhouse Equipment Suppliers and Contractors (PDF 171KB) * 334.200-3
Treatment of Greenhouse Recirculation Water (Bio-Sand Filtration) (PDF 152KB)   * 512.000-2
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Greenhouse Ventilation  (PDF 429KB) (CPS) 306.445-1
Hobby Greenhouses (PDF 2257KB)  (AA) 334.200-2
Greenhouse Heating Requirements (PDF 537KB) (CPS) 334.230-1

Other

Publication Title

  Reference Number
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Fish Pond Management (PDF 132KB)   * 720.000-1
Heliciculture - Culture of Edible Snails (PDF 170KB)   * 770.000-1

Fruit and Vegetable

Publication Title

  Reference Number
KEY PUBLICATIONS    
B.C. Frost Protection Guide (PDF 1447KB)    (BCMAF) 670.100-1
     
FACTSHEETS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS    
Farm Practices - Mushroom (PDF 132KB)  *   870.218-19
Basic Labeling Requirements for On-Farm Processed Food (PDF 215KB)    * 280.000-2
Installation of Bird Proof Netting for Horticultural Crops (PDF 505KB) * 336.100-1
Layout and Design of Refrigerated Storages (PDF 165KB)   * 306.300-2
Planning Seed Potato Storages (PDF 612KB)   * 331.000-3
Potato Storage Ventilation (PDF 139KB)   * 331.000-4
Principles of Freezer Design (PDF 146KB)   * 280.600-2
Refrigeration Principles (PDF 732KB)   * 280.600-1
Refrigeration Requirements for Fruit and Vegetables (PDF 143KB) * 306.300-1
Small Scale On-Farm Cold Storages (PDF 3222KB)   * 306.300-3
     
RELATED PUBLICATIONS    
Commercial Storage of Fruits and Vegetables (PDF 254KB) (AC) 330.000-1
Storage of Fruits and Vegetables (PDF 237KB) (BCMAF) 330.000-3
Insulation and Vapour Barriers in Potato Storage Buildings (PDF 370KB)   (PNW) 331.000-2
Support Systems for High Density Orchards (PDF 1911KB) (BCMAF) 336.000-1
Designing Facilities for Pesticide and Fertilizer Containment (PDF)  (MWPS)    $ 373.130-1