Category: General oversight
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Follow-up: BCFIRB to B.C. Milk Marketing Board — Clarification on Western Milk Pool Transformation Initiative
BCFIRB outlines its understanding of the BCMMB’s position on the Western Milk Pool Transformation Initiative and requests clarification on several points, including the status of the Western Milk Pool Agreement. BCFIRB directs BCMMB to provide responses to specific questions by August 9, 2024.
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Notification: BCFIRB to regulated marketing boards and commissions — Collaboration project on 2004 Regulated Marketing Economic Policy
BCFIRB outlines a phased engagement project with regulated agricultural marketing boards and commissions to review the 2004 Regulated Marketing Economic Policy. The project involves information gathering through a questionnaire, followed by a draft feedback report and further engagement, aiming to provide a recommendation to the Ministry in 2025.
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Directive: BCFIRB to B.C. Milk Marketing Board — Address non-compliance with Dairy Innovation West funding
BCFIRB directs the BCMMB to confirm measures to address non-compliance with the directive prohibiting funding to Dairy Innovation West. The Board must outline how it will recover prepayments made under a cash flow agreement and return them to the producer levy pool by July 26, 2024.
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Approval: B.C. Milk Marketing Board to BCFIRB — Election and Appointment Rules and Procedures
The BCMMB submits its election and appointment rules and procedures for approval. BCFIRB approves these rules, which outline the processes for electing and appointing board members, including timelines, nomination procedures and voting methods. These rules take effect on July 10, 2024, replacing all previous versions.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Milk Marketing Board — 2024 Election Rules and Procedures
BCFIRB approves the BCMMB’s 2024 Election and Appointment Rules and Procedures, with a revision to extend the review deadline to May 31, 2027. BCMMB must notify all producers of the revised rules and monitor online voting access.
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Directive: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards and commissions — Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) revised approach
BCFIRB changes its August 2023 directive, making the development and implementation of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) policies and procedures voluntary for supply-managed boards. SM boards may continue using their compliance and enforcement processes if they align with BCFIRB’s eight prior approval requirements for AMPs.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Milk Marketing Board — Western Milk Pool Transformation Initiative
BCFIRB requests additional information regarding the structure of the Western Milk Pool Transformation Initiative and BCMMB’s involvement. It directs BCMMB not to sign a proposed memorandum of understanding with the B.C. Dairy Association, on the grounds that it is inconsistent with the legislative scheme under which BCMMB operates. It also directs BCMMB not to take…
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Response: BCFIRB to Ministry of Agriculture and Food — Feedback on Farmed Animal Welfare Recommendations Report
BCFIRB outlines its feedback on the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food’s Advisory Committee’s Recommendations Report concerning farmed animal welfare. BCFIRB addresses two recommendations related to its roles and responsibilities, offering to share data and insights on animal seizure appeals and biosecurity efforts with the Ministry.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCMMB — Direction to cease funding Dairy Innovation West
BCFIRB directs the B.C. Milk Marketing Board (BCMMB) to immediately cease all funding to Dairy Innovation West (DIW), stating the BCMMB’s cash flow agreement violates a 2020 BCFIRB directive.
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Email: BCCMB to BCFIRB — Response to confidential processor submissions
The B.C. Chicken Marketing Board (BCCMB) informs BCFIRB that it has completed its review of the confidential submissions from three processors (Hallmark, Sunrise, and Sofina) and is attaching its formal response.