Enhanced Replant Program
$500,000
Grant
Description:
The Enhanced Replant Program provides support to help wine grape, berry, and tree fruit producers replace existing acreage with climate-resilient varieties that produce in-demand, premium fruit.
The Enhanced Replant Program (ERP), funded through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, seeks to increase the competitiveness and resiliency of the BC agri-food economy in domestic and global markets.
Comments on Funding:
Each farm operation can apply for a minimum of one (1) continuous acre per project up to a maximum of 20 acres or 15% of existing acreage (leased and owned), whichever is greater.
The total funding available for each farm operation over the duration of the program is capped at a maximum of $500,000.
Blueberry producers will receive a flat rate of $2,500 per acre of removal upon project completion. Cranberry producers will receive a flat rate of $5,000 per acre of removal upon project completion.
Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. Be an existing blueberry, cranberry, raspberry, tree fruit, or wine grape grower in British Columbia, farming over 1 acre of perennial crops.
a. Only existing blueberry or cranberry growers are eligible for Stream 4: Berry Removal/Renewal.
2. Be the owner or lessee of the land.
3. Indicate if they have been paid a Production Insurance Plant Loss Claim or have a Plant Loss Claim in progress.
4. Demonstrate financial viability to complete and maintain a project.
5. Be in good standing with council(s) identified by the corresponding industry association (see Appendices).
6. Maintain the property as a commercial operation for at least four (4) years after replanting.
7. For Stream 1: Tree Fruit Replant: Existing cherry, pome fruit (apple, pear), stone fruit (apricot, nectarine, peach, plum) or wine grape growers replanting their fields.
8. For Stream 2: Wine Grape Replant: Existing wine grape growers replanting their fields.
9. For Stream 3: Berry Replant: Existing blueberry and raspberry growers replanting their fields.
10. For Stream 4: Berry Removal/Renewal: Existing blueberry growers removing and not replanting their fields.
Existing cranberry growers renewing their fields.
Application Steps:
Applicants must: create a personal profile (name and email) through the IAF Client Portal. Provide organization information, including:
a. Name
b. Contact details
c. Type of organization
d. BC ID / CRA numbers
e. Primary contact
f. And more
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Additional applicant information, including commodity type
2. Parcel Identification Number PID and civic address for each planting or removal/renewal site
3. Planting proposal, including field size (acres), variety, planting density, site map etc.
4. Total Plant Cost (if applicable) and Funding Request
5. AF Demographic Survey with their ERP application; Confirmation ID numbers are submitted with each ERP application.
6. Participants of the Business Risk Management (BRM) program, will also be asked to provide:
a. Production Insurance Policy Number, physical address of the planting that is being removed or replanted; and the Land Titles Parcel Identification (PID) number. How to Find the BC Land Titles Parcel ID (PID) Using a Civic Address.
b. Any payments received for Production Insurance plant loss claim or if a plant loss claim is in progress.
c. AgriStability Participant Identification Number, if enrolled.
7. Supporting documents (i.e. confirmed plant order). These documents can be uploaded through the IAF Client Portal as attachments to the application.
Other Things to Note:
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