Farm Practices in B.C. Reference Guide
On February 28, 2019, the Agricultural Waste Control Regulation was replaced by the Agricultural Environmental Management Code of Practice. This page is being updated to be consistent with the new regulation.
This guide describes current practices used by farmers throughout B.C. It is designed to be used by people seeking information related to issues and concerns raised about farm practices. It also refers the reader to existing government legislation, industry guidelines and other sources of information related to farm practices in B.C.
The guide may also be used by the BC Farm Industry Review Board (BCFIRB), the statutory body established under the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act (FPPA) to hear formal complaints about farm practices. The intent of the nuisance factsheets is to provide more detailed information on dust, noise and odour that is referred to in some of the farm practice documents.
Farm activities
- Animal Care and Handling (PDF)
- Burning (PDF)
- Composting (PDF)
- Crop Residue Management (PDF)
- Cultivation (PDF)
- Direct Farm Marketing and Agritourism (PDF)
- Drainage (PDF)
- Farmstead Maintenance (PDF)
- Farmstead Refuse (PDF)
- Feeding and Watering (PDF)
- Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners (PDF)
- Grain Handling (PDF)
- Habitat Management (PDF)
- Irrigation (PDF)
- Land Clearing (PDF)
- Lighting (PDF)
- Livestock at Large (PDF)
- Manure Storage and Use (PDF)
- Mobile Equipment (PDF)
- Mortality Disposal (PDF)
- Non-Agricultural Waste (PDF)
- Pesticides (PDF)
- Pest Management (PDF)
- Product Processing (PDF)
- Stationary Equipment (PDF)
- Storage of Farm Supplies and Products (PDF)
- Storage of Hazardous Material (PDF)
- Stormwater Management (PDF)
- Structures (PDF)
- Transportation (PDF)
- Ventilation (PDF)
- Weed Control (PDF)
- Wildlife Damage Control - South Coastal BC (PDF)
- Wildlife Damage Control - Interior BC (PDF)
- Woodwaste (PDF)
Commodities
- Agroforestry and Specialty Wood Crops (PDF)
- Apiculture (PDF)
- Beef (PDF)
- Berry (PDF)
- Dairy (PDF)
- Field Vegetables (PDF)
- Forage (PDF)
- Fur Farms (PDF)
- Game Farms (PDF)
- Goats (PDF)
- Grain (PDF)
- Grapes (PDF)
- Greenhouse (PDF)
- Horses (PDF)
- Mushroom (PDF)
- Nursery and Turf (PDF)
- Organic Production (PDF)
- Pork (PDF)
- Poultry (PDF)
- Sheep (PDF)
- Tree Fruits (PDF)
