Beneficial Management Practices Program

What’s New:

A new category — Extreme Weather Preparedness (EWP) — is now part of the Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) Program.

• Applications open October 1 for the BMP: Extreme Weather Preparedness category
• An Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is not required to apply
• Stay tuned by signing up for the for IAF and AgriserviceBC newsletters for updates.

The BMP program provides cost-share funding to producers to cover equipment purchases, energy/greenhouse gases projects, irrigation projects, construction projects, riparian projects and water projects, and more.

Upon completion of an environmental farm plan, project funding to increase your agricultural sustainability and contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment may be available through the BMP. 

The Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) Program is currently closed for applications, except for the Extreme Weather Preparedness (EWP) category or sub-categories. Please visit Investment Agriculture Foundation for more information about the funding opportunities of the previous intake or to sign up for their newsletter. 

Eligible activities

Eligible projects include:

• Air quality control
• Emissions control
• Environmental impacts
• Soil and riparian integrity
• Waste management
• Water quality

Eligibility criteria apply and the type and nature of practices available for incentive funding is subject to annual review.

Eligible applicants

B.C. farm and ranch businesses with a goods and services tax (GST) number that have an approved and valid environmental farm plan within the last five years and that reflects current farming operations.