2021 Election Packages were distributed by email to producers. Each package contained a Notice of Election, the updated Election & Appointment Rules and Procedures, the Election Timeline, and a Nomination Form. All Board election documents…
Producer Data and Deadlines_September 2021 (August 2021 Production)
S. Dublin Surveillance Program The Animal Health Centre, along with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries (MAFF) will be launching a project, supported by BC Dairy Association, to test for and support industry…
The BCMMB is aware of current challenges with availability of fluid milk seen across the province this week. The challenges are arising from warehousing issues and are not connected to the off-farm supply of milk.…
In accordance with the BCFIRB approved BCMMB Election Rules, Information Packages were emailed earlier today to all producers by the Independent Elections Officer (IEO). Included in the email package is the BCMMB 2021 Official Election…
The BC Milk Board, in conjunction with the other Western Milk Pool (WMP) provinces have decided to cancel the incentive days for October and November 2021. The WMP market forecast continues to indicate that the impact of imports due to trade agreements, higher than normal cheese stocks, and the slow…
Producer Data and Deadlines_August 2021 (July 2021 Production)
The BC Milk Board recently conducted an in-depth review of the going concern transfer policy. The review brought awareness to quota registration policies and the accuracy of documents relating to corporations, specifically the Central Securities…
The BC FIRB has approved the following changes to the BC Milk Marketing Board’s election rules: The first change to the rules is to make online voting as the default voting option. The Milk Board…
The Western Milk Pool along with the eastern pools have agreed to harmonize the somatic cell analysis in raw milk to international standards. This initiative was driven by the Canadian Dairy Commission and the change…
July 2021 Fall Incentive Days – REVISED The BC Milk Board, in conjunction with the other Western Milk Pool (WMP) provinces, approved a decision to remove all incentive days issued for August and September. The…
The New Entrant Program (NEP) The policy objective of a New Entrant Program (NEP) is simply to encourage and facilitate people to enter the dairy industry as new producers. The Board’s NEP program provides 15kgs…
Notice To Organic Producers – 3% sleeve September 2021-February 2022
The annual licence fee and levies for new Producer Licences effective August 1, 2021 will be deducted from the final July producer milk pay. Licences effective August 1st have been physically mailed out to all…
Wildfire Preparedness and Support Information for Dairy Producers – BCDA
Notice to Organic Producers – AUGUST 2021 Specialty Quota Exchange-July 22 2021
Producer Data and Deadlines_July 2021 (June 2021 Production)
BC Milk staff and our IT providers have continued to work diligently to restore our systems and data. June 2021 pickup and delivery data is now complete and our month-end processes are on schedule to…
MMS and BC Milk Systems Update As of Sunday morning, the MMS system is back up and running. Producers, processors and transporters can now log back into their accounts and view their respective data. We…
MMS Website Down The MMS website used to access the producer, processor and transporter portals is not available at the moment. Our IT providers are aware of the issue and are working hard on fixing…
Producer Data and Deadlines_June 2021 (May 2021 Production)
The BC Milk Marketing Board is pleased to welcome Janice Comeau as the new Chair of the BC Milk Marketing Board, appointed by Order in Council for a term effective July 31, 2021, to July…
IMPORTANT Notice to All JUNE 2021 QEX Participants The June Quota Exchange has been cancelled. Staff was unable to operate the June exchange as the total CDQ offered for sale (0.50 kgs) was not enough…
The seasonality of milk production is not a new issue in the dairy industry. Traditionally the milk overflows in the spring and can be scarce in the fall. Incentive days have proven to be an…
Producer Data and Deadlines-May 2021 (April 2021 Production)
Every few years the Transportation Department sends out a ‘Producer Survey’ to all producers in an effort to update important information such as emergency contacts, milking times, bulk tank storage, etc. We are now providing…
Plant of Last Resort (PLR) Announcement April 2021
The national system has recovered from the initial COVID 19 and CUSMA pressures placed on it in 2020. The outlook appears stable for requirements with an average amount of CDC butter and cheese stocks in…
Producer Data and Deadlines_April 2021 (March 2021 Production)
In keeping with provincial and federal guidelines to reduce potential risk of exposure and spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Board has made the decision to hold virtual spring producer meetings. The meetings will…
Producer Data & Deadlines – March 2021 (February 2021 Production
Producer Data and Deadlines_February 2021 (January 2021 Production)
The New Entrant Program (NEP) The policy objective of a New Entrant Program (NEP) is simply to encourage and facilitate people to enter the dairy industry as new producers. The Board’s NEP program provides 15kgs…
A completed online application form and a $250 non-refundable online administration fee is due through the BC Milk Marketing Board website by February 5, 2021 by 4:00pm to qualify for the random draw. The random draw…
The CDC has notified the BCMMB that registrations for the DDPP continue to come in and the majority of producers are using the portal method for registering. Unfortunately, some producers that are choosing to receive…
Notice To Organic Producers – 4 percent sleeve March 2021-August 2021
The Milk Board continues to monitor the milk supply in BC and is pleased to report that the fall incentive days were utilized at a rate of 49% to the end of December 2020. All…
Producer Data and Deadlines_January 2021 (Dec 2020 Production)
A completed online application form and a $250 non-refundable online administration fee is due at the BC Milk Marketing Board office by February 5, 2020 to qualify for the random draw, the random draw will take place…
Effective January 1, 2021, the units of measure of FFA test results have changed to mmol/100g of fat for all producers. With this updated unit of measurement for FFA, a “normal” range will be between 0.5 –…
On December 17, 2020, the BC Milk Marketing Board has approved a 2.02% price increase on Classes 1-4 (excluding 4A,4M) with the support of the Milk Industry Advisory Committee. This increase results in an expected…
Important information regarding the government’s announcement of compensation to dairy producers has been posted to the Announcement section of the MMS producer portal. You can access your MMS account here https://portal.nitamms.com/login.
The BCMMB have been reporting Free Fatty Acid (FFA) to producers since August 1, 2019. Currently, we are reporting FFA in mmol/10kg of milk. In order to provide better information and benchmarks to producers we…
Although we will strive to limit any disruption to producers, some milk sample results will be delayed or will not occur over the holiday season. We ask producers for their patience over this period. All…
The Western Milk Pool (WMP) met last week to discuss market requirements in the west and the production supply after two months of incentive days. The consistent theme across the WMP has been rising butterfat…
Effective December 1, 2020 The current credit transfer policy for farms under 40 kg/day was applied on February 1, 2014 after a consultation with producers. The Board had considered input that encouraged the growth of…
IMPORTANT: Early December Quota Management Deadlines – Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM QEX Balances due for December 2020 Quota Purchases CDQ Buy/Sell Credit application forms for transfers effective December 1st If you have…
The BC Milk Marketing Board congratulates Tom Hoogendoorn and Jeremy Wiebe on their successful re-election to the Board for an additional three-year term. The Board wishes to thank all three of the candidates (Tom Hoogendoorn,…
On November 6th, 2020, the Milk Board issued a notice to producers advising of a quota allocation effective December 1, 2020. As per the BCFIRB directive issued February 5, 2018, we are required to apply…
The following are general reminders to all producers for winter driveway conditions to ensure safe and consistent milk pick-ups. In winter conditions, that portion of the driveway and yard on which the tanker travels must…
A reminder to all producers to take proper precautions and establish safeguards to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Specifically, please remember that producers MUST NOT come into contact with Bulk Tank Milk Graders (BTMGs) or…
Producer Data and Deadlines_November_2020 (October 2020 Production)
Deadline for On-line Ballots – must be SUBMITTED no later than 4:30 p.m. PST, November 24th, 2020. Please note that if you do not submit your vote by this date/time it…
Quota Allocation and Fall Incentive Days Update The Western Milk Pool (WMP) met earlier this week to discuss market requirements in the West through the Fall/Winter months in order to ensure an adequate supply…
BC Milk Marketing Board – Thirty First Annual General Meeting will be held virtually on November 25, 2020 BCMMB Notice of 2020 AGM 2019/2020 Annual Report: BCMMB Annual Report (31st) – 2019/2020 Dairy Year Please…
Fall Incentive Days Update As per the Board’s obligation to ensure adequate milk supply to the market, the BC Milk Marketing Board has issued an additional incentive day for the month of November to ensure…
2020 BCMMB Election – Distribution of Voting Packages: Voting Packages for the 2020 BCMMB Election were distributed electronically and via regular post last week. The packages included: instructions for completing the voting ballot, biographies of…
The issue of ‘non-foaming’ milk continues to appear periodically over the last few years and has escalated rather significantly since late August. Unfortunately, the Board is only made aware of “non-foaming” milk once it is…
The Board is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for those interested in becoming New Entrants to the dairy industry with a desire to start production in 2022. The New Entrant Program…
2020 BCMMB Election The following producers have been nominated to run in this year’s Board Election: Tom Hoogendoorn Jeremy Wiebe Paul Schmidt Voting Producers representing licensed dairy producers as at September 28th, 2020 are eligible…
Producer Data and Deadlines_October 2020_September Production
Over the last 5 months, the dairy industry has had to manage market supply and demand through a global pandemic. Retail sales have been strong throughout the period however there continues to be volatility in…
The 2020 Annual General Meeting’s for BC Milk/BCDA/DIDC are going virtual! The BCMMB is excited to participate in this important event by bringing this year’s AGM directly to you virtually. Save the Date! The 2020…
Producers should be aware that no level of detectable inhibitor (antibiotic) residue is permissible in milk and will result in the rejection of the load if positive results are found when the milk arrives at…
Producer Data and Deadlines_September_2020_August Production
2020 Election packages have been distributed to producers. Each package contained the Election and Appointment Rules and Procedures, a One-Time Amendment to Election Rules & Procedures from BCFIRB, a Voting Producer Registration form, a Nomination form and the…
Election Information Packages were mailed in late August to all producers by the Independent Elections Officer (IEO). Each package will contain the Election Rules and Procedures, One-Time Amendment to Election Rules & Procedures from BCFIRB,…
The Board continues to monitor the market demand across the west and anticipates a change in supply through the fall months due to the natural seasonality of milk production. Although the western milk pool (WMP)…
Producer Data and Deadlines_August_2020_July Production
As part of the BC Milk Marketing Board’s effort to continually review and update its various policies and operations, the Board has taken action to update the Producer Advance Pricing calculation. The Minimum Advance Payment…
Notice to Organic Producers – 5% Sleeve Sept 2020 to Feb 2021
A friendly reminder to producers to review and check these commonly found issues that can affect quality milk and potentially lead to milk rejections: Check for proper cooling and operation of condensing equipment. This is…
On May 5, 2020 the BC government announced a 5-phase plan to open BC’s economic activity. BC is currently working through stage 3 of this plan and is experiencing some challenges as the warm summer…
The New Entrant Program (NEP) The policy objective of a New Entrant Program (NEP) is simply to encourage and facilitate people to enter the dairy industry as new producers. The Board’s NEP program provides 15kgs…
The annual licence fee and levies for the 2020/2021 Producer Licences effective August 1, 2020 will be deducted from the final June producer milk pay to be deposited on July 20, 2020. These licences will…
Please note that the link in the email sent to produces yesterday (Tuesday July 14) notifying of statements being ready to view has an incorrect web address. This will be corrected next month when this…
Notice to Organic Producers-AUGUST 2020 Specialty Quota Exchange
Organic Expression of Interest List The Board would like to remind all producers that we continue to hold an Organic Expression of Interest List for producers wishing to join the organic pool. If you are…
Producer Data and Deadlines_July_2020_June 2020 Production
It has been 12 months since the BC Milk Marketing Board has been live with its new MMS IT system and the associated producer and processor portal sites. We are currently still supporting the old…
In consultation with SPAC, the Board has adjusted the organic sleeve allocation policy effective July 1, 2020. Previously, organic producers would be eligible for 100% of the next periods sleeve + additional share of sleeve…
The BC Milk Marketing Board is pleased to announce that Ben Janzen has been re-appointed as Chair by the BC government (Order in Council) for a term, effective July 31, 2020 to July 31, 2021.…
On June 1, 2020 the BC Milk Board, in partnership with the Western Milk Pool, bound a Product Contamination insurance policy. This policy is designed to provide coverage to the Producers and the Board in…
On May 5, 2020 the BC government announced a 5-phase plan to open BCs economic activity. Over the past 8 weeks the BC Milk Board (the Board) has been actively working with the Western Milk…
Over the past nine weeks, the BC Milk Board (the Board) has been managing production in reaction to volatile market conditions due to the COVID 19 pandemic. In April, the Board announced adjusted production measures…
The BC Milk Marketing Board has issued and posted to its website a new Consolidated Order (C.O.), which is effective as of June 1, 2020. It is a consolidation of all the Board’s previous amending…
Reminder to all dairy producers planning on installing new equipment, from bulk tanks to robotic milking systems: it is a requirement of the BC Ministry of Agriculture to notify the ministry of all planned installations…
It has been nine months since the BC Milk Marketing Board has been live with its new MMS IT system and the associated producer portal site which has several tools and pages of your farm’s…
The Board would like to thank producers for their continuing adaptability and patience in adjusting their production to meet demand during this crisis, especially since we know you are also facing your own challenges not…
Look for this document to be updated and posted on our website every month to correspond with the posting of the monthly producer statements in MMS. Producer Data & Deadlines – April 2020
BC Milk continues to carefully review the demand for dairy products from the impact of the measures taken to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Board continues to see strong demand for dairy…
Due to the staff of the BC Milk Marketing Board no longer working from the office caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efficiencies gained through electronic means, effective immediately all payments to…
BC Milk continues to carefully review the significant increase in demand for dairy products from the impact of the measures taken to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Board is still seeing strong…
Background: As you may be aware from recent news reports, The a2 Milk Company Limited (“a2MC”) has granted to Agrifoods Cooperative (through its affiliate Meadowfresh Dairy Corporation) the exclusive license to use the trademarks and…
To ensure no interruption in receiving your VOLUME & TEST RESULT emails; we highly recommend that you add the following 2 email addresses to your Safe Senders List: · Volumes (emails): BCHandheld@BCMilk.com · Test Result…
Please click the following link: BC Dairy Producer COVID 19 QA – March 23 2020
BC Milk has been carefully reviewing the significant increase in demand for dairy products from the impact of the measures taken to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Board is currently seeing higher…
COVID-19 Q&A for Dairy Producers Service provider visits to your farm How can farmers implement social distancing with all the people who are required to come on-farm on a regular basis (e.g. milk truck driver,…
All Spring Producer Meetings Postponed In keeping with provincial and federal guidelines to reduce the potential risk of exposure and spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Board has made the decision to postpone the…
BC Milk Marketing Board Operations In keeping with provincial and federal guidelines to reduce the potential risk of exposure to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Board is significantly limiting the number of staff working from…
At around 3:30pm today a notification went out to all producers that producer statements were ready and available to be viewed by logging in to your producer account on the MMS site. Unfortunately, due to…
Welcome to the New BC Milk Marketing Board Website! The Board is happy to announce that we have launched our newly redesigned website today at bcmilk.com. If you have the old website saved in your…
** Please note: Meeting times have been revised for Bulkley Valley & Vancouver Island The Board plans to hold regional spring producer meetings to discuss some important industry updates, including effective transportation of dairy components…
The Board wants to remind producers that if you did not set up milk test results notifications in the new MMS system, you have NOT been receiving emailed test results. All producers should be receiving…
The New Entrant Program (NEP) The policy objective of a New Entrant Program (NEP) is simply to encourage and facilitate people to enter the dairy industry as new producers. The Board’s NEP program provides 15kgs…
On June 7, 2019, the Board reviewed a request from a producer to receive the Train Accessibility Discount on a farm that was not eligible due to conditions outside the farms control. Producers are eligible…
The CDC advised that as of January 30th, 93% of BC producers had received their DDPP compensation payment. However there remain some producers who have not yet registered for the compensation to which they are…
The current sleeve for organic producers will come to an end on February 29, 2020 as a new sleeve period will begin on March 1, 2020. The following notice applies to all organic producers in…
The Board has received the following update today from the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) regarding the planned compensation for dairy producers as a result of market access commitments made under recent international trade agreements. The…
On June 7, 2019, the Board reviewed a request from a producer to receive the Train-Accessibility Discount on a farm that was not eligible due to conditions outside the farms control. Producers are eligible for…
The Quota Exchange Committee (QEC) met on August 29, 2019 to review the current market clearing price model and the quota exchange activity through the 2018-2019 dairy year. The QEC made two recommendations to the…
The Board has received the following update today from the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) regarding the planned compensation for dairy producers as a result of market access commitments made under recent international trade agreements: The…
The CDC has advised provincial boards that a DDPP registration form is currently circulating on Facebook. Producers should NOT use any DDPP forms from ANY social media platforms. Producers need to get the REAL form…
The Milk Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) is responsible to appoint one non-producer Board member to the BCMMB every three years. On October 22, 2019, the MIAC re-appointed Mr. Gerd Andres to the BCMMB, effective December…
The Board is pleased to advise that its 30th Annual Report for the 2018/2019 Dairy Year is now available online on the BC Milk Marketing Board website. Hardcopy print versions of the report were also…
The Board has received an update from the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) regarding the planned compensation for dairy producers as a result of market access commitments made under recent international trade agreements. All producers should receive a…
On November 1, 2019, the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) announced that there will be a national price increase of 1.934% for milk utilized in Classes 1,2,3 and 4 effective February 1, 2020. This price increase…
Since October 12, 2019, we noticed a significant increase in high Individual Bacteria Count (IBC) test results for producers. Our goal is to only report samples which we believe are a true representation of a producer’s milk…
Time, Date and Place 5:30 PM Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Parq Grand Ballroom JW Marriott Parq Vancouver 39 Smithe Street Vancouver, British Columbia Producer Registration Starts at 3:00 PM (One Vote per IRMA Number for…
The BC Milk Marketing Board (BCMMB) submitted a policy on non-family succession to the BC Farm Industry Review Board (BC FIRB) on May 10, 2019 following two years of consultation. The BC FIRB provided the following decision…
Deadline for Applications is February 5, 2020 The Board is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for those interested in becoming New Entrants to the dairy industry with a desire to start…
Statements: Since the September Producer Statements (for August production) will be uploaded to the producer secure area of MMS by the end of the day, we wanted to highlight some of the key differences in…
When milk samples are taken on farm, we affix a unique barcode to coordinate and differentiate between milk samples for testing. We are aware of an issue where we received a batch of duplicate barcodes…
The Board wishes to notify all Organic Producers that there will be a Specialty (Organic) Quota Exchange in October 2019. Details for the First October 2019 Specialty Quota Exchange are as follows: 0.83 kilograms/day of…
As per the federal government’s announcement of August 16, 2019, dairy farmers across Canada will be paid $1.75B over eight years as compensation for the losses to Canadian dairy farmers due to the impact of…
On October 1, 2018, the national dairy system agreed to change the way milk production was forecasted in the country. This model, commonly referred to as TR/TQ (total requirements/total quota), was developed by the Canadian…
Advance payments for producers are calculated at the time the previous month’s statements are issued. For example, August 2019 advances were calculated and displayed for information on the July month-end statements that were published earlier…
The Board wants to remind producers that if you do not set up milk test results notifications in the new MMS system, you will NOT receive emailed test results. Once you have access to your new…
The current sleeve for organic producers will come to an end on August 31, 2019 as a new sleeve period will begin on September 1, 2019. The following notice applies to all organic producers in…
The Board is pleased to announce that the new Milk Management System has gone live today! A reminder of the key changes that will affect producers: Quota buying and selling will be conducted through an…
The Board plans to hold regional fall producer meetings this year to discuss some important industry issues, including effective transportation of dairy components across Western Canada and processing initiatives. All producers are invited to attend regional meetings…
