New Entrant Program (NEP) Results 2022-2023 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…
BC Dairy and BC Milk are moving forward with plans to bring our organizations closer together to better serve BC dairy producers and other industry partners including dairy processors as part of the Western Milk…
WMP CEO Announcement WMP Nolan Berg – Bio
The following candidates, who will move to the next stage of the NEPO selection process, are: Scott Syme Cynthia Marie Dueck Keanan Walter Thomas Witzel Jeremy Henk Goosen Logan Peter Hugh Davis Jonathan Marc Wouda…
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 New Entrant Program (NEP/NEPO) it is now accepting applications for those interested in becoming New Entrants to the dairy industry with a desire to start production by December 31, 2024. The deadline for NEP/NEPO…
The amended New Entrant Program (NEP) Guide is now uploaded to the BCMMB NEP Program page. The purpose of this amendment is to provide further details regarding the policies of the newly introduced New Entrant…
In an effort to match the high demand that exists in the organic industry, the Board has introduced the New Entrant Program Organic (NEPO) to encourage more new entrants to venture into organic farming. On…
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 by December 31, 2024. The deadline…
The Board is pleased to announce that it will be accepting applications for those interested in becoming New Entrants to the dairy industry with a desire to start production by December 31, 2024. The online…
The BCMMB 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held virtually Tuesday, November 22, 2022 (together with the BC Dairy Association & the Dairy Industry Development Council) Please contact Lori Sharpe for assistance at lsharpe@bcmilk.com BCMMB…
Please click to view: BC Milk Marketing Board Annual Report 2021-2022 To download and print please click here: Annual Report Downloads: Annual Report (33rd) – 2021-2022 Dairy Year
CDC Price Increase Announced – February 1, 2023 On November 1, 2022, the Canadian Dairy Commission announced a price increase on farm gate prices effective February 1, 2023. Please click on the links below for…
The Milk Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) is established by the BC Government, under the Natural Products Marketing Act (BC) and the British Columbia Milk Marketing Board Regulation. The committee’s makeup of producers and processors is…
Notice to Industry – Progressive Penalty Policy Update
WMP Announcement-Other Stakeholders – September 29, 2022 WMP November Announcement-November 15 2022
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 of Continuous Daily Quota (CDQ)…
CDC Price Increase Announced – September 1, 2022 On June 21, 2022, the Canadian Dairy Commission announced a price increase on farm gate prices effective September 1, 2022. Please click on the link below for…
BCMMB Member Appointment by the Milk Industry Advisory Committee The British Columbia Milk Marketing Board, under federal and provincial law, promotes, controls and regulates the production, transportation, packing, storing and marketing of milk, fluid milk…
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 at the BC Milk Marketing Board office by February 8, 2022 at 4:00pm PST to qualify for the random draw. The…
The 2021 Election for Members of the BC Milk Marketing Board has been concluded by the Independent Elections Officer (IEO). The 2021 election provided vacancies for two positions. Three valid nominations were received for the…
Due to the recent extreme weather conditions and challenges caused by the flooding, the BC Milk Marketing Board Annual General Meeting will now be deferred and held through an online only format on December 10th,…
Please click to view: BC Milk Marketing Board Annual Report To download and print please click here: Annual Report Downloads: Annual Report (32nd) – 2020/2021 Dairy Year
The BC Milk Marketing Board (BC Milk) has concluded its initial investigation into the allegations of violations of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle at Cedar Valley Farms. BC…
BC Milk Marketing Board – Notice of 2021 AGM Please note: To register for the virtual AGM please click the meeting link on the notice then click on “TICKETS” and use your IRMA number to…
CDC Price Increase Announced – February 1, 2022 On October 29th, 2021, the Canadian Dairy Commission announced a price increase on farm gate prices effective February 1, 2022. Please click on the link below for…
The organic premium in BC was established over 20 years ago when the market was originally developed in the province. The market currently makes up 4.5% of the overall sales in the province and predominantly…
Cedar Valley Farms License Suspension The BC Milk Marketing Board has received information from the BC SPCA regarding violations of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle on a dairy…
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 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…
Plant of Last Resort (PLR) Announcement April 2021
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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.…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
