In-kind
BC | Emergency Flood Forage Program
The program supports commercial livestock businesses in the response stage i.e., as they respond to the impacts of the Atmospheric River event (“the Event”) and transition to a revised operational strategy. The program provides immediate emergency forage support to facilitate those transitions and/or to continue to respond flooding impacts.
The program provides hay for commercial livestock businesses that, due to the Atmospheric River event and related activities: a) cannot access their normal forage and hay supply, and b) have lost their operation’s hay and forage which are required for animal welfare
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- Last updated 3 years ago
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Description
The program supports commercial livestock businesses in the response stage i.e., as they respond to the impacts of the Atmospheric River event (“the Event”) and transition to a revised operational strategy. The program provides immediate emergency forage support to facilitate those transitions and/or to continue to respond flooding impacts.
The program provides hay for commercial livestock businesses that, due to the Atmospheric River event and related activities: a) cannot access their normal forage and hay supply, and b) have lost their operation’s hay and forage which are required for animal welfare
The flood forage program does:
- Provide farm businesses with relief during an approved timeframe, allowing businesses time to find alternative forage options and supporting immediate livestock health and welfare
- Provide hay for eligible livestock based upon standard animal consumption levels
- Encourages businesses to begin transition planning as soon as possible
- Require that the feeding and forage storage locations are safe, feed transportation can be done in a safe manner and livestock caregivers are secure.