November 2007 Meat Industry Enhancement Strategy & Meat Transition Assistance Program

1. November 2007 Meat Industry Enhancement Strategy & Meat Transition Assistance Program

2. BCFPA Priorities • Coordinate, enhance, develop BC food processing sector • Represent all BC food processors • Provide industry voice to government and consumers • Contribute to relevant public policy • Pursue key initiatives

3. BCFPA Initiatives BCFPA is committed, by 2009, to achieve: • Maintenance and enhancement of BC’s meat processing infrastructure • A Food and BioProducts Technology and Commercialization Centre for BC processors • A strong BC Foods branding initiative with a long-term marketing plan • A labour force development strategy • Active Committees to address industry sector and policy issues, including small-scale interests

4. Meat Processing Initiative: MIES/MTAP Goals • Reasonable access to provincially licensed slaughter facilities for all BC regions • Increased licensed livestock slaughter capacity • A basis for future expansion

5. BCFPA Meat Processing Programs Supported by Province, managed by BCFPA: • Meat Industry Enhancement Strategy • Field work, coordination, policy analysis for plants • Help Desk: assist plants through BCCDC licensing • Print and Web resources: Guide, Planning Tools, Web site, newsletter, brochure • Meat Transition Assistance Program • 50-50 money for individual plants or community solutions to meet new standards

6. MTAP Individual Plants • $3M+ set aside for individual plants • 50-50 dollars to max $50K per plant • Reimburses eligible expenses when plant licensed • 58 applications received by 30 Sep 2006 deadline/39 approved/18 pending

7. MTAP Community Solutions • $1M+ set aside for “community solutions” • 50-50 dollars to max $100K per project • Requires: • Stakeholder group with plan for region • Broad representation: producers, local govt, MLA, plus processor proponent • Area must be “under-served” e.g. no custom kill • Proposal should enhance meat processing capacity • 28 applications received to date/10 approved/18 pending

8. Plants on Help Desk List • From estimated 300+ in 2005, • made contact with 115 • retained 50+ by Sep 2006 • Currently have 60+ files open for unlicensed plants • 50 interested in proceeding to licensing • Currently 29 provincially licensed • 5 Class “C” transitional licences • Of the 44 • half are upgrades, half new builds • 3/4 red meat, 1/4 poultry • 8 are mobiles

9. Vancouver Island/ Gulf Island Licenced • Maplewood Farms – Victoria • Valleyview Farms – Nanimo • Gunter Bros. – Courtenay • Island Farmhouse Poultry – Cowichan Bay • The Cluck Stops Here – Qualicum • Al’s Feathers Be Gone – Port Alberni • Sunshine Acres – Black Creek • Campbell Farm – Saturna Is. • Somerset Farm – Gabriola Is. • Hidden Valley Processing – Duncan • StoneCroft Farm – Black Creek

10. Mainland Licenced • South Peace Colony Poultry – Dawson Creek • Johnson Packers – Chilliwack • Scotts Meats – Agassiz • Fraser Valley Duck and Goose Farm • AGM Beef Farm Ltd. – Cloverdale • Rodear Meats – Big Lake • Farmcrest Foods Ltd. – Salmon Arm • Gate to Plate Food services Inc. – Fort st. John • Fairline Development Canada – Richmond • Rainer Custom Cutting – Darfield

11. Mainland Licenced (cont.) • Riverside Meats – Salmon Arm • Peace Country Poultry – Farmington • Kawano Farms – Prince George • Spokin Lake Meats – 150 Mile House • Country Locker – Vanderhoof • Kam Lake View Meats – Kamloops • Van Diemen Turkey Farm Ltd. - Keremeos

12. Class “C” Transitional Licenced • Ceres Circle Farm – Kelowna • North Okanagan Game Farm – Enderby • Gold Creek Custom Meats – Cranbrook • Mike Roberts Slaughter Establishment – Armstrong • Gammenthaler Slaughter Establishment – Telkwa • Tarzwell Farms – Creston

13. Contact us BC Food Processors Association 1.877.356.1660 Don Davidson don.davidson@bcfpa.ca Kathleen Gibson kathleen.gibson@bcfpa.ca Donna Brendon info@bcfpa.ca Tony Toth tt@bcfpa.ca www.bcfpa.ca/mies.html