Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust

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THE DELTA FARMLAND AND WILDLIFE TRUST, a non-profit, community-based, charitable society whose mission is to promote the preservation of farmland and associated wildlife habitat in the Fraser River delta through sustainable farming and land stewardship (referred to hereafter as "DFWT").

TO BE ELIGABLE FOR THIS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MUST:

1. be a registered landowner on the current Certificate of Title or Deed to the land: or
2. be entitled to become the registered landowner on Certificate of Title or Deed to the land under a contract, court order or any other legal instrument; or
3. have a valid land rental agreement to manage land for term of the Stewardship Agreement, and acknowledgement from the registered Landowner; or
4. be Indigenous (First Nation, Métis Nation, Inuit): a First Nation, Métis Nation or Inuit single person or a First Nation, Métis Nation or Inuit organization managing agricultural land. For example, be a First Nations Peoples in lawful possession of farmland under subsections 20(1), 20(2), or 20(3) of the Indian Act, or be a First Nations Band meeting these preceding conditions with an interest in farmland within the meaning of the Indian Act; and
5. have completed an agri-environmental risk assessment such as Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) or demonstrate working towards completing an agri-environmental risk assessment - prior to receiving final stewardship payments

DFWT shares some of the field data collected during our monitoring programs with funders. Please indicate below if you give permission to include the geographical location of your field with the associated data (typically this would be results from soil sampling). If you do not give consent, the field sampling data will be shared without being connected to a specific geographical location.

WHEREAS: The Cooperator and DFWT have agreed to cost share the establishment of a Blueberry Rest Cover Crop for the purposes of soil conservation and wildlife habitat enhancement in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, in the Province of British Columbia.

THE COOPERATOR WILL:

1. plant a cover crop at a seeding rate appropriate to the crop type by an appropriate planting date, (see blueberry rest brochure) within the fields identified in this agreement. (Please note that approval is dependent on funding availability. New applications are treated on a first-come, first-served basis and funding will be allocated until it is fully utilized. Submitting your agreement as soon as possible is recommended.)
2. maintain and manage the field as a cover crop from the fall planting date to March 31st of the following year and ensure that plow down of the cover crop does not occur before March 31, 2025, unless DFWT is advised of and agrees to an earlier plow down date.
3. allow DFWT to monitor fields for wildlife use, vegetation growth, and/or soil quality from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.
4. agree not to receive reimbursement or exchange for rent payment for the BRP from any other program or agreement.
5. indemnify and save harmless DFWT from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, damages or losses, howsoever arising as a result of the establishment and operation of the Blueberry Rest Cover Crop Program.

THE DELTA FARMLAND AND WILDLIFE TRUST WILL: 

1. share the cost of establishing cover crops within Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, BC, on fields that were previously planted with blueberries, by paying a per acre rate for cover crops planted under the guidelines of the DFWT Blueberry Rest Program (Cover Crops). Cost-share rates and planting guidelines can be found in the Blueberry Rest Program brochure, and cooperators should thoroughly review the cost-share rates for 2024.
2. make payment in winter 2024, after all project details have been received with completed information and signatures from the Cooperator, and after Field Technicians have had the opportunity to verify all the acreage and waterfowl pressure.

Respondent Consent
The Province of British Columbia supports inclusive and increased representation of underrepresented groups. By providing the information below, you are helping to improve the delivery of programming. At this time, the questions focus on three identity groups (Indigenous, women, and youth), and do not cover all potential groups who are underrepresented in the agriculture sector. We plan to expand the focus to other underrepresented groups in future. 

Your personal information is collected under section 26(c) and 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purposes of evaluating applications and for the planning and evaluating of the S-CAP Ministry Program. The demographic information you provide is voluntary and will not be used to assess your eligibility for this program. Each individual understands the purposes of the collection, use, and disclosure of their demographic personal information. The information you provide will be shared with the federal government to fulfill the provincial obligations under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (S-CAP) bilateral agreement. It may be combined with other survey or administrative data sources and used for statistical, research and evaluation purposes. If any information is published, your responses will be combined with the responses of others so that you cannot be identified. If you have any questions about the collection of your information, please contact the Director of Sector Insights and Corporate Initiatives at  alstats@gov.bc.ca. 

By submitting the form you will be redirected to our field information survey. Please confirm that all information provided here is correct, as you will not be able to change your answers once submitted.