Upcoming events
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 10:00
Underused Housing Tax - Ag Sector Update
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
10:00 am PST
Zoom
Kurt Oelschlagel and Darren Taylor of BDO Canada will offer their insights into the new Underused Housing Tax (UHT) and its implications for individuals and business in the agricultural sector. This presentation will provide you with an overview of the UHT and how it applies to under-used residential properties. It will and help you gain an understanding of whether you are excluded from any filing obligations or whether you or your business may need to file a UHT return and the typical exemptions that may apply.
Sector specific issues will be addressed, such as multiple or multi-unit residential properties inhabited by owners and/or extended family members and seasonal accommodation use for temporary foreign workers.
This UHT legislation, which was new for 2022, requires UHT returns be filed on or before May 1, 2023.
Farms with multiple residential properties and family farm corporations with residential properties need to understand their filing and exemption requirements before this deadline.
Click here for online registration
Please feel free to share this information with any one in the Agriculture Sector that may benefit from this workshop.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or directly:
Della Oberhoffner, General Manager
BC Council of Marketing Boards/Centre for Organizational Governance in Agriculture
778.242.0285
office@bccoga.ca
- Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 10:00 to 15:00
Regional District Okanagan Similkameen
Agriculture Wildfire Preparedness Forum
Date: Thursday April 13th, 2023
Time: 10am – 3pm (registration and coffee at 9:30am)
Location: Rockridge Canyon and Resort Conference Centre, Princeton
Join RDOS emergency management, FireSmart, BC Wildfire Service and special guests for an interactive information exchange on wildfire preparedness for agriculture.
Learn how to protect your farm or ranch from wildfires and how to create a wildfire plan
Presentations by BC Wildfire Service, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen's FireSmart team, Ministry of Agriculture, ALERT, and others
Learn about the Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture Program
Wildfire panel Q+A & group discussions
Discuss your wildfire concerns with local agencies
Register today to save your spot!
Register : https://forms.office.com/r/nHHCzQGKib
or email firesmart@rdos.bc.ca
- Monday, April 17, 2023 - 09:00 to 12:00
Cover Crops in the Vineyard
Kalala Organic Vineyards, West Kelowna
Monday, April 17th, 2023
9am - 12pm
Presenters:
Hans Buchler, 2021 Viticulturist of the Year
Dr. Mehdi Sharifi, SuRDC
Lisa Wambold, TerraLink
Topics:
Benefits
Seed selection
Soil & irrigation considerations
Funding programs to offset costs
Light refreshments supplied by TerraLink
By cash donation at the event
RSVP by email info@sustainablewinegrowingbc.ca
See attached poster for more details
- Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 09:00
Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.
Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00
April 20, 2023
Dr. Jose Ramon Urbez-Torres, AAFC, Summerland Research & Development
From nursery to vineyard: sustainable management of grapevine trunk diseases:
Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs), caused by many different fungi, are considered one of the main biotic factors reducing yields and limiting vineyards’ lifespan worldwide, including British Columbia. This presentation will summarize some of the work conducted during the past few years under the Canadian Agriculture Partnership program funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the BCWGC. We will present some of the latest research findings on the epidemiology of these diseases in BC and how this information can be used to implement effective control strategies. The current health status of nursery stock planted in Canada regarding these diseases and the role that both abiotic and biotic stress factors may play on fungal infection and disease development will be presented. Finally, we will provide the latest research results on sustainable management of GTDs in BC, including promising biocontrol agents and pruning techniques that can be implemented to minimize the impact of these devastating diseases.
- Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 09:00
Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.
Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00
May 18, 2023
Dr. Tanja Voegel – Crown Gall in Grapevines
Crown Gall is a bacterial disease that causes major damage to vineyards in cold-climate viticulture regions world-wide. This presentation reviews available information and provides updates on biocontrol and sustainable management strategies.
Membership on the R&D Committee is open to all grape growers and winery representatives, in good standing, on a voluntary basis as well as non-voting members who are partners and stakeholders.
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