Planting the seeds for a sustainable future - City of Kamloops

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Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 2INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 4CURRENT SETTING .......................................................................................................................................................... 11AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE BASE ................................................................................................................................. 17FARM CHARACTERISTICS IN KAMLOOPS ...................................................................................................................... 25TRENDS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 41POLICY FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................................................................... 43ISSUES SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................ 51APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................................................................... 59MAPS. ................................................................................................................................................................................. 70REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................................................... 71CITY OF KAMLOOPS 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis report was prepared by City Staff;with technical support from:Gary Rolston, Professional Agrologist, From the Ground Up Rural Resource Consultants Inc., Courtenay BCGraham Strachan, Professional Agrologist, Agricultural Specialist, Kamloops BCJeremy Cooke, Professional Engineer, AC Eagle Enterprises Ltd, Kamloops BCand with the assistance of the Agriculture Advisory Committee:Martin Collins, BC Agricultural Land Commission Jim Forbes, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (MOAL)Nelly Dever, CouncillorIan Farber, Public MemberDarren Dempsey, BC Stockmens Association David Comrie, Certified Organic Association of BCDieter Dudy, Farmers' Market Association Ted Blackwell, Dairy FarmerJimmy Dhaliwal, Vegetable FarmerJennifer Schroeder, Public MemberStaffRandy Lambright, Planning & Development Manager, MCIP, RPPMaren Luciani, Planner, MCIP, RPPFundersCity of KamloopsInvestment Agriculture FoundationThis background report was funded in part by theInvestment Agriculture Foundation of BC throughprograms it delivers on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the BC Ministry of Agriculture.CITY OF KAMLOOPS 1
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Page 18 and 19: Urban agriculture connects urban dw
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Page 22 and 23: Ranchers in Kamloops depend on Crow
Page 24 and 25: Plant Hardiness ZonesThe Plant Hard
Page 26 and 27: The Importance of Ranch and RangeKa
Page 28 and 29: AGRICULTURAL CAPABILITYFigure 3 - C
Page 30 and 31: Table 5 - Owned and Rented (Owned v
Page 32 and 33: Livestock Use (by parcels) 74% (150
Page 34 and 35: Change in Farm EnterprisesThe local
Page 36 and 37: Gross Margin ($ per farm)Gross Marg
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Page 40 and 41: cooling activities would increase t
Page 42 and 43: MarketingMarketing is both a hindra
Page 44 and 45: PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL TRENDSThe 1
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Page 48 and 49: Farm Practices Protection ActThe Fa
Page 50 and 51: The Land Conservancy of BCThe Land
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Zoning By-law No. 5-1-2001A section
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SUPPORTING INDUSTRY DIVERSIFICATION
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