B.C. Pledges $2.5 Million for Biosecurity Upgrades at Fraser Valley Poultry Farms
Grants of up to $30,000 per farm will finance technology-driven barn defenses ahead of fall migration disease risk.
Overview
- About 75 Fraser Valley poultry farms are set to benefit from the funding program.
- Projects must have begun after January 1 2025 or start in the future to qualify for the grants.
- Eligible farms can receive up to $30,000 each to install measures such as air filtration and ultraviolet light systems.
- Authorities anticipate most of the biosecurity upgrades to be completed by fall 2025 when migration patterns heighten virus spread risk.
- The initiative follows roughly 200 avian flu outbreaks and the culling of nine million birds in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland since 2022, with the last commercial flock case in January.