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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER JANUARY 1, 2017 31 some growers. "You've got to get your soil samples done, your bio- assay, what variety you pick, your support system, your irrigation system … it all has to be up to par in order for it to be accepted," Bagha said. The steps are clear, but making sure the paperwork is in order is where extension workers play a role. "They encourage us to come and see them to fill out the application with them because they know what needs to be done," Bagha said. "They deal with this on a daily basis." Withler said consultations with the advisers provide support and counsel many growers have found helpful and of ongoing benefit to their operations. "Having this time with an adviser and application process, it's really made some of our growers look at their farms and look at their future," he said. • Peter Mitham is a freelance writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. B.C.'s replant history O riginally launched in 1991 to help B.C. growers transition orchards to new, high-density plant- ings that would help them to be more competitive, the initiative originally aimed to replant 14,500 acres of orchard, or about 70 to 75 percent of the tree fruit acreage that existed in 1990. By 1999, the province had paid approximately 18 million Canadian dollars (worth about $12 million in U.S. dollars at the time) to growers, with more than 5,000 acres replanted. A pledge of C$25 million (about $16.75 million) in funding that year extended the program through 2005, with additional tweaks in 2002 that saw more than 11,000 acres of orchard replanted by March 31, 2007. During this period, administration of the program shifted from the Okanagan Valley Tree Fruit Authority, established in 1990 to oversee the replant program, to the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C., which held funds in trust on behalf of industry. The province eventually delegated authority for the program to growers; today, administration lies with the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association. The latest funding allocation of C$9.4 million will support the program from 2015 to 2022 and brings the government's total commitment to the program since inception to approximately C$66 million (between $45 million and $50 million). While the program has long surpassed its initial acreage goals, it remains a key support to B.C. growers seeking to upgrade their orchards and has inspired similar programs elsewhere, most notably in Nova Scotia. —P. 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