Agriculture Sector

At EDI, we provide services that support agricultural producers with their environmental stewardship initiatives. Our team includes Professional Agrologists and experts in planning, soil science, vegetation ecology, erosion and sediment control, GIS, and mapping. Whether it be assessing an agricultural site before or after project activities, considering impacts of crop changes, restoring or reclaiming a site, categorizing competing land uses, evaluating biodiversity, or navigating regulatory processes — EDI has it covered.

 Services EDI provides in the agriculture sector include:

  • Coordination and environmental support for the BC Agricultural Land Commission for projects located in the Agricultural Land Reserve including agricultural soils capability assessments, preliminary and post-reclamation assessments, fill/soil management, and erosion and sediment control.
  • Assessment of riparian area management, erosion control, vegetation buffers, biodiversity, and habitat enhancement.
  • Government agency liaison (Indigenous, municipal, provincial, territorial, and federal) and permitting support.
  • Construction environmental management, planning, and monitoring.
  • Effects assessment related to native grasslands, drainage, and Species at Risk.

Featured Projects

Drainage Management Guide – Environmental Farm Plan

EDI was responsible for managing an update of the provincial Drainage Management Guide, associated with…

Yon-Der Farms Aggregate Mine – Non-farm Activities in the Agricultural Land Reserve

Since 2009, Yon-Der Farms near Prince George, BC, has operated an aggregate mine on land…

Analysis of Implementing Solar Electricity On-Farm

In association with Midgard Consulting, EDI co-authored an environmental and social impact assessment of installing…

Village of Telkwa Watermain Project – Non-farm Activities in the Agricultural Land Reserve

The Village of Telkwa has constructed an access road and watermain in British Columbia’s Agricultural…