Zbeetnoff Agro-Environmental Consulting

15787 Buena Vista Avenue | White Rock, BC | V4B 1Z9 | Tel: 604-535-7721 | Fax: 604-535-4421 | Email: zbeetnoff@telus.net

PROJECT LIST

Agricultural Plans

Preparation of a Farm Plan for Organic Vegetable Production Associated with Proposed Assembly Land Use in the ALR. (Client: Po Lam Buddhist Association, Chilliwack, BC)

Agricultural Area Plan. In association with Quadra Planning Consultants Ltd., Coquitlam, BC. (Client:Township of Spallumcheen, BC)

Phase 1 Agricultural Options Identification and Analysis of Colony Farm Regional Park. In association with Quadra Planning Consultants Ltd., Coquitlam, BC. (Client: GVRD)

Maple Ridge Agricultural Policy Review. In association with Quadra Planning Consultants Ltd., Coquitlam, BC, and Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC. (Client: District of Maple Ridge)

Chilliwack Agricultural Sector Strategy Update. In association with Lions Gate Consulting Inc., Vancouver, BC. (Client: Chilliwack Agricultural Commission)

Deas Slough/Shato Holdings Context Study. In association with Quadra Planning Consultants Ltd., Vancouver, BC. (Client: Corporation of Delta)

Development of an Economic Strategy for Agriculture in the BC Lower Mainland. Subcontract to Artemis Holdings Inc., Burnaby, BC. (Client: GVRD, FVRD) [website]

Preparation of an Agricultural Servicing Study in the Hazelmere Valley, Surrey, BC for Greenhouse Development. Subcontract to Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd., Burnaby, BC. (Client: City of Surrey, Engineering Department)

Development of a Land Management Plan for Boundary Bay Airport. In association with Quadra Planning Consultants Ltd., Coquitlam, BC. (Client: Corporation of Delta)

Development of the Surrey Agricultural Plan. (Client: City of Surrey, Agricultural Advisory Committee) [website]

Preparation of Farm Plan for Assembly Land Use Application in the ALR. (Client: Private Confidential)

Commodity Sector Profiles

Update of the North American Greenhouse Vegetable Industry. (Client: Farm Credit Corporation, Regina, Saskatchewan)

Marketing Strategy for Greenhouse Vegetables. Sub-contact to JRG Consulting Group, Guelph, Ontario. (Client: Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers)

Strategic Profile of the North American Greenhouse Vegetable Industry. (Client: Farm Credit Corporation, Regina, Saskatchewan)

Strategic Profile of the BC Greenhouse Vegetable Industry. (Client: Farm Credit Corporation, CIBC)

Agricultural Profile of the BC Raspberry Sector. (Client: ARDSA, BC Raspberry Growers Association)

Economic Profile of the BC Natural Health Products Industry. (Client: BC Nutraceutical and Functional Foods Network) [website]

Agricultural Profile of the BC Turkey Sector. (Client: ARDSA, BC Turkey Marketing Board)

Agricultural Profile of the BC Chicken Sector. (Client: ARDSA, BC Chicken Marketing Board).

Agricultural Profile of the BC Egg Sector. (Client: ARDSA, BC Egg Marketing Board)

Agricultural Profile of the BC Broiler Hatching Egg Sector. (Client: ARDSA, BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission).

BC Grains and Seeds Commodity and Policy Profile. (Client: ARDSA, BC Grain Producers Association)

Farm Business Management

Preparation of Background Materials for the Landscape “Managing Marketing and Sales” Module. Sub-contract to McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC. (Client: Canadian Nursery Landscape Association)

Preparation of a Business Plan and Marketing Agency Application for a Greenhouse Vegetable Marketing Agency. In association with View West Marketing, Victoria, BC. (Client: Global Greenhouse Produce Inc., Surrey, BC)

Preparation of a Business Plan for an Egg Grading and Marketing Agency. (Client: Fresh Start Foods Corporation, Abbotsford, BC

Advisor to New Crop Farm Development in the BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Private)

Competitive Factors Affecting the British Columbia Regulated Marketing Sector. Sub-contract to View West Marketing Inc., Victoria, BC. (Client: British Columbia Marketing Board)

Preparation of a Business Plan for Mushroom Marketing Agency Application. (Client: All Seasons Mushroom Farms Inc.)

Preparation of a BC Broiler Business Plan. (Client: BC Chicken Marketing Board, Canada-BC Farm Business Management Program) [website]

Development of a Grain Farm Business Plan for the BC Peace River Region. (Client: ARDSA)

On-Farm Management Accounting Training to Dairy, Beef and Poultry Farmers in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. (Client: ARDCORP)

Farming Practices and Technology Evaluation

Review of Closed Greenhouse Technology Systems. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC. (Client: BC Greenhouse Growers Association)

Development of Materials for the "Biodiversity" and "Risk to Biodiversity" Chapters for the BC Environmental Farm Planners Manual. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC. (Client: BC Agriculture-Environment Partnership Initiative)

Development of On-Farm Microbial Food Safety Check Lists in the Field Vegetable/berries, Tree Fruit, Mushrooms, and Vegetable Greenhouse Sectors. (Client: BC Horticultural Coalition)

Proposal Preparation for the Implementation of a Greenprint System for Potato Production in BC. (Client: Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks)

Development of a Forage Harvesting System Computer Model. (Client: Canada-BC Farm Business Management Program)

Computer-Modeled Economic Evaluation of Conservation Tillage Systems in the BC Peace River Region. (Client: ARDSA)

Market Assessment

Market Assessment for Organics from Greater Vancouver Regional District Utilities. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC and DH Lauriente Consultants Ltd, Surrey, BC. (Client: GVRD)

Market Study on Game Birds, Waterfowl and Ratites. In association with View West Marketing Inc., Victoria, BC. (Client: Avian Research Centre, UBC)

The US Industrial Market for Potassium Nitrate. Sub-contract to DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., Vancouver, BC and San Francisco, USA. (Client: Kemira OYJ, Finland)

The US Market for Silica Gel and Colloidal Silica. Sub-contract to DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., Vancouver, BC and San Francisco, USA. (Client: CMS Energy, Muskegon Heights, Michigan)

Market Assessment of Potential Greenhouse Vegetable Business in Northern Alberta (Sub-contract to McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC. Client: Private Confidential)

The US Industrial Market for Emulsion Explosives. Sub-contract to DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., New Westminster, BC and San Francisco, USA. (Client: Mississippi Chemical Inc., Yazoo City, Mississippi)

Marketing Plan for Pelleted and Crumbled Composted Poultry Manure Product. In association with View West Marketing Inc., Victoria, BC and DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., New Westminster, BC. (Client: Canada Department of Environment) [website]

Feasibility Studies

Assessment of the Feasibility of an Organic Dairy Processing Facility, BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Private)

Business Plan For New Crop Greenhouse Production. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, B.C. (Client: Private)

Business Opportunity Evaluation of a Large Scale Vegetable Greenhouse in Alberta. Sub-contract to Serecon Management Consulting Inc., Edmonton, Alta. (Client: Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development)

Evaluation of a Proposal to Build a Poultry Waste Materials Processing Plant in the Lower Fraser Valley - Due Diligence Report. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC and DH Lauriente Consultants Ltd, Surrey, BC. (Client: Sustainable Poultry Farming Group)

Assessment of the Feasibility of a “FARMS-Type” Organization to Administer the Foreign Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program in BC. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd. (Client: BC Blueberry Council)

Investigation of the Feasibility of Using Biofuels in Greenhouse Applications in the BC Fraser Valley. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC. (Client: BC Greenhouse Growers Association)

Assessment of Opportunities and Potentials of the Plant Biotechnology Sector. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC. (Client: Confidential)

Research to Support Development of an Organization to Advance and Promote British Columbia's Bioproducts Industry. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC. (Client: BC Bioproducts Association) [website]

Agri-Food Incubator Study. Sub-contract to Lions Gate Consulting, Vancouver, BC. (Client: South Fraser Community Futures Development Corporation, Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation)

Competitive Advantages of Plant Biotechnology in Western Canada. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC. (Client: Plant BioTechnologies Association)

Evaluation of Options for Fraser Valley Poultry Manure Utilization. In association with Timmenga & Associates, Vancouver, BC and DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., New Westminster, BC. (Client: Poultry Environmental Steering Committee) [website]
Evaluation of the Economic Potentials of the Vaseux Lake Conservation Lands. Subcontract to Pottinger, Gaherty Environmental Consultants Ltd., Vancouver, BC. (Client: Canadian Wildlife Service)
Economic Stewardship on Private Land - Economic Opportunities from Habitat Enhancements at Douglas Lake Ranch, BC. Subcontract to PGL Organix Ltd., Vancouver, BC. (Client: Canada Department of Environment) [website]
Site-Specific Agricultural Viability Analyses. (Clients: Private)
Richmond No. 5 Road Properties Agricultural Capability and Feasibility Assessment, In Association with Powers Environmental Services, Vancouver, BC and Norwest Mine Services, Vancouver, BC. (Client: City of Richmond, No. 5 Road Back Lands Property Owners)

Agro-Environmental Analysis
Assessment of the Biodiversity Guide for BC Farmers and Ranchers (Client: Ducks Unlimited, Kamloops, BC)

Assessment of Options and Challenges Related to Emergency Disposal of Large Animals in the Lower Fraser Valley of BC. In association with Agri Business Consortium, LLC, Great Bend, Kansas, and Timmenga & Associates Inc., Vancouver, BC. (Client : BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands)

Risk Analysis of the BC Poultry Industry. Sub-contract to Serecon Management Consulting Inc., Edmonton, Alta. (Client: BC Poultry Advisory Management Committee and Investment Agriculture Foundation)

Benchmark Study of Pesticide Use and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in the Canadian Nursery Industry (Client: Canadian Nursery Landscape Association)

Benchmark Study of Pesticide Use and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in the BC Nursery Industry. (Client: BC Landscape Nursery Association)

Literature Review of Nursery Sector Integrated Pest Management Resources available on the Internet. (Client: Canadian Nursery Landscape Association)

Wildlife Damage Survey of the BC Nursery Industry. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC. (Client: BC Landscape Nursery Association)

Investigation of Investment Strategies for Addressing BC Agriculture and Wildlife Conflicts. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC. (Client: BC Agriculture - Wildlife Advisory Committee)

Durrell Creek Watershed Management Plan - Agricultural Component. Sub-contract to Pottinger Gaherty Environmental Consultants Ltd., Vancouver, BC. (Client: Corporation of the District of Saanich)

Preliminary Northern Pintail Habitat Stewardship Strategy for Surrey, BC. In association with Quadra Planning Consultants Ltd., Coquitlam, BC. (Client: Canadian Wildlife Service)

Preparation of Environmental Self-Audit Materials for BC Horticultural Producers. (Client: BC Horticultural Coalition)

Preparation of Environmental Guidelines for the BC Tree Fruit and Grape Growers. In association with Andrea Gunner, Armstrong, BC. (Client: BCFGA, OVTFA) [website]

Preparation of Environmental Guidelines for the BC Greenhouse Growers. In association with Nahanni Horticultural Services, Nanaimo, BC. (Client: Green Plan, Western Greenhouse Growers' Coop Association, United Flower Growers' Coop Association) [website]

Agricultural and Economic Impact Assessment

Investigation of Turkey Feed Pricing in BC. In association with Serecon Management Consulting Inc., Edmonton, Alta. (Client: BC Turkey Marketing Board)

Economic Valuation of Waterfowl Damage to Forage Fields in Delta, BC and the Comox Valley of Vancouver Island. In association with DYMAC Risk Management Consultants Ltd., Lacombe, Alberta. (Client: BC Agriculture Council)

Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement (VITR) Project: Agricultural Impact Assessment and Evaluation. Sub-contract to Jacques Whitford, Burnaby, BC. (Client: BC Hydro) [website]

Meadowland Peat Site Development. Agricultural Impact Report. Sub-contract to Keystone Environmental Ltd, Burnaby, BC. (Client: Anthem Group. Burnaby, BC)

South Fraser Perimeter Road Project. Agriculture Impact Assessment. Sub-contract to Summit Environmental Consultants Ltd., Vernon, BC. (Client: BC Ministry of Transportation, Gateway Project)

Evaluation of the Business Loss Associated with Wind Damage to a Nursery Greenhouse, BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Cooperators Insurance)

Evaluation of the Business Loss Associated with Wind Damage to a Vegetable Propagation Greenhouse, BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Cooperators Insurance)

Evaluation of a Brussels Sprouts Loss Claim for Insurance Purposes, BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Zurich Insurance)

Evaluation of a Field Vegetable Loss Claim for Insurance Purposes, BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Private Insurance Company)

Evaluation of a Blueberry Loss Claim for Insurance Purposes, BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Zurich Insurance)

Economic Valuation of the Costs of Cover Cropping in Delta, BC. (Client: Canadian Wildlife Service)

Evaluation of a Potato Loss Claim for Insurance Purposes, BC Lower Mainland. (Client: Zurich Insurance)

Nicomekl-Serpentine Lowlands Agricultural Survey and Agricultural Evaluation of Regional Drainage and Flood Control Options. In association with Schori Consultants, Surrey, BC. (Client: City of Surrey)

Economic Evaluation of the Impact of Waterfowl Grazing on Perennial Forage Fields. (Client: Ducks Unlimited, Delta)

Program and Project Planning and Evaluation

Landscape Labour Market Recruitment and Retention Study. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC and nk marketing & communications, Vancouver, BC. (Client: Hort Education BC)

Baseline Study of Landscape Nursery Labour Issues, Gaps and Research Needs in British Columbia. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC.(Client: Hort Education BC)[website]
Identification and Analysis of Strategic Alliances in the Canadian Horticultural Industry. Sub-contract to JRG Consulting Group, Guelph, Ontario and SJT Solutions, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. (Client: Canadian Horticultural Value Chain Roundtable)
Analysis of the 2004 Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in British Columbia. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey. BC. (Client: BC Agriculture Council)
Issues Identification for the Value Chain Roundtable Process in the Canadian Horticultural Industry. Sub-Contract to JRG Consulting Group, Guelph, Ontario. (Client: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
Evaluation of BC Wildlife Damage Compensation Pilot Projects. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC. (Client: BC Agriculture Council Agriculture Environment Initiative)[website]
Review of Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency Export Policy. Sub-contract to Serecon Management Consulting Inc., Calgary, Alta. (Client: Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency)
Review of Environmental Regulations Affecting Delivery of Federal Funding Programs in British Columbia. In association with McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey. BC. (Client: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration)
Evaluation of EUREPGAP Produce Supplier Certification Options. (Client: BC Fruit Growers Association, Growing With Care Program)
Evaluation of Train the Trainer Programs, Curriculum, and Costs for COR Certification. Sub-contract to McTavish Resource & Management Consultants Ltd., Surrey. BC. (Client: BC Road Construction & Maintenance Safety Network)
Assessment of the Feasibility of Developing a Post-Certification Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Credit Program, BC. (Client: BC Horticultural Coalition)
Development of a Business Plan for Implementing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program in BC. (Client: BC Federation of Agriculture)
Analysis of Impacts of the GATT Tariffication Proposal and Options to Modify the Western Grain Transportation Act and Feed Freight Assistance on BC Feed Grain Users. (Client: BCMAFF, Policy and Legislation, Victoria)

Survey Design, Implementation and Analysis
A Brief Synopsis of the Potassium Nitrate Market in the United States. Sub-contract to DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., New Westminster, BC and San Francisco, USA. (Client: Reilly Industries, Indianapolis, Indiana)
A Brief Synopsis of the US Industrial Market for Ammonium Sulfate. Sub-contract to DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., New Westminster, BC and San Francisco, USA. (Client: Allied Signal Chemical, Petersburg, Virginia)
Ammonium Markets in Western North America. Sub-contract to DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., New Westminster, BC and San Francisco, USA. (Client: Pacific Ammonia Inc., Vancouver, BC)
Wood Residue Inventory Survey of the Lower Fraser Valley and East Vancouver Island in Association with PGL Organix, Vancouver, BC. (Client: Canada Department of Environment)
Competitiveness Survey of BC Hog Producers. (Client: ARDSA, BC Hog Marketing Commission)
Compilation and Analysis of Employee Survey Data. (Client: DHIS)
Survey Design, Implementation and Analysis of Dryland Grain Farming Management and Information Needs. (Client: University of Manitoba, Manitoba Dept. of Agriculture)

Client Representation and Issue Presentation
Analysis of Market Pricing of Greenhouse Peppers in Support of Legal Action. (Client: Private)
Agrologist's Report in Relation to the Need for On-Farm Agricultural Worker Housing to Support Farming Operations. (Client: Private)
Submission to the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission to Support a Greenhouse Vegetable Quota Transfer and New Quota Application, 2004. (Client: Global Greenhouse Produce Inc., Surrey, BC)
Guest Lecturer on the Agricultural Regulatory Environment. (Horticultural Production and Finance Course, Kwantlen University College, Langley, BC)
Submission to the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission to Support a Greenhouse Vegetable Quota Transfer and New Quota Application. (Client: Global Greenhouse Produce Inc., Surrey, BC)
Investigation and Presentation of Issues to the BC Marketing Board respecting the BC Chicken Marketing Board's Revised General Orders. (Client: BC Chicken Growers' Association)
Investigation and Presentation of Issues to the BC Chicken Marketing Board Respecting a Review of the BC Chicken Marketing Board's Regulations. (Client: BC Chicken Growers' Association)
Expert Witness Before the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission Concerning Business Plan for Marketing Agency Application. (Client: Global Greenhouse Produce Inc., Delta, BC)
Articulation and Representation of Issues Respecting the BC Chicken Industry Domestic and Export Programs. (Client: BC Chicken Growers' Association)
Project Coordinator, BC Landscape Nursery Association Industry Development Council 2000 "Think Tank". (Client: BC Landscape Nursery Association)
Negotiation of a Management Contract for a New Agri-Business Operation. (Client: Private)
Issue Analysis and Expert Witness to Pricing Arbitration Proceedings. (Client: BC Chicken Marketing Board)
Identification and Write-Up of Agricultural Issues/Topics for Dialog Days Forums with Government Ministries. (Client: BC Horticultural Coalition)
Client Representation in Focus Group Sessions to Review the Canada-BC Crop Insurance Program. (Client: BC Horticultural Coalition)

Report Editing and Preparation
Preparation of Background Materials for the Fraser Valley Long Term Nutrient Planning Workshop. Sub-contract to McTavish Management & Resource Planning Consultants Ltd., Surrey, BC (Client: BC Agriculture Environment Partnership Committee)
Statistical Analysis and Writing of Multi-Client Reports in the Chemical Fertilizer Commodity Sectors. Various Projects. Sub-contract to DH Lauriente Consultants Inc., New Westminster, BC and San Francisco, USA. (Client: Stanford Research Institute)

Forecasting and Projection
Estimation of the Volume of Wood Residue to be Generated by Demolition, Land Clearing and Construction to 2010, East Vancouver Island and Lower Fraser Valley. Sub-contract to PGL Organix Ltd., Vancouver, BC. (Client: Canada Department of Environment) [website]

Occupation Standard, Training Manuals and Materials
Development of a Occupational Standard, Safety Manual and Training Materials for BC Concrete Pump Operators (Client: BC Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Ongoing)