I'm sorry, I didn't get that last one. Can we get programs that apply to all farmers?
If that's what you're asking, there are different ways of doing it. Not all farm operations are compatible with this kind of conservation. The big thing to point out is that the big vegetable farms, which have almost half of the acreage of the farms in Delta, are compatible with these programs. The type of work we can do on the vegetable farms emulates habitat that was historically present on the Fraser River delta for things like grassland habitat, which is what we do through the set-aside program. Those farms are best equipped to do that.
Some of the farms already have soil organic matter management because of their rotation, such as dairy farms. We do have some cooperation with them, but not to the same extent as the vegetable farms. Though those farms don't cooperate in the programs, they are contributing to wildlife conservation.
One thing we need to do with regard to say, blueberry farms.... As you suggested, can we make programs that are compatible with their farming operations? Indeed, we can. Native trees and shrubs can be planted along the margins of these fields to increase habitat for birds, pollinators, and to accrue benefits to the farm, such as windbreaks and shelter belts.
We actually piloted a project this last year with a blueberry farmer. We installed a hedgerow on that farm.