Communicating through wildfire: Improving outcomes for agriculture & local governments

As the climate changes, wildfires in BC are becoming larger and more severe. The wildfire season is starting sooner and ending later. This means everyone needs to…

Demonstrating innovative pasture rejuvenation practices in Central and Northern Interior of BC

Farmers and ranchers in the Central and Northern Interior of BC identified the need to assess the efficacy of new pasture rejuvenation practices for the region. The…

Dryland forage selection in the Bulkley-Nechako and Fraser-Fort George regions

Climate change projections across Bulkley-Nechako and Fraser-Fort George region include warmer and drier summer conditions and shifting precipitation patterns that include more extreme rain events. Both management…

Multi-functional pasture rejuvenation in the Cariboo

This project is a collaborative effort to determine economic operationally feasible methods for producers and managers to reduce the negative impacts of woody plant encroachment. This environmental…

Linking farmland to floodplains

Warming winter and spring temperatures are changing precipitation patterns and causing earlier and more rapid snowmelt. These factors, combined with projected increases in spring precipitation, are heightening…

Improve water infiltration, soil health with on-farm research

This fillable template introduces the value of adequate water infiltration for crop production and walks through the steps to carry out a research trial. It provides tips…

Transferring knowledge about water management

This report summarizes a series of activities undertaken to provide knowledge transfer of water management practices to producers in the Bulkley-Nechako & Fraser Fort-George region. Activities included…

Impacts of management-intensive grazing on soil health

These resources detail the process and findings from an applied research project studying management-intensive grazing in BC’s Central Interior. The four-year study: Tested whether there were differences…

Opportunities and barriers to mitigating wildfire risk

This report summarizes opportunities and barriers to more effective wildfire risk management on ranching properties in the Cariboo. It documents consultation conducted through site visits and workshops…

Enhancing agricultural dams in the Cariboo

These resources evaluate the issues facing agricultural dam owners in the Cariboo and identify potential collaborative solutions. The 2015 project report: The 2015 workshop summary includes a…