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…
This project demonstrated and provided local experience with innovative corn production management strategies including intercropping annuals (relay cropping), variation to plant population and strip tillage. The trials…
Successfully rejuvenate a pasture or old hayfield has a lot of risk associated with a full rejuvenation like tillage or herbicide fallow. Risks such as loss of…
Climate change is affecting growing conditions on Vancouver Island by increasing seasonal average temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and lengthening the growing season. Climate change is also increasing…
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…
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…
Although the Okanagan is considered to have one of the most favourable climates for agricultural production in the province, in many cases moisture deficiency during the late…
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…
This project evolved out of the priorities identified in the 2020 Vancouver Island Adaptation Strategies (strategy 3.1: action 3.1B, action 3.1C, & action 3.1D). This plan identifies…
Pollinators play a critical role in agricultural production by influencing crop yield and quality, and support a range of ecosystem benefits. Alfalfa, clover, and some grain crops…