This report assesses current and future agricultural water demand and supply in Delta. It evaluates potential improvements to agricultural water supply infrastructure and provides recommendations on next…
Using vented orchard covers for protecting cherries
These resources detail the process and findings from an applied research project that studied using vented orchard covers to protect cherries from rain splitting and hail damage….
Modelling future salinity in the Lower Fraser River
These resources from a 2016 project provide the results of hydraulic modelling that evaluated the potential impacts of climate change and dredging on salinity in the Fraser…
Preparing for extreme events in the Cowichan Valley
These resources provide an overview of the types of extreme weather that is expected to become more frequent in the Cowichan Valley. The 2015 report review different…
These resources document the results of a 2016 irrigation feasibility study for the Peace region. The study looked at the potential for irrigation scenarios using six case…
These tools help wine grape growers track water use each season and develop metrics for water use per ton/acre/vine. This will allow them to calculate the true…
Vineyard water use efficiency, cost in vineyards, & how to measure water use
This report summarizes current approaches to irrigation management and technology in the Okanagan wine grape industry. Interviews with growers and other experts provided information about the current…
The report summarizes the findings of a project to test and improve an integrated farm water planning toolkit. The toolkit was tested with 16 Okanagan farms, and…
Managing agricultural water in the Fraser Valley workshop
This report describes the development and delivery of a full-day workshop that provided producers with information about agricultural water supply, water regulations/policy and water management practices. The…
This report details an applied research project that looked at how more precise information about soils can be used to better manage wine grape irrigation and nutrient…