Perennial pepperweed: fact sheet

Perennial pepperweed is an invasive species particularly noxious in the East Kootenay and Thompson-Nicola regions. It is a serious threat to rangelands, croplands, pastures and riparian areas….

Grasshoppers webinar

This webinar provides detailed information about grasshoppers, including how to: Identify various grasshopper species Use different monitoring approaches Reduce crop loss

Cariboo agricultural weeds webinar

This webinar provides an overview of strategic integrated management for priority invasive plants in the Cariboo region, such as the marsh plume thistle and orange hawkweed.

Invasive species in the Cariboo: fact sheet

This fact sheet highlights five key invasive species for Cariboo producers to lookout for: True armyworm Tall yellow buttercup Western corn rootworm Quackgrass Phytophthora root rot Information…

Brown marmorated stink bug: fact sheet

The brown marmorated stink bug is present throughout BC, from downtown Kelowna to Vancouver Island, and can damage fruit and grape crops. This fact sheet provides detailed…

Using plastic films to impact microclimates

These resources detail the process and findings from an applied research project that studied the effects of nine commercially available plastic films as mulches and as crop…

Ponds for livestock surface water

A 2017 project developed a prototype tool to forecast the risk of water loss for individual ponds in BC’s southern interior rangeland. The tool was designed to help…