Okanagan farm water planning report & toolkit
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…
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…
How to measure water use, cost in vineyards
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…
Communication before, during and after wildfire
These resources support communication and wildfire preparedness planning among local governments and agricultural residents. The 2018 report summarizes the results of a consultation process with agriculture producers…
Precision irrigation in vineyards
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…
Benefits of riparian rehabilitation
These resources summarize the activities and findings from a three-year study that assessed the barriers and opportunities that landowners face when they consider climate change adaptation strategies….
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…
Expanding cherry production in BC under climate change
These resources detail the process and findings from an applied research project that looked at ways to support expansion of cherry production in the Okanagan Valley while…
Disease control patterns in the Okanagan tree fruit industry
This report details the findings of a project to connect horticultural and pathological data to a geographical mapping system. The project gathered and analyzed data from growers…