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CAI Report - Wine Grape and Tree Fruit Production - Okanagan Region Snapshot Report

Bees Like Diversity: Polycultures Can Support Many Kinds of Pollinators

Agriculture depends on pollination from insects, specifically wild bees; however, habitat alteration and climate change are impacting biodiversity, and subsequently pollination. Agriculture can either provide resources to support pollinator communities or contribute to their decline. Large-scale…

BC Wine Grape Council - Best Practices Guide

BC Wine Grape Council - Starting a Winery

BC Wine Grape Council - Grape Pest Identification and Management

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Honey Bee

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 50 hives small-scale farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

Fighting grapevine root diseases with brassica cover crops

This study explored the potential of four brassica cover crops to control soil borne pathogens in a no-till, vineyard setting.Vineyards can suffer significant economic loss due to crop destruction from soil-borne root diseases. This includes fungal trunk diseases found commonly in the Okanagan such…

Moo-ve over: Reducing negative effects of livestock grazing near streams in cutblocks

This study looked at the use of logging debris as a deterrent for cattle grazing near waterways in order to reduce negative effects on plant biodiversity.Riparian zones are important ecosystems that provide multiple benefits including moderating stream temperatures, providing shade for fish and the…