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Barley–Pea Intercropping: Growing Crops Together to Improve Land Productivity
Growing barley as the sole crop in a field has impacts on land productivity by decreasing soil carbon and nitrogen. Sustainable nitrogen management is challenging due to the increasing cost of nitrogen fertilizers, the emission of nitrous oxide, and the potential of nitrates contaminating both…
Improving highbush blueberry nitrogen management with nitrification inhibitors
The objective of this study was to assess the effects of nitrification inhibitors, applied with two nitrogen fertilizer rates (60 vs. 120 kg N/ha) and two fertigation systems (suspended vs. buried), on blueberry yield and soil nitrate and ammonium levels.In British Columbia (BC), ammonium sulfate…
Farmland Hedgerows: Hedgerow Benefits and the Delta, BC Hedgerow Project
Hedgerows are trees, shrubs and grasses bordering the edges of farm fields. These areas provide numerous agricultural and environmental benefits. It is for these benefits that farmers in the lower Fraser River Delta have been planting hedgerows since 1995 with the support of the Delta Farmland…
Effects of highbush blueberry field management on greenhouse gas emissions
Canada is one of the largest producers of blueberries in the world, with 90% of the country’s highbush blueberries grown in British Columbia (BC). As blueberry production grows, there is an increasing need to identify management practices that sustain yield and environmental health long-term. An…