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Orange Carrot Variety Trial 2022 Summary Report (CANOVI)

Take a walk on the wild side: Wild plants are better at repelling insect pests than domesticated varieties

Humans have domesticated plants by selecting for traits such as better taste and yield, and this selection has changed how crops interact with the environment compared with wild plants. This study seeks to find out if domesticated plants are more vulnerable to herbivorous insects compared to their…

Spinach Variety Trial 2016 Full Report (BC Seed Trials)

This report covers variety trials conducted in 2016 at the UBC Farm and on a group of organic and conventional farms, primarily in the BC Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

BC Seed Trials: Specialty Spinach Variety Trial 2016 (Brief)

The goal of the BC Seed Trials is to engage farmers in producing knowledge relevant to seed systems development in British Columbia. These variety trials aim to identify superior crop varieties for fresh market farming and seed production. Varieties were described as savoy or semi-savoy,…

BC Seed Trials: Specialty Beet Variety Trial 2016 (Brief)

Beet Variety Trial 2016 Full Report (BC Seed Trials)

This report covers variety trials conducted in 2016 at the UBC Farm and on a group of organic and conventional farms, primarily in the BC Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

Lacinato Kale Variety Trial 2016 Full Report (BC Seed Trials)

This report covers variety trials conducted in 2016 at UBC Farm and on a group of organic and conventional farms, primarily in the BC Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island

BC Seed Trials: Lacinato Kale Variety Trial 2016 (Brief)

The goal of the BC Seed Trials is to engage farmers in producing knowledge relevant to seed systems development in British Columbia. These variety trials aim to identify superior crop varieties for fresh market farming and seed production. Lacinato (also called dinosaur or Tuscan) kale is…

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Cabbage

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.25 acre of cabbage grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Carrot

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.5 acre of carrots grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: High Tunnel Cucumber

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.02 acre of cucumbers grown in a high tunnel on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

Life Cycle Assessment of Bark Mulch Use On an Okanagan Apple Orchard

Storage Rots of Table Beets

Table beets can spend as much time in storage as they do in the ground. Rots that develop during storage can be a significant source of economic loss, especially towards the end of the storage season (from February onwards). This resource describes general practices to reduce storage losses.

Red Beet Varieties for Storage in Lower Mainland BC

Commonly used red beet varieties such as Detroit Supreme, Red Ace and Red Atlas are solid performers for Fraser Valley growers. Recent variety trial work, carried out over the 2014 and 2015 field seasons, has focused on evaluating other commercially available varieties for storability and…

Fraser Valley Cole Crop IPM Newsletter (early May)

Growing Organic Small Grains in South Coastal BC: Comparing Heirloom and Commercial Cultivars

Nearly 65 per cent of Canada’s 3,500 organic farms grow cereal crops, including mainly wheat and barley as well as legumes and oilseed crops. The demand for organic small grains is increasing, but one of the challenges in meeting this demand is attributed to the lower yields in organically managed…

Vancouver Island Winter Vegetable Variety Trial 2023: Chicory

Vancouver Island Winter Vegetable Variety Trial 2023: Spinach

Don’t forget sunscreen: Protecting tree fruits during extreme heat events

As part of developing a “climate resilience toolbox” for Canadian tree fruit, this study evaluated the effect of a locally produced, calcium carbonate-based foliar protectant on apple sunburn and water stress.Canadian tree fruit producers need tools to help improve the resiliency of their crops to…

Preventing and detecting sunburn on ‘Ambrosia’ apples

To help producers adapt to the changing climate, this study examined the impact of rootstock size on sunburn browning and assessed the differences in fruit quality between healthy (marketable) 'Ambrosia' apples and those affected by sunburn browning. The results of this study will help with…