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Large-dwarfing rootstocks can protect apples from sunburn

This study investigated if rootstock size selection can contribute to extreme heat resilience in ‘Buckeye Gala’ apple trees, measured through fruit sunburn damage.This research is a step towards developing a comprehensive apple rootstock evaluation that will help tree fruit growers adapt to climate…

Reducing post-harvest irrigation in sweet cherry production

This study investigated whether reducing post-harvest irrigation in 'Sweetheart' cherry orchards would negatively affect fruit quality, yield, the timing of flower bud development, or flower bud cold hardiness. The Okanagan Valley is one of the main production areas for sweet cherry in Canada…

Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Green Bunching Onions

Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Specialty Vegetables

Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Dry Bulb Onions

Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Snap Beans

Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Peas

Balancing nitrogen and phosphorus on vegetable farms in southwest BC

To better understand the tradeoffs farmers face between nutrient management strategies, we evaluated three different approaches in two years of field trials across 20 mixed vegetable farms located in Pemberton, Vancouver Island, and in the Fraser Valley.Like many crops, vegetables require…

CAI Guide - Downy mildew in onions (IPM)

Downy mildew is a widespread fungus-like disease in onions and other Alliums. Infections rarely kill onion plants but will cause early leaf dieback and infect the neck of the bulb, making greens unmarketable and reducing bulb size and storage quality.

Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Dill

KPU Southwest British Columbia: Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget 2015: Brussel Sprout

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.05 acre of Brussel sprouts grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget 2015: Winter Squash

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.1 acre of winter squash grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget 2015: Potato

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

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget 2015: Zucchini

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.03 acre of zucchini grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget 2015: Radish

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.05 acre of radish grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

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…