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Evaluating contaminated irrigation water in BC's Lower Mainland

Foodborne pathogens can cause human illness and sometimes even result in loss of life. VTEC (Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli), Listeria (Listeria monocytogenes), and Salmonella are the major foodborne pathogens contributing to illnesses in people.  Produce can become contaminated when…

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Bell Pepper

This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.06 acre of bell peppers grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.

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

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

KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Bok Choy

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

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

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

KPU Enterprise Budgets

Here you can find information on production costs and returns for 26 common vegetable and livestock enterprises in southwest British Columbia. ISFS’s enterprise budgets are specific for small-scale farm operation whose products are sold mainly through direct marketing channels, such as farmers’…

CAI Factsheet - Reflective Tarps Maintain Blueberry Quality (Extreme Heat)

CAI Factsheet - How to Use Reflective Tarps for Blueberry Protection (Extreme Heat)

CAI Report - Managing Extreme Heat with Reflective Tarps in the Blueberry Industry

LiteFarm - Farm Management Tool

CAI Toolkit: Farm Water Planning

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.

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.

Youth Employment and Skills Program - AAFC

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AgriHR Toolkit

AgPal Program and Service Finder

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…