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Soil assessment for urban agriculture: a Vancouver case study

Urban agriculture is becoming more prevalent in North American cities. With the rise of urban farming comes the need to evaluate the soil and the urban environment to assess potential risks of metal contamination due to pollution in urban-grown food. Community gardens and urban farms are often…

Quinoa Production in the Urban Environment

With urban agriculture becoming more prevalent in cities comes the need for health assessments of crops grown in urban environments. Many urban farms are located on “brownfields,” lots that have become contaminated with trace metals. Plants grown in brownfields can take up trace metals from…

AAFC - Greenhouse gases

AAFC - Future outlook: Climate scenarios for agriculture

Climate change scenarios, global climate models, climate impacts on Canadian agriculture and reducing agricultural emissions. 

AAFC - Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Indicator

Agricultural greenhouse gas calculator: tracks the greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) associated with Canadian agricultural activities

AAFC - Agricultural Ammonia Indicator

Ammonia is a basic, reactive and toxic gas composed of nitrogen and hydrogen that can have negative impacts on the environment and human health. It is released mainly through naturally occurring processes, such as the breakdown of excreted urea (cattle and pigs) or uric acid (poultry). Ammonia…

AAFC - Particulate Matter Indicator

AAFC - Diseases and Pests in Agroforestry

Effective pest management strategies ensure the health and long-term success of agroforestry plantings. Good strategies rely on identifying and monitoring pests and continually assessing the impact of the problem.

AAFC - Biopesticides

Using biopesticides to protect crops from agricultural pests.

AAFC - Agricultural Pest Management Resources

Crop protection information developed using the latest research and collaboration Topics include: biological control and biopesticides, crop profiles, field crops and forages, fruit, greenhouse and ornamental crops, invasive alien species, pesticide management and vegetables. 

AAFC - Livestock Watering

Managing water in livestock is important as it accounts for 50-80% of the animal’s weight. Information of typical daily requirements for range livestock

AAFC - Winter Watering

AAFC - Nitrogen Indicator

The Nitrogen Indicator evaluates the risk of nitrogen contamination in the water across agricultural lands

AAFC - Phosphorus Indicator

The Phosphorus Indicator evaluates the relative risk of surface water contamination by phosphorus at the watershed scale across agricultural areas in Canada

AAFC - Coliforms Indicator

The Coliforms Indicator evaluates the relative risk of surface water contamination by pathogens from manure such as viruses, bacteria and protozoa, across agricultural areas in Canada.

AAFC - Pesticides Indicator

The Pesticides Indicator evaluates the relative risk of water contamination by pesticides across agricultural areas in Canada

AAFC - Soil Management

Erosion and runoff from agricultural land affects surface and groundwater quality as well as agricultural productivity. Read for an overview of these issues and their solutions.

AAFC - Nutrient management planning

The summary provides information on the impact of plant nutrients on water quality and how the careful management of nutrient inputs can mean economic efficiency for producers and improved water quality for others.

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…

Potential of Food Literacy Education for Supporting Food Systems Transformation

Global concerns surrounding ecological sustainability and social justice continue to drive discussion around food sovereignty, which can be defined as “the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to…