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  • Join the PAG

    ACARN is looking for new voices at the table. Join the Program Advisory Group! We are inviting members from across the network to join our Program Advisory Group. This is a chance to share your perspective and help shape the direction of research, extension, and collaboration in B.C.’s agricultural sector.  The group brings together people…

    Join the PAG

  • 2026 Spring Newsletter

    Spring 2026 Newsletter ☀️ 🌷 🌱 Read about our new events calendar, learn about a KPU dry farming project, find new issues of BC Food Web’s research briefs, and join our Program Advisory Group.

    2026 Spring Newsletter

  • Research Brief: Complementary practices for more feed and better environmental outcomes on high-production dairy farms

    🐮 How can we increase diary production in BC while also reducing negative environmental impacts of intensive crop production?  A recent study in Agassiz, BC identified management practices like improved manure application, intercropping corn with Italian ryegrass, and summer irrigation. Together, these can be used to increase feed and improve crop nitrogen and phosphorus recovery.

    Research Brief: Complementary practices for more feed and better environmental outcomes on high-production dairy farms

  • Request for Proposals: AgriVoltaics Feasibility Study (Ministry of Agriculture and Food) 

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms or research teams to conduct a feasibility study on methane capture and flaring technologies for manure storage systems on dairy farms in British Columbia.

    Request for Proposals: AgriVoltaics Feasibility Study (Ministry of Agriculture and Food) 

  • Climate Mitigation Research Scan

    Are you conducting research on climate change mitigation in agriculture at a BC academic institution? We want to hear from you!  . The BC Agricultural Climate Research Network (ACARN), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, is conducting a province-wide scan of research that supports climate change mitigation in agriculture and aquaculture. This…

    Climate Mitigation Research Scan

Knowledge Hub

Newsletter Archive 

ACARN quarterly newsletters that highlights climate-focused research, events, resources, and news across BC.

YouTube Channel

Find recordings from all of ACARN’s virtual workshops and webinars.

AgResilience Podcast

Conversations with guests from across BC on the leading edge of agricultural climate research.

Useful Links 

Find a selection of external resources related to climate action, knowledge mobilization, and research in BC agriculture.

ACARN Newsletter Archive

External Resources

Agriculture

AgriService BC

Find BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food programs, resources, education and events. Find tools and services to help your farm succeed.

BC Climate Change Adaptation Program

CCAP supported the agriculture sector in British Columbia with adapting to climate change until 2021. Find a library of adaptation resources sorted by region.

Climate

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

PICS amplifies B.C. research and insights to answer complex climate change issues.

BC disaster, climate risk and resilience assessment

In 2025, the BC Ministries of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and of Energy and Climate Solutions are building on the 2019 strategic risk assessment.

Extension

Knowledge Mobilization Training

Find Research Impact Canada’s freely accessible online e-modules and build your skillset to better communicate ideas and innovations generated from research.

The Farmer Field Day Toolkit

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program’s guide provides in-depth resources for hosting successful field days.