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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Your profile powers the ACARN Directory. Create yours today!
We are building a smarter network directory by mapping our members’ climate expertise and interests. Whether you’re seeking research collaborators, sharing climate solutions, planning a workshop, or following ACARN’s programs, our goal is to connect you with the right people to mobilize your climate action.
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
- 04/15/2026 Spring Newsletter: Latest Network Updates, Research, and Opportunities
- 01/15/2026 Winter Newsletter: Latest Climate Network News, Events, & Research
- 06/27/2025 Summer E-News: Check out our updated website, new network directory, and climate resilience summit
- 04/04/2025 Spring E-News: New research briefs, events, funding opportunities, and more
- 02/07/2025 Winter E-News: New research briefs, view research workshop recordings
- 11/01/2024 ACARN Fall E-News: New leadership, winter events, and research for resilience
- 03/22/2024 View now! Recordings & resources from Water, Soil, Climate
External Resources
Agriculture
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.
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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.
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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 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program’s guide provides in-depth resources for hosting successful field days.
