Research Info Session: Regenerative Climate Resilient Vegetables
🗓️📌 May 8, 2025| This online info session shared UBC applied research in organic vegetable production and opportunities to get involved in new field trials. Researchers introduced the Regenerative-Organic Climate Resilient Vegetables project and highlighted the next four-year phase of field trials launching this spring. Research will be focused on enhancing regenerative outcomes through practices […]
Balancing Act: Climate Action in Agriculture
Climate action in agriculture is a balancing act 🌎 ⚖️ With climate change tipping the scales for agriculture, achieving resilience means both adapting to the impacts of past emissions and minimizing those of the future. And, as ACARN knows well, tackling these challenges requires a collective effort – no single group can address them alone. […]
2025 Provincial Workshop
Delivered in partnership with the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food, ACARN’s 2025 annual workshop was Lab to Land: Advancing water and soil research for agricultural resilience. Since 2017, ACARN has hosted these interdisciplinary knowledge-exchange events that showcase BC-based climate action research and programs supporting agricultural resilience. Constructive dialogue between producers, researchers, government staff, and agricultural […]
2024 Provincial Workshop
Delivered in partnership with the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food, ACARN’s 2024 annual workshop was Water, Soil, Climate: Research and resources for BC farmers. Since 2017, ACARN has hosted these interdisciplinary knowledge-exchange events that showcase BC-based climate action research and programs supporting agricultural resilience. Constructive dialogue between producers, researchers, government staff, and agricultural professionals is […]
Environment and Climate Guidebooks for BC Regional Extension Program
As part of BC’s Regional Extension Program, ACARN collaborated with the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food to compile producers’ climate priorities, relevant applied research, and extension projects across BC —resulting in seven regional guidebooks. These guidebooks can help producers, researchers, and consultants reflect on the climate issues challenging environmental sustainability and resilient food production […]
Agricultural Data Collection Protocols Conference
The need for greater alignment between data collection methods has been a long-brewing conversation in BC’s agricultural research community. We hosted this two-day conference to make progress towards defining collective approaches for measuring soil organic carbon, greenhouse gas emissions and co-benefits in BC agricultural production systems. The workshop was designed to showcase the common research approaches that will provide a […]
2021 Provincial Workshop
This online workshop explored pressing climate impacts on BC agriculture in 2021. Since 2017, ACARN has hosted these interdisciplinary knowledge-exchange events that showcase BC-based climate action research and programs supporting agricultural resilience. Constructive dialogue between producers, researchers, government staff, and agricultural professionals is a key outcome. Discussions covered wildfire risk reduction, adaptation strategies, and the […]
Greenhouse gas mitigation research summaries for BC agricultural commodities
To support the work of the BC Living Lab, ACARN conducted a scan of recent research that addresses practices to help mitigate climate change. We produced mitigation research summaries for seven production systems. These documents provide a high-level overview of recent, primarily BC-based, published research and research in progress investigating agricultural management practices with potential […]
2020 Provincial Workshop
This online workshop explored climate adaptation research relevant to BC agriculture in 2020. Since 2017, ACARN has hosted these interdisciplinary knowledge-exchange events to showcase BC-based climate action research and programs supporting agricultural resilience. Constructive dialogue between producers, researchers, government staff, and agricultural professionals is a key outcome. Discussions covered pests and disease management, adaptive planning, […]
