This webinar highlights projects in the Delta [[ Ссылка ]] and Kootenay & Boundary [[ Ссылка ]] regions that are implementing proactive strategies for increasing agricultural water resilience.
Changing precipitation patterns and average temperatures are resulting in hotter and drier summers, increasing the water needed for healthy crops and livestock while reducing the available water supply.
CONTENTS
0:00 Intro
8:18 Strategies for Improving Water Conservation on Farms: Lessons from the Kootenay & Boundary Region, by Andrew Bennett, Living Lands Agroecology
37:00 Modelling, Monitoring and Sharing Salinity Data for Agricultural Water Management in Delta, by Leisa Yee, Delta Farmers’ Institute, and Andrew Nadler, Peak HydroMet Solutions
1:06:36 Q&A
This webinar is part of a four-part series, Tools and Approaches for Adapting to Climate Change in Agriculture, discussing ways that climate change is impacting BC farmers and ranchers and sharing resources and research that enable adaptation.
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Funding for this project has been provided by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. The program is delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC.
Opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Governments of Canada and British Columbia or the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC. The Governments of Canada and British Columbia, and the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC, and their directors, agents, employees, or contractors will not be liable for any claims, damages, or losses of any kind whatsoever arising out of the use of, or reliance upon, this information.
