We’re collecting producer perspectives to understand what influences BMP adoption in BC. Your input in the survey helps us see what’s changing over time and what supports producers need moving forward. Why Your Feedback Matters This survey builds on a similar survey distributed in 2023, allowing us to revisit key questions and see what’s changed.… Read more: BC Ag Producers: Share Your Insights

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: ACS Living Labs strategy for socioeconomics

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: AF provincial priorities, program delivery, and reporting requirements

On February 21, 2023 we hosted an Introduction to BC Living Lab webinar. Attendees heard from participating producers about the Beneficial Management Practices they will be trialing over the next four years, research goals, and ways to get involved. Resources & Downloads: Webinar Recording Intro to BC Living Lab Presentation – February 2023

The BC Living Lab is now underway with nine commodity groups working together with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) researchers and academic partners from four BC universities. Contracts have been set up this year to disperse $350,000 to project partners to establish farmer partnerships and co-develop BMP trials from the Cariboo to the South Coast.… Read more: The BC Living Lab is Underway!

Brr! December may be cold, but we have some warm and happy news – After completing phase one and two of the application process for the Agricultural Climate Solutions – Living Labs (ACS-LL) program, IAF is excited to announce Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has funded our multi-commodity application to the ACS-LL program! The extensive application… Read more: Living Lab is Coming to BC!

Happy September from the ACS team! We are pleased to let you know that we are moving ahead with work on Phase Two for the Agricultural Climate Solutions (Livings Labs) program. We have been busy conducting background research and tools to help us engage with farmers, ranchers and researchers this fall. We know everyone’s time… Read more: Phase 2 Has Begun!

Hello everyone! We hope that you are doing well and managing all of the weather-related challenges this summer has presented us so far. This update is going to be a short one as we are still waiting on a response from AAFC before moving forward with industry engagement and work planning. IAF and BCAC were… Read more: Update – July 30, 2021

We are pleased to present an overview of BCAC and IAF’s preliminary application to AAFC’s Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS). This initial concept has been developed based on conversations with key partners and a review of past research programs and producer engagement efforts in British Columbia. Background In April 2021, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)… Read more: Preliminary Application

The BC Living Lab Cattle & Forage project hosted a Winter Webinar Series “Extended Grazing Practices: Will They Work for You?” during January and February 2024. This is a recording of the first webinar “BC Living Lab, the Role of Soil Carbon and Soil Health & On-Farm Practices,” hosted on January 30, 2024. The BC… Read more: Cattle & Forage Winter Webinar Series: Webinar 1

The BC Living Lab Cattle & Forage project hosted a Winter Webinar Series “Extended Grazing Practices: Will They Work for You?” during January and February 2024. This is a recording of the second webinar, “Bale Grazing: Is this a Practice That Will Work on Your Ranch?” hosted on February 6, 2024. The BC Living Lab… Read more: Cattle & Forage Winter Webinar Series: Webinar 2

The BC Living Lab Cattle & Forage project hosted a Winter Webinar Series “Extended Grazing Practices: Will They Work for You?” during January and February 2024. This is a recording of the third webinar, “Grazing Standing Corn” hosted on February 13, 2024. The BC Living Lab is a collaborative project being undertaken by the Investment… Read more: Cattle & Forage Winter Webinar Series: Webinar 3 

The BC Living Lab Cattle & Forage project hosted a Winter Webinar Series “Extended Grazing Practices: Will They Work for You?” during January and February 2024. This is a recording of the fourth webinar, “Annual and Alternative Forage Cover Crop for Grazing” hosted on February 20, 2024. The BC Living Lab is a collaborative project… Read more: Cattle & Forage Winter Webinar Series: Webinar 4

The BC Living Lab Cattle & Forage project hosted a Winter Webinar Series “Extended Grazing Practices: Will They Work for You?” during January and February 2024. This is a recording of the final webinar “Livestock Nutrition Considerations with Fall-Winter Grazing,” hosted on February 27, 2024. The BC Living Lab is a collaborative project being undertaken… Read more: Cattle & Forage Winter Webinar Series: Webinar 5

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Choosing soil health measurements for large scale adoption

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Regenerative soils technical working group draft recommendations

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Challenges of scaling soil carbon data over space and time

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Nutrient budgeting and farmgate and soil budget measurement methods

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Soil microbiology analysis options

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Economics and adoption in the BC Living Lab

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Remote sensing for evaluating health of agricultural ecosystems

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Agrilyze agricultural spatial data foundations

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Emissions reporting for agriculture

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: AAFC national soil organic carbon protocol

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of BritishColumbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for the… Read more: Forge – Prevalence of soil borne pests and diseases in relation to soil health

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of BritishColumbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for the… Read more: Introduction to LiteFarm

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Co-benefits measurements

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of British Columbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for… Read more: Soil health and carbon sequestration protocol for BC

This is a recording from the BC Living Lab and the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network’s Agricultural Research Data Protocol Workshop that took place from February 23 to 24, 2023. This workshop was funded in part by the BC Living Lab and in part by the government of BritishColumbia’s CleanBC initiative. Funding for the… Read more: Data Stewardship and Data Governance – Options for BC Agricultural Data