Agriculture research summaries
Last updated on November 27, 2025Short summaries of agricultural studies tailored to B.C. farmers and producers.
Agricultural survey research
These research summaries provide information from observational surveys. They provide an accurate understanding of current practices and the farming context, such as changes in pest populations over time.
Berries
For more information, please view the berries webpage.
On-farm demonstration research and trials
These research summaries share results from projects that tested new practices on working farms. Guided by producers’ goals, they provide real-world experience and useful information about new methods, products, or technologies.
Berries
Find more information on the berries webpage.
Field vegetables
Research from universities and research centres
These research summaries share information and results from scientific studies done by researchers at universities and research centers testing agricultural practices.
Berries
Field vegetables
- Agronomic efficiency of different N fertilizer rates in potatoes 2024 (PDF)
- Balancing nitrogen and phosphorus on vegetable farms in southwest BC 2024 (PDF)
- Hedgerows, grassland set-asides, and cover cropping to increase climate resiliency 2024 (PDF)
Find more information on the field vegetables webpage.
Grapes
- Cover crops for irrigated vineyards in B.C.: Nitrogen and carbon benefits 2024 (PDF)
- Fighting grapevine root diseases with brassica cover crops 2024 (PDF)
Find more information on the grapes webpage.
Livestock
- Complementary practices for more feed and better environmental outcomes on high-production dairy farms 2024 (PDF)
- Is starter phosphorus necessary for silage corn in manured soils of the Fraser Valley 2025 (PDF)
- Moo-ve over: Reducing impacts of livestock grazing near streams in cutblocks 2023 (PDF)
Find more information on the forage webpage.
Tree fruit
- Reducing post-harvest irrigation in sweet cherry production 2024 (PDF)
- Don’t forget sunscreen: Protecting tree fruits during extreme heat events 2023 (PDF)
- Preventing and detecting sunburn on ‘Ambrosia’ apples 2024 (PDF)
- Large-dwarfing rootstocks can protect apples from sunburn 2023 (PDF)
Find more information on the tree fruit webpage.
Seafood
Find more information on the fisheries and aquaculture webpage.