Professional irrigation advice can save you time and money. Here we’ll look at a few ways farms in BC can get input from a certified irrigation designer, sometimes for free.
CONTENTS:
00:00 Professional Irrigation Advice
00:29 IIABC Certified Irrigation Designers
00:41 Bruce Naka & Andrew Bennett
00:47 Farm Visits
00:56 Small Fixes, Big Payback
01:18 Lessons
01:50 EFP (Environmental Farm Plan)
02:04 Irrigation Funding Opportunities
02:29 KBFA (Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors)
02:49 KBFA Field Days
03:02 Ask a Pro
Produced in 2021
LINKS & RESOURCES:
"Farm Water Fix" — 12-video series produced by Andrew Bennett with the Climate Change Adaptation Program: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpBeEKO7FROBVtjZPlo-DnbdC1K-sNdkd
"Irrigate Better with Bruce Naka" — 4-part webinar produced by Andrew Bennett with the Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpBeEKO7FROD3HeM6NYSEGyQJyqAXa4Wb
BC Irrigation Manuals and Factsheets: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=6B9E0ACBFCE34785A6E50203A69E32A8
BC Climate Change Adaptation Program Tools & Resources Library: https://bcclimatechangeadaptation.ca/programresources/
Irrigation Industry Association of BC (IIABC): https://www.irrigationbc.com/
Environmental Farm Plan Program (EFP): https://iafbc.ca/environmental-farm-plan/
Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors (KBFA): https://www.kbfa.ca/
Bruce Naka, Sound Water Advise: brucenaka (at) gmail.com — Okanagan region
Andrew Bennett, Living Lands Agroecology: andrew (at) livinglands.ca — Kootenay & Boundary region