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:    • Farm Water Fix Series (Irrigation)  

"Irrigate Better with Bruce Naka" — 4-part webinar produced by Andrew Bennett with the Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors:    • Irrigate Better! — webinar series  


BC Irrigation Manuals and Factsheets: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id...

BC Climate Change Adaptation Program Tools & Resources Library: https://bcclimatechangeadaptation.ca/...


Irrigation Industry Association of BC (IIABC): https://www.irrigationbc.com/

Environmental Farm Plan Program (EFP): https://iafbc.ca/environmental-farm-p...

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