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The Okanagan Valley is situated in the south central region of British Columbia, a region that is well known for orchards, vineyards and a climate that is often considered a semi desert in the southern portion of the valley. The South East Kelowna Irrigation District (SEKID) is located in the center of the valley and was faced with water management problems in the early 1990’s. The district decided to implement a demand management strategy in 1995 to help improve their capability to manage their water resource during times of drought. The strategy included the installation of meters for all agricultural and new domestic users, the implementation of an irrigation scheduling demonstration program and the development of a data management and water use reporting program.

Grass alone is not a full diet for cattle – water is also needed. It is this grass/water combination that a cattleman must provide and that can be a challenge in some dry Southern Interior rangelands of British Columbia.

Whenever someone says “…those !!#x?!z!! cows are in the creek again…”, I wonder, “do we have a situation here where we aren't smarter than the cow ?”

InfoBasket is your -one-stop centre for agriculture information. It is organized into areas of interest called COMMUNITIES such as apriculture, dairy, beef or poultry.

This 274 page Handbook consists of 35 Ministry of Agriculture factsheets totalling 202 pages and 5 publications from other agencies totalling 72 pages.

The Sustainable Agriculture Management Branch of the BC Ministry of Agriculture has an extensive listing of valuable information on agriculture and water topics in factsheet and book form (manuals, handbooks, guides).

The primary purpose of this Guide is to provide irrigation professionals and consultants with a methodology to assess the irrigation system performance and manage the system effectively.

Trickle, or drip, irrigation is a form of microirrigation. The term microirrigation is often used to describe the frequent, low pressure application of water to a crop. This manual provides guidance on the design and operation of trickle irrigation systems for British Columbia conditions and crops.

The manual provides information for designing agricultural irrigation systems in British Columbia. Designing an efficient irrigation system requires a good understanding of soil, crop and moisture relationships. The effects of soil type, crop rooting depth, and climate are important when considering irrigation system application rates and set times.

Two guides for Drip and Sprinkler irrigation provide additional information on the parameters used in the Landscape Irrigation Scheduling Calculator.