Horticulture

Biogeographic atlas of BC plants, including invasive and noxious species.

Maintained by the School of Horticulture, KPU

Promote native plant awareness and conservation through maintaining a list of native plant species.

PLANTS provides standardized information on vascular plants of the US, including distributional information, images, references and more.

Identify broad-leaved and conifers native to the Pacific Northwest, maintained by Oregon State University.

Information on integrated pest management and pesticides in agriculture.

Descriptions and images for all weeds legislated under the BC Weed Control Act.

Pesticides and pest management information.

Many free resources for sustainable pest management.

Funds research into turfgrass production and golf and sports field management.

Research and extension services to members of turfgass industry.

Provides funding for research on Canadian turfgrass.

USGA funded research on turfgrass and the environment.

Not-for-profit industry organization mandated to further education, research and the exchange of information related to professional sports turf management.

Industry organization working to serve BC’s nursery growers, landscape professionals, retail garden centres and associated landscape horticulture trade.

National organization serving interests of growers, landscapers, and horticulturalists.

Research integrating horticulture, engineering and urban design.

Landscaping ideas from Sustainable Sites Initiative.

Industry and training for manufacturers, dealers, and designers of irrigation systems.

Crop production information from Ministry of Agriculture.

Not-for-profit, national association that represents producers from across Canada.

Promotes organic agriculture and provides education on organic agriculture and organic foods.

Organic methods of greenhouse vegetable production, from National Center for Appropriate Technology.

Member organization for arborists and urban foresters.

City urban forest strategy providing tools for growing and maintaining a healthy, resilient urban forest.

Production, marketing, processing and merchandising of agricultural products.

Responsible for mitigating public health risks from animal and plant based products.

2016 Implementation plan for the regional food system strategy adopted in 2011

Resources and information regarding safe working conditions in the agricultural sector.

News releases from Statistic Canada's The Daily.

Statistics Canada's Census of Agriculture with a focus on BC.

Statistics Canada's publication on agriculture and the environment.

Production, labour, and trade statistics from the Canadian greenhouse vegetable sector

Includes farm cash receipts, nursery industry, farm management, etc.