Kelowna Farmers Must Diversify to Adapt to Climate Change
The impacts of climate change on Okanagan’s agricultural industry have pushed some farmers to think ‘outside the box’ and diversify in order to stay in operation.
A dramatic swing in temperatures over this past winter resulted in a nearly 100 percent loss of soft fruits, including peaches and apricots, in the Okanagan.
Now, a cold snap in April caused even more damage to the Okanagan’s iconic fruit season, this time impacting grapes and apples, and farmers are left scrambling.
