Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
Agassiz and Summerland, British Columbia
The Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in British Columbia is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's national network of 19 research centres. The Centre consists of two research sites - the location in Agassiz, and a separate facility in Summerland, including the Kamloops Range Research Unit. Research at both sites addresses national agricultural priorities in the areas of horticultural and field crop production and protection including tree fruits, small fruits, greenhouse vegetables, special crops, and forages; advanced processing, utilization, quality, and safety of plant products; the cellular and molecular biology of plant pathogens; soil resource conservation and land evaluation; poultry production and genetic resources; and dairy cattle behaviour and welfare.
The University of British Columbia's Dairy Education and Research Centre is on site on leased land at Agassiz. This co-location has paved the way to increased collaborative research between the Centre and the University on dairy cattle. As well The University and AAFC collaborate in the preservation and conservation of poultry genetic resources at the Avian Research Centre on site.
Contact us
Agassiz
6947 Highway 7
PO Box 1000
Agassiz, British Columbia
V0M 1A0
Tel.: 604.796.2221 / Fax: 604.796.0359
Research Manager: Valerie Stevens, Tel.: 604.796.1700 / Fax: 604.796.0359 / stevensv@agr.gc.ca
Science Director: Barry Grace, Tel.: 250.494-6412 / Fax: 250.494.6415 / graceb@agr.gc.caSummerland
4200 Highway #97, South
Summerland, British Columbia
V0H 1Z0
Tel.: 250.494.6356 / Fax: 250.494.0755
Research Manager: Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa, Tel.: 250.494.6358 / Fax: 250.494.6415
Science Director: Barry Grace, Tel.: 250.494-6412 / Fax: 250.494.6415 / graceb@agr.gc.ca
Kamloops Range Research Unit
3015 Ord Road
Kamloops, British Columbia
V2B 8A9