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Real world research, real world benefits: Studying complex rangeland management issues on working landscapes.
Research and teaching in support of long-term sustainability of rangelands
The Rangeland Research Institute (RRI) is administered by the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta. The RRI brings together expertise from within the faculty, the university, across Western Canada and beyond to conduct multi-disciplinary research and teaching in support of the long-term environmental and economic sustainability of rangelands. >>more
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Paying for pasture carbon called tricky issue
Western Producer, April 11, 2019, by Barbara Duckworth. Paying ranchers for carbon sequestration in grasslands is on the Alberta government agenda but it could be challenging to put into practice. …Read More »‘Heritage potential’ map aims to help urban planners preserve history
Folio Magazine, July 3, 2018, by Michael Brown. A University of Alberta student created a model to determine areas of potential archeological and heritage significance to help policy makers, urban …Read More »Historic beef cattle herd moves into Faculty of ALES: Hays Converters donated to Livestock Genomics program by family that developed breed
Greenhouse Magazine, Spring 2018, by Helen Metella. The entire herd of cattle bred and developed by the Hays family was donated to Faculty of ALES livestock genomics program and moved …Read More »Eye in the Sky: Drone technology research helps precision ranching develop new tools for success
Greenhouse Magazine, Spring 2018, by Cait Wills. Dr. John Church of Thompson Rivers University in collaboration with Dr. Cameron Carlyle are using drones to assess heat stress in cattle as …Read More »Do RFI ratings predict cattle performance on pasture?
Canadian Cattlemen, May 28, 2018 by Debbie Furber. Producers often wonder if genetic markers for feed efficiency based on drylot tests reflect feed efficiency on pasture where terrain, water sources …Read More »
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