We are hosting a Range Science workshop at the Foremost Community Hall on Dec 11, 2025! Topics to include: History of range management & research in AB at the Onefour Research Station Drought planning; post-wildfire management Precision ranching; heat stress Read More …
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Nov 13, 2025 – Workshop – Celebrating Rangelands: Connecting Research to On-Ranch Management
Join us for a fall workshop on Nov 13 at Claresholm Community Hall featuring talks on virtual fencing, Carbon and grazing, rotational grazing, drought resilience, range management history and more! Click the poster for more details & list of speakers: Read More …
July 22, 2025-Producer Field Day – Mattheis Research Ranch
Join us for an information-packed field day on July 22 hosted at the U of A Mattheis Research Ranch! The day is jointly organized by the Canadian Forage & Grassland Assn (CFGA), Agriculture Research Extension Council of Alberta, and Society Read More …
New research will help beef producers use genetics to reduce methane emissions in cattle
University of Alberta Folio – Nov 5, 2024 – by Bev Betkowski. New University of Alberta research aims to genetically reduce methane emissions from beef cattle, while making that technology easier for producers to use. The five-year project is the Read More …
Virtual fencing on a Canadian landscape
Alberta Beef Producers – August 7, 2024 – by Bruce Derksen. A two-year research study examines how virtual fencing technology might fit the Canadian landscape. European and U.S. cattle industries experienced an influx of livestock-based technologies lately including virtual fencing. Read More …
April 30, 2024 – Cows, Carbon, and Grasslands – lecture by Dr. Cameron Carlyle
University of Alberta Alumni Educated Luncheon: Cows, Carbon and Grasslands Apr. 30, 2024 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Maple Leaf Room, Lister Conference Centre, Edmonton AB To Register (cost is $18 and includes lunch) Grasslands store carbon thus offsetting climate Read More …
Intense short-term drought is harder on grasslands than previously thought
University of Alberta Folio – January 12, 2024 – by Bev Betkowski Intense short-term drought driven by climate change is likely to have a much worse effect on the world’s grasslands than previously thought, according to University of Alberta researchers Read More …
Range Seminar – Dr. Barbara Zimmerman – Grazing in Norway’s carnivore forests – Feb 27, 2024
University of Alberta Faculty of Science and the Rangeland Research Institute are hosting a guest speaker: Dr. Barbara Zimmerman from Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Title: Grazing in Norway’s carnivore forests: Research on cattle grazing with virtual fencing technology Read More …
Canadian team tests virtual cattle fence
Farm & Ranch Guide – August 2, 2023 by Jamie Henneman During the summer months when cattle are out grazing on pastures, the work of building and repairing fence, as well as rounding up escaped cattle, is a common chore Read More …
Range Management webinar series – Winter 2023 – SRM, RRI, and MSU
The Society for Range Management International Mountain Section in partnership with the University of Alberta Rangeland Research Institute and Montana State University are pleased to present: Range Management Webinars highlighting practical aspects of research projects taking place at the University Read More …