CBC Radio Active Interview – August 26, 2025. It’s not just humans dealing with hot weather this week. Beef cattle on Alberta pastures are also feeling it. A study is looking at how to help ranchers manage their grazing herds Read More …
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May 27-29, 2026 – Exploring Palliser’s Triangle: Understanding the challenging soils of Alberta’s southeast
Save the date! The Alberta Soil Science Workshop will host a soils tour in southeast Alberta May 27-29, 2026 and the Mattheis Research Ranch will be one of many interesting stops! We can’t wait to see you! More info: Alberta Read More …
Hot on the range: research shows how cattle cope with extreme summer heat
U of A Folio – Aug 11, 2025 – by Bev Betkowski. New research shows how cattle are coping with searing summertime heat while grazing on rangeland, which could help prairie ranchers better understand how to manage their herds in Read More …
Dec 11, 2025 – Range Science Forum – Celebrating Rangelands: Honouring the past and looking forward to the future
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …