Save the date –August 13– for touring the Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch in the Aspen Parkland natural sub-region of Alberta and celebrate International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026! More information coming soon!
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July 15, 2026 – Field Tour – Mattheis Research Ranch
Join for a research focussed day at the Mattheis Research Ranch in the Mixedgrass Prairie of Alberta and celebrate International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026! Learn about current research on Rotational grazing impacts: Animal health Soil carbon Greenhouse gases Read More …
July 8, 2026 – Field Tour – Stavely Research Ranch
Save the date –July 8– for touring the historic Stavely Research Ranch in the Foothill Fescue natural subregion of Alberta and celebrate International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026! More information coming soon!
June 16, 2026 – Field Tour – Onefour Research Ranch
Tour the historic Onefour Research Ranch in the Dry Mixedgrass Prairie of Alberta and celebrate International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 with us! The day will be a mix of researcher, land manager, and producer talks at stops along Read More …
Ensuring cattle stay ‘home on the range’ without fences
CBC Edmonton AM Radio interview – Jan 21, 2026. CBC Host, Tara McCarthy interviews Dr. Edward Bork about his research using Virtual fencing technology for rotational cattle grazing (8 min: 19 s).
No fences: research shows high-tech collars keep cattle from straying
University of Alberta Folio – Nov 6, 2025 – By Bev Betkowski. A high-tech, no-fence solution is teaching cattle to stay home on the range, University of Alberta research has found. In a study that tracked the movement of beef Read More …
How do cattle handle extreme summer heat?
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 …
May 27-29, 2026 – Exploring Palliser’s Triangle: Understanding the challenging soils of Alberta’s southeast
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 and to Register: 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 …