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 and plant diversity are very different from a pen setting. Read More …
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Ranchers with burnt grassland sign up to participate in UofA study
CHAT News Today: Medicine Hat, AB May 11, 2018 by Brittney Matejka. HILDA, AB. – Researchers from the University of Alberta met with a room of ranchers affected by the devastating October wild fires near Hilda and Acadia Valley last night. Read More …
Universities partnering for research study into rangeland recovery following last October’s grass fires
CHAT News Today: Medicine Hat, AB May 2, 2018 by Charles Lefebvre. EDMONTON, AB — Universities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are partnering for a research program and study into rangeland recovery following wildfires, and they’re looking for ranchers and farmers from Read More …
Alberta Environmental Sciences student scores second win
The Western Producer, March 15, 2018 by Jeremy Simes: For the second year in a row, Ryan James used his skills and smarts to win a high-profile international plant identification competition. James, a University of Alberta student formerly with Lakeland College, Read More …
Making a home on the range for bees a win-win for agriculture and nature
Farmers and ranchers should be buzzed about bees and making room for the busy little insect in their land management, say researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences who are leading one of the first studies to establish baseline Read More …
You want pollinators to make their home on your range
Alberta Farmer Express, June 27, 2017 by Jill Burkhardt: There is a buzz on range- and pasture lands. And we really need to pay attention to native pollinators and the benefits that they provide, says a rangeland ecologist. “Pollinators are critical to Read More …
Scientists look to grazing to aid carbon retention in soil
Western Producer, April 27, 2017 by Barbara Duckworth: The symbiotic relationship of plants, soil and animals has long been understood among those living off the land. Soil with high carbon content has increased fertility, water retention and productivity. Now scientists are Read More …
Researchers receive $3.76M in federal funding for greener agriculture
Three University of Alberta scientists will take their greenhouse gas reduction research to the next level, thanks to an infusion of funding announced today by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food. The funding will exceed $3.76 Read More …
ALES Range team hauls home top awards as coach retires
With instructor Barry Irving in his last season as coach of the ALES Range Team, its members did him proud by continuing a dominant run at an international competition that tests university students’ knowledge of both plants and range management. Read More …
Canadian grasslands among world's most endangered ecosystems
Alberta’s grasslands are a deeply rooted silent partner in fighting rising carbon levels, but are fast disappearing and need more protection, say University of Alberta scientists. Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC) recently suggested the scope of loss across Canada’s rich prairie lands Read More …