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).
Category: Active Grazing Systems and Land Use
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Defoliation and altered precipitation effects on soil microbial communities in the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. Scott Chang | Professor, Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta The impact of grazing and irrigation on soil microbial communities is poorly understood even though microbes play a significant role in affecting Read More …
Quantifying the carbon balance of the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. John Gamon | Professor, Cross-appointed Departments of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Alberta Dr. Gamon is continuing to measure net carbon uptake at the Mattheis Research Ranch using a combination of eddy covariance and remote Read More …
Biophysical quantification and mapping of soil quality at the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez | Assistant Professor, Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Albert Forage productivity, quality and persistence are essential factors for the success and profitability of rangeland operations. Good soil quality Read More …
Grazing effects on the plant-pollinator relationship: a contrast of native legumes with an invasive (Astragalus cicer L.)
Dr. Cameron Carlyle | Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta Native pollinators experienced a rapid decline in abundance as a result of large scale agricultural conversion across Read More …