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Location: Claresholm Community Centre, Claresholm, AB

The Foothills Forage and Grazing Association invites producers, researchers and land managers to Celebrating Rangelands: Connecting Research to On-Farm Management, a full-day event dedicated to advancing range management in Alberta.

This in-person gathering will bridge the gap between science and practice, highlighting current research and innovative approaches to rangeland health, grazing systems and climate resilience.

Speakers and Topics include:

Barry Irving and Barry Adams – The history of range management and the importance of research in Alberta

Cameron Carlyle – Drought impact, planning and resilience

Carolyn Fitzsimmons – Cattle management: rotational vs. continuous grazing

Edward Bork – Precision ranching, heat stress, animal behaviour, habitat selection, carbon and grazing

Alex Harland – Virtual fencing

Erick Santos – Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab: Range and pasture improvements and BMPs

Bill Newton – Producer insights from the Regenerative Alberta Living Lab (RALL)

This event is presented in partnership with Foothills Forage and Grazing Association, MD of Willow Creek, University of Alberta, Government of Alberta, MD of Ranchland and Regenerative Alberta Living Lab.

Draft Agenda – Stavely Workshop

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. – Registration and mingling

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. – Barry Irving
Introducing the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists – Global Context

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Barry Adams
History of Range Management and the Importance of Research in Alberta

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. – Cameron Carlyle
Drought Impact, Planning and Resilience

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Carolyn Fitzsimmons
Cattle Management: Rotational vs. Continuous Grazing

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch – Option for Student Posters

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. – Edward Bork
Precision Ranching, Heat Stress, Animal Behaviour and Habitat Selection

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. – Alex Harland
Virtual Fencing

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. – Break

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Edward Bork
Carbon and Grazing

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. – Erick Santos
Range and Pasture Improvements and BMPs (On-Farm Management Changes)

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Bill Newton
Producer, Regenerative Agriculture Living Lab

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