Celebrating Rangelands

Celebrating Rangelands: Connecting Research to On-Farm Management

November 13, 2025

Claresholm Community Centre

9:00am - 4:00pm

Topics and Speakers include:

• Barry Irving and Barry Adams: History of range management & 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 Agrisytems Living Lab - Range and pasture improvements & BMPs (on farm management changes)
• Bill Newton: Regenerative Alberta Living Lab (RALL) Producer

PARTNERS INCLUDE: Foothills Forage & Grazing Association, MD of Willow Creek, University of Alberta, Government of Alberta, MD of Ranchland and Regenerative Alberta Living Lab.