Thompson Rivers University (TRU) welcomes everyone to a conversation on precision ranching, a system that uses cutting-edge technology to optimize ranching practices.
From drones and wireless fencing to livestock GPS ear tags and precision breeding techniques, each is designed to provide ranchers with new ways of managing their assets, which include both cattle and rangelands.
TRU Science faculty member and Regional Innovation Chair in Cattle Industry Sustainability Dr. John Church, who was appointed tripartite professor in 2023, discusses improved 21st-century animal and land management at the TRU Inaugural Professorial Lecture series. Church's lecture, Emerging precision ranching technology is enabling a smart biome, looks at innovative practices and technologies leading to the sustainability and enhancement of the livestock industry, rangelands, meat production and related products.
"Precision ranching is all about grazing the right animal in the right place at the right time," says Church. "These recent technological advancements will not only revolutionize grazing management, they will facilitate future regenerative agriculture practices to benefit society as a whole."
With the development of these new technologies, forward-thinking ranchers and researchers such as Church are changing the agricultural landscape.
TRU and Kamloops communities are encouraged to attend the lecture, which is part of a series providing an opportunity to meet professors and gain an understanding of their scholarship, research and teaching.
Date and time:
Tuesday, March 26
4: 30 - 6 p.m.
In-person seating is limited at the lecture, so please RSVP by Saturday, March 23.
Location:
TRU Kamloops - 805 TRU Way
Scratch Café in the Culinary Arts Centre
