Grad student Thomas Alexander is playing a key role integrating eShepherd's virtual fencing technology for livestock management at Barrington Ranch in BC. The solar-powered GPS…
A Keremeos Ranch is one of the first in Canada to use virtual fencing collars for cattle management, working in partnership with undergraduate research assistant…
Natural resource science faculty member Dr. John Church discusses why drones are effective to manage cattle, from tracking cows’ movements to measuring their stress levels.…
Researchers are working to breed cattle varieties that can thrive in a warming world. Science faculty member Dr. John Church provides insight. Read more
TRU Williams Lake Regenerative Agriculture student Lucia Johnston hopes to help increase awareness of the benefits of properly managed landscapes and the importance of agriculture…
By Kim Van Haren Today’s precision ranching technologies are sophisticated, diverse and revolutionary. From drones and wireless fencing to livestock GPS ear tags and precision…
Changes have been announced to TRU Williams Lake's ranching program. Renamed Regenerative Agriculture, the new program looks at the impacts of climate change. Gillian Watt,…
TRU's Applied Sustainable Ranching program in Williams Lake has been renamed and revamped to better serve the needs of students and the changing environment. Renamed…
WILLIAMS LAKE – Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) Applied Sustainable Ranching program in Williams Lake has been renamed and revamped to better serve the needs of…
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student Kelly Davison spent her childhood feeling “less than.” Living in foster care for several years, she says her foster mother…
A report by three TRU researchers and a ranching representative shows early indications that cattle can help change plant regrowth in wildfire-stricken areas simply through…
Last year’s Fund-a-Need campaign to raise money for animal simulators — high-tech training tools for Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) veterinary technology program — was hugely…
Determined. Resilient. Passionate. Three words that describe Julia Morgan, a recent graduate of TRU’s Applied Sustainable Ranching program. The program is based in Williams Lake…
As a major employer, educational institution and generator of research, TRU is making a substantial contribution to food sustainability, production, self-sufficiency and, ultimately, food security…
When the BC Cattlemen’s Association (BCCA) initiated a targeted grazing project to reduce wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface, the prospect of rebuilding lost fencing…
Academica's Indigenous Top Ten highlights included news about the partnership among TRU and two area First Nations to offer a certificate in ranching and farming…
A partnership between two First Nations and Thompson Rivers University has enhanced a certificate program where students learn to sustainably farm using Indigenous and Western…
During a 2015 rodeo competition in Smithers, B.C., Kevin Cunin lost control of the horse he was riding and was bucked into the air. Today,…
TRU's John Church is interviewed by The Manitoba Co-operator about his use of drones as monitoring and data-gathering tools for cattle and pasture health. Read…
CBC British Columbia zooms in on research being done at Thompson Rivers University that looks at using seaweed from the West Coast for help in…
