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Event Details

Start Date: July 22, 2025 9:00 AM

End Date: July 22, 2025 3:30 PM

Venue: University of Alberta mattheis Research Ranch

Address: Rosemary ,

CFGA Mattheis Field Day

This event is made possible by the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association (CFGA) and is intended for producers to learn more about rotational grazing including understanding the benefits and how-to.

Cost to attend is $20/person, includes lunch. The field tours will held outdoors, please prepare accordingly.

9am-12:30pm – Field Tours

Rotational Cattle Grazing (Gemstone Farms)

NoFence Virtual Collar Demonstration (Marcel Busz, Ed Bork)

Razer Grazer Demonstration (Neil Thorsteinston)

Water Systems (Barry Irving, Marcel Busz)

12:30-1:30pm – Lunch, catered by The Prairie Girl

1:30-3:30pm – Field Tour

Soil Water Infiltration Demo (Chinook Applied Research Association)

Soil Health – Climate Action Through Grazing Project (University of Alberta)

Polycrop Grazing (Renovo)

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