Afternoon Program
Starting at 1:00 PM, guests are free to choose from any of the listed workshops, visit our “Knowledge Hub” for information, demonstrations, and insights from RDAR partners, or simply network with industry leaders in the charming surroundings of the Heritage Centre.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Time1:00 PM | EventThe Old Barn Canola Council Canada Presents: CanolaChat Summary: CanolaChat will use artificial intelligence and large language models (ChatGPT) to harness the extensive resources from Canola Council of Canada (CCC) websites. It will do the searching and synthesizing for growers and agronomists, giving them quick science-based answers to their canola agronomy questions. Hosted by Jay Whetter. |
| Time1:00 PM | EventThe Final Mile Tent RDAR OFCAF & PREP Teams Summary: Program updates and information from RDAR’s PREP and OFCAF teams. |
| Time1:00 PM | EventUniversity of Calgary Veterinary Medicine Tent UCVM Presents: It ain’t magic: how samples become results and why your herd’s samples matter. Summary: Follow a sample as it arrives at the Diagnostic Services Unit (DSU) to understand how samples taken from an animal on farm become the results to diagnostic tests in our unit and discover how your results contribute to multiple animal health surveillance initiatives, supporting the health of provincial and national herds and the implications for all. |
| Time1:30 PM | EventThe Old Barn BCRC Presents: Click, Balance, Succeed: CowBytes Goes Online - Live demo of Cowbytes Ration-Balancing Software, hosted by Kristen Thompson. Summary: This presentation will showcase the upgrades to Cowbytes Ration-Balancing Software, with a strong focus on expanded functionality, updated nutrition inputs, and the transition to a fully online platform. Attendees will get a walkthrough of the new program to see how it has been updated. BCRC will also highlight the benefits of moving online – greater accessibility and easier future updates – making Cowbytes a more powerful and future-ready solution for beef cattle ration balancing. |
| Time1:20 PM | EventThe Final Mile Tent RDAR OFCAF Team: Pasture Pipeline Tips and Tricks Summary: An informative seminar providing support for planning, pipe selection and winter preparation with Barry Irving. A Pasture Plow will be on site for demo purposes. |
| Time1:45 PM | EventMain Event Hall South Olds College Presents: Evaluating Virtual Fencing in Adaptive Grazing Systems, hosted by Brianna Elliot Summary: Brianna will present applied research from an Olds College led project evaluating virtual fencing within adaptive multi paddock grazing systems in Alberta. Conducted at Tri L Ranch near Nanton, the study compares the eShepherd system to conventional electric fencing across cost, labour and usability. Key findings will highlight cattle adaptation to virtual boundaries, changes in labour requirements, and the practical value of the technology under commercial conditions, including where it fits within existing grazing systems. |
| Time2:00 PM | EventMain Event Hall North Alberta Pulse Growers Presents: TBD |
| Time2:15 PM | EventThe Final Mile Tent RDAR OFCAF Team: Nitrogen Management with Drones (Demonstration)* Summary: Live drone demonstration with Landview Drones Markus Weber. Please note this will be held on the lower front lawn, below the Old Barn deck. *Please note: this activity will be weather dependent. |
| Time2:15 PM | EventUniversity of Calgary Veterinary Medicine Tent UCVM Presents: Eyes on the herd: extra services to support producers, veterinarians, research, and diagnostics. Summary: Learn how the DSU coordinates additional services from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) including Telepathology and UCVM’s Veterinary Outbreak Investigation Service (VOIS) for those extra challenging or complex cases. |
| Time2:20 PM | EventThe Old Barn Canola Council Canada Presents: CanolaChat Summary: CanolaChat will use artificial intelligence and large language models (ChatGPT) to harness the extensive resources from Canola Council of Canada (CCC) websites. It will do the searching and synthesizing for growers and agronomists, giving them quick science-based answers to their canola agronomy questions. Hosted by Jay Whetter. |
| Time2:45 PM | EventMain Event Hall South Olds College Presents: Evaluating Virtual Fencing in Adaptive Grazing Systems, hosted by Brianna Elliot Summary: Brianna will present applied research from an Olds College led project evaluating virtual fencing within adaptive multi paddock grazing systems in Alberta. Conducted at Tri L Ranch near Nanton, the study compares the eShepherd system to conventional electric fencing across cost, labour and usability. Key findings will highlight cattle adaptation to virtual boundaries, changes in labour requirements, and the practical value of the technology under commercial conditions, including where it fits within existing grazing systems. |
| Time3:00 PM | EventThe Old Barn BCRC Presents: Click, Balance, Succeed: CowBytes Goes Online - Live demo of Cowbytes Ration-Balancing Software, hosted by Kristen Thompson. Summary: This presentation will showcase the upgrades to Cowbytes Ration-Balancing Software, with a strong focus on expanded functionality, updated nutrition inputs, and the transition to a fully online platform. Attendees will get a walkthrough of the new program to see how it has been updated. BCRC will also highlight the benefits of moving online – greater accessibility and easier future updates – making Cowbytes a more powerful and future-ready solution for beef cattle ration balancing. |
| Time3:00 PM | EventMain Event Hall North Alberta Pulse Growers Presents: TBD |
| Time3:15 PM | EventThe Final Mile Tent RDAR OFCAF Team: Virtual Fencing Testimonial Summary: Hear directly from Alberta ranchers Mike Hittinger and Jerry Baerg about their experiences with Halter and Gallagher eShepherd collars as part of thier virtual fencing trials for the OFCAF rotational grazing best mangement practice. |
| Time3:30 PM | EventUniversity of Calgary Veterinary Medicine Tent Tracking Devices in Beef Cattle. Summary: Tracking devices are gaining popularity in the beef cattle industry, offering new ways to monitor your herd. Learn what these technologies actually measure, how they ‘interpret’ these measurements into actionable information about individual animals, and how these insights can be applied to make decisions and improve the herd. |
| Time4:00 PM | EventMain Event Hall South Olds College Presents: Evaluating Virtual Fencing in Adaptive Grazing Systems, hosted by Brianna Elliot Summary: Brianna will present applied research from an Olds College led project evaluating virtual fencing within adaptive multi paddock grazing systems in Alberta. Conducted at Tri L Ranch near Nanton, the study compares the eShepherd system to conventional electric fencing across cost, labour and usability. Key findings will highlight cattle adaptation to virtual boundaries, changes in labour requirements, and the practical value of the technology under commercial conditions, including where it fits within existing grazing systems. |
| Time4:00 PM | EventThe Old Barn Canola Council Canada Presents: CanolaChat Summary: CanolaChat will use artificial intelligence and large language models (ChatGPT) to harness the extensive resources from Canola Council of Canada (CCC) websites. It will do the searching and synthesizing for growers and agronomists, giving them quick science-based answers to their canola agronomy questions. Hosted by Jay Whetter. |
| Time4:15 PM | EventThe Final Mile Tent RDAR OFCAF Team: Cover Cropping & Drones Summary: How to calibrate a drone and measure effective swath width for seeding cover crops and hay – with Landview Drones Markus Weber. |