Registration open for Grazing School for Women

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Vauxhall Advance

Southern Alberta Newspapers

The County of Newell has opened registration for the 23rd annual Southern Alberta Grazing School for Women that will run later in July near Brooks.

The two-day event with lessons out in the pasture as well as indoors, will include hands-on learning opportunities and several guest speakers.

Topics covered this year will include range and riparian health, hands-on plant identification, grazing principles and practices, virtual fencing and soil erosion.

The event will also include local ranching stories by women and provide tips for managing species at risk.

The two-day school will run July 22 and 23 at the Cassils Community Centre outside Brooks and will cost $135 to register.

The registration fee also covers all meals on July 22 and breakfast and lunch July 23, as well as all course materials and a plant identification book.

Participants are asked to register online.

The grazing school is held in collaboration with the Alberta Conservation Association, Cows and Fish Riparian Management Society and Nature Conservancy Canada.