Earn a Applied Sustainable Ranching Diploma at Thompson Rivers University
Develop hands-on skills in humane animal care, stockmanship, dog training, fencing, equipment maintenance and safe operating procedures with the Applied Sustainable Ranching course at Thompson Rivers University
Quick Facts
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Duration: |
19 months |
Intake: |
January / September |
Tuition Fee: |
TBA |
Location: |
Williams Lake, Canada / Blended / Online |
Learn how to identify opportunities for enterprise diversification and touch on key success factors and average production/income benchmarks for sheep, poultry, purebred livestock, greenhouse, vegetables, fruits and berries, on farm processing, value added, farm store, and tourism.
What to Expect?
- Participate in real-life ranching operations in BC
- Gain employment-ready experience
- Understand how ranch and rangeland ecosystems react to management decisions
- Understand livestock needs and how to best manage the natural environment to produce nutritious proteins to feed the world
- Learn to design ranching enterprises that fit the environment and resources while providing a return on investment
- Experience a program that is built in BC to address the needs of the local ranching environment
- Learn to develop and fine-tune enterprise management around the unique market opportunities in your region