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For program information, please visit the TRU page.
For inquiries and additional information about our program please contact:
Gillian Watt – Program Coordinator
250-319-2367
gwatt@tru.ca
The Applied Sustainable Ranching program is offered at Thompson Rivers University – Williams Lake Campus. The inaugural class started in January 2016. Read more about how the program came to be and student profiles here.
Williams Lake Tribune:
Agapow takes home TRU applied sustainable ranching program’s bull pen award – June 2021
Paralyzed B.C. cowboy set to ride again thanks to custom saddle – Oct 2020
Cariboo teen supported in quest for ranching career – Feb 2019
Stockmanship workshop teaches TRU students livestock handling – Oct 2017
Ghanaian finds second home in Cariboo- Dec 2017
Hands-on experience enriches ranching program – Mar 2016
Applied sustainable ranching program launched in Williams Lake – Dec 2015
Lieutenant Governor to launch TRU ranching program- Nov 2015
Innovation the key to success in ranching industry for Gillian Watt – Nov 2015
The Green Gazette:
Tourism Meet Ranching, Ranching Meet the Future – Jan 2018
TRU Sustainable Ranching – Third Cohort to Start Jan 22 – Nov 2017
ARTS & EDUCATION | A New Story: Applied Sustainable Ranching – June 2016
STEWARDSHIP | TRU’s Applied Sustainable Ranching: Proclamation Awarded – Sept 2016
ARTS & EDUCATION | Sustainable Ranching—Learning Applied Skills and Diversification – Nov 2016
Beef in BC Magazine Articles
Beef in BC Magazine Student Profiles
Various Industry Publications:
College program offers employment-ready ranching skills – June 2020
Official Launch – TRU Applied Sustainable Ranching Certificate Program- Nov 2015
NEW SUSTAINABLE RANCHING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM- Nov 2015