Kamloops

Researcher looking at ranchers using drones in Kamloops

High flying ranching. A TRU researcher is looking at how ranchers can use drones to keep cattle costs down.

Ranching is starting to embrace drone technology as a way to be more efficient

John Church is the Cattle Research Chair in the department of Natural Resource Science at Thompson Rivers University. (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)

We're continuing our occasional summer research series with a conversation about drones and cattle.

John Church has been looking into how the technology can help on the ranch by tracking down missing cattle and improving feed sources.

Drone used in research that tracks cattle. (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)

John is the Cattle Research Chair in the department of Natural Resource Science at Thompson Rivers University.

To hear the interview, click the link: Researcher looking at ranchers using drones in Kamloops

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