BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Denver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:85@ranchstewards.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260122T203000 DTSTAMP:20251208T212420Z URL:https://ranchstewards.org/events/rural-resilience-ranch-tech-gps-tags- drone-seeding/ SUMMARY:Rural Resilience- Ranch Tech: GPS Tags & Drone Seeding DESCRIPTION:Join us for the sixth year of the Rural Resilience Webinar Seri es\, where we’re growing our ranching and rural community’s financial\ , ecological\, and social resilience with experienced speakers and actiona ble insights.\n\nThis free\, four-part series will tackle key topics desig ned to support ranchers and rural residents:\nJanuary 22 - Ranch Tech: GPS Tags &\; Drone Seeding\nTechnology is changing the way ranchers manage land and livestock. Join rancher Ryan Lankford as he shares how 701x GPS ear tags help him monitor cattle from anywhere\, giving new meaning to “ keeping an eye on the herd.” Then\, rancher Steve Kenyon will demonstrat e how fall frost seeding with drones can make forage establishment easier\ , faster\, and more efficient. Discover how innovation can simplify operat ions without sacrificing stewardship.\n\nMeet the Speakers:\n\nRyan Lankfo rd-He is a producer representative to the board\, grew up in a farm famil y on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. After serving in the U.S. Army a nd earning a bachelor's degree in civil engineering\, he returned home to continue his family’s agricultural legacy. Lankford has helped expand th e family’s operation to include Red Angus livestock and Organic Certifie d crops. Today\, he produces winter wheat\, spring wheat\, canola\, peas\, lentils\, chickpeas\, flax\, and barley on more than 10\,000 acres of lea sed Tribal land.\nHe serves as a member of the Tribal Agriculture Expert C ommittee and has also represented producers for more than seven years on b oth county and state Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees.\nSteve Kenyon- He owns a custom grazing business in Alberta\, Canada under the name of Gr eener Pastures Ranching Ltd.  By using extended grazing techniques he is able to pasture cattle year round. This is done by using a combination of intensive cell grazing\, dormant season grazing\, swath grazing\, crop res idue grazing and bale grazing.  Steve has been teaching sustainable grazi ng management for more than 20 years and has been a keynote speaker at man y conferences and seminars throughout Canada and the U.S. and even into Eu rope.  Steve has a very energetic personality\, which compliments a very down to earth common-sense approach to farm business management.  Yet he is still just a producer and presents in a very honest and straightforward style.\n\nThe Mission statement of Greener Pastures is “Economic and En vironmental Sustainability for Generations” It is important to provide a n enjoyable\, profitable and sustainable business for future generations.\ n\nEach session includes a 60-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q&\;A\, allowing you to engage directly with our expert speakers.\n\nCo st: FREE!\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to gain practical knowledge and connect with others dedicated to building resilient ranching and rural co mmunities. Pre-registration is required—Zoom link will be emailed upon r egistration.\n\nThe Zoom link is the same for all four webinars.\n\n(PLEAS E NOTE: You will be registering for the entire series.  It is not necessa ry to register for each webinar separately.) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ranchstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/202 5/08/FINAL-2026-Rural-Resilience-General-Charity-Proud-Website.png LOCATION:https://ranchstewards.org/events/rural-resilience-ranch-tech-gps-t ags-drone-seeding/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Denver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR