By protecting and managing Canada’s remaining grasslands, we can store 31.8 million tonnes of carbon, benefiting the environment, the overall health of our valuable grasslands, cattle production, and producers, while supporting decision-making and policy innovation.

Using a holistic approach, we integrate omics technology with vast amounts of data from soil, vegetation, and livestock, assessing how rotational grazing strategies influence carbon storage, emissions reduction, and plant and cattle productivity in our experimental grazing sites, as well as across the working ranching landscapes.

By engaging producers, we identify bio-indicators that provide early insights into soil carbon gains and emissions reduction; results that traditionally take decades to measure. This enables faster adoption of climate-smart practices that benefit both producers and the environment.

Adopting climate-smart grazing involves challenges such as knowledge gaps, economic risks, and barriers to adaptation. CAT-G addresses these by providing scientific research, data, tools, and socioeconomic analysis to support informed decision-making and policy innovation, helping producers transition to more sustainable, resilient grazing and livestock production systems.