Reading Time: 4 minutes Biodegradable net wrap, neonatal supplements and lidocaine-infused castration bands are just some of the products researchers at Lakeland College in Alberta are studying to help improve operations on the farm.
Lakeland College tackling livestock health solutions
Biodegradable net wrap, neonatal supplements and lidocaine-infused castration bands among products tested by research team
A bison herd has joined the Lakeland College crowd
Lakeland students won’t just be learning about production but also marketing and tech application
Reading Time: 4 minutes A herd of Alberta bison has headed off to college — and they’re a big hit with their two-footed schoolmates. “Bison are definitely cool,” said Walker Balan, who is in the agriculture technology degree program at Lakeland College. But Balan and other students who will be working with the herd — which arrived at a […] Read more
Bovine Gastronomy: It turns out that garlic pairs well with minerals
Alberta researcher finds cattle will consume more mineral if it’s flavoured with fresh garlic
Reading Time: 3 minutes Just like many people do, cattle enjoy the taste of garlic, and as with humans, many swear the ‘stinking rose’ offers numerous health benefits for bovines. Garlic is rumoured to entice cattle to consume more minerals, have anti-fungal properties and even discourage horn flies from pestering them. “You would find these anecdotes on blogs,” said […] Read more
Feast on the Farm returns
Outdoor dining fundraiser planned for Aug. 18
Reading Time: < 1 minute After a two-year hiatus, Lakeland College’s Feast on the Farm is making a return this summer. The Aug. 18 event — a dinner in a tent as well as a musical performance — is a fundraiser for what the college calls its “experiential learning model.” Nearly $100,000 has been raised from five previous events, with […] Read more
Alberta researcher wins animal care award
Reading Time: < 1 minute Research scientist Brenda Ralston is this year’s winner of the Award of Distinction from Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC). Currently at Lakeland College’s Vermilion campus, Ralston began her 35-year career with the province, first as a district agriculturist and then as a beef specialist while earning a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and PhD, the latter […] Read more
Precision ag tech takes centre stage at Lakeland College
Students of new degree program are excited about future careers in a revolutionary industry
Reading Time: 5 minutes Within the first week of being back on campus and starting the classes I knew this is where I wanted to be. I feel like I’ve learned more in the sixth week of being here than I have in the last six weeks of any other part of my education.” So said Courtney Wallace, a […] Read more
Lakeland opens its latest new facility at Vermilion campus
New ag tech centre has state-of-the-art data collection and analysis lab along with a ‘makerspace’ area
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lakeland College has officially opened its new Agriculture Technology Centre, saying it will put students and researchers “at the forefront of the high-tech advancements in agriculture.” And high tech has become a must-have, says college president and CEO Alice Wainwright-Stewart. “Without technological advancements, traditional agriculture can’t keep up with the demands of today’s world,” Wainwright-Stewart […] Read more
Giving it the old college try has a new meaning these days
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lakeland College and Lethbridge College have each received a major funding boost and the pair has also joined five of their provincial counterparts to create a new research alliance. Lakeland is getting $1 million in federal funding for smart agriculture technology. It will be used to construct a new Livestock Reproductive Technology Laboratory and boost […] Read more
College farms, GFM Discovery Farm to get smarter together
Two Alberta colleges sign on for new CAAIN-backed network
A pair of Alberta college farms and Glacier FarmMedia’s Saskatchewan farm are the first to plug into a national network of “smart farms” to improve the ag sector’s smart technology experience. The Olds College Smart Farm will lead the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network, which will also include Glacier FarmMedia Discovery Farm at Langham, Sask. and […] Read more
More than a thousand donors boost Lakeland College
Reading Time: < 1 minute A five-year fundraising campaign has garnered Lakeland College $12 million. That’s $1 million above the campaign goal. As of April 30, 1,096 people had made 2,967 donations. The fundraising initiative is focused on three priorities: Expanding student success, empowering the next leaders in agriculture, and growing results-oriented research. “Because of our donors’ generosity, Lakeland students […] Read more
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