Dan Karran, an ecohydrologist and instructor in the Werklund School of Agriculture Technology at Olds College, is the principal investigator on a project that is testing floating islands, which contain native wetland plants. These floating islands have been shown to remove contaminants from cattle feedlot storm ponds.

Floating islands could help filter cattle feedlot storm ponds

Olds College research showed floating islands removed sizeable amounts of ammonia, copper, aluminum from ponds

Reading Time: 3 minutes Researchers at Olds College have studies the impact of floating islands made up of native plants in cattel feedlot storm ponds, finding that the plants can remove a large amount of contaminants from the water.



Olds College suspends Fall 2025 intake for multiple programs

Olds College suspends Fall 2025 intake for multiple programs

Impacted programs include Agricluture Technology Integration, Craft Beverage and Brewery Operations

Reading Time: 1 minute Olds College is suspending Fall 2025 intake for a number of its post-secondary education programs, including Agriculture Technology Integration. The intake suspension is due to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) changes, limiting the number of international student permit applications approved across the country.



The Land Sciences Centre on the Olds College campus.

College research should be better supported by federal funding, says CEO of Olds College

Better funding for college research will increase innovation, drive economic and improve job creation, says CEO of Olds College

Reading Time: < 1 minute College research activities should be better supported by the federal government, said Dr. Ben Cecil, President and Chief Executive Officer of Olds College of Agriculture and Technology. On April 16, Cecil spoke before the Federal Government’s Standing Committee on Scientific Research, asking for a re-evaluation of the distribution of federal government funding to better support […] Read more

“I think that indoor ag provides that kind of efficiency for land and space and just even opportunity.” – Jay Steeves.

Olds College to pioneer cutting-edge indoor ag training

New controlled agriculture program caters to a burgeoning sector

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you only had two or three seconds to describe controlled environment agriculture, “high tech greenhouses” would probably suffice. But it’s much more than that, said a developer of a new program at Olds College, and the college hopes to be a pioneer in training the workforce needed to increase food production efficiency. “We put […] Read more


Olds College has launched the country’s first fully dedicated agriculture communications program.

New program teaches communication in ag

Olds College welcomes students to first agriculture communications program in Canada

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian students had no options. If they wanted to study agriculture communications, they had to attend programs at U.S. colleges and universities. But as of this fall, they can study closer to home, at Olds College, where an agriculture-focused communications program has launched. “Communications has been part of our curriculum for most of our students […] Read more

Soil sensor tech nears tipping point

Soil sensor tech nears tipping point

Reading Time: 3 minutes Soil nutrient sensor technology offers to save producers time and money, but do those promises measure up? The answer so far is a tentative yes, say researchers at Olds College. “It’s showing quite a bit of promise,” said Abby Sim, a research technician at the college. “A lot of them seem like they will be […] Read more