Reading Time: 3 minutes Olds College is ending its Craft Beverage and Brewery Operations diploma and closing the doors on its campus brewery.
Last call: Olds College to shutter brewery program and commercial operations
End of diploma program comes after years of declining enrolment numbers
AgSmart hits pause for ’26 as Olds College plans major 2027 relaunch
Olds College taking a year away from the event to reassess and revamp the attendee experience
Reading Time: 3 minutes Olds College is putting its AgSmart event on hold for a year in 2026 in order to redevelop the exposition to better serve its attendees.
AgSphere cultivates new era for agri-food innovation
Calgary-based company will bring trailblazers together and keep investment in Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes A new Calgary-based hub seeks to join universities, investors, multinationals and start ups to spur cutting-edge advances in farm-to-fork sector.
Taking a holistic approach to soil health
Olds College researcher developing soil health scorecard
Reading Time: 2 minutes Semitone Amosu, a researcher at Olds College, is developing a soil health scorecard for producers to use when analyzing the health of their most important asset.
Olds College recognizes Farm Credit Canada as 2025 Partner of the Year
FCC first organization to receive the recognition twice
Reading Time: 3 minutes Olds College recognized Farm Credit Canada as its 2025 Partner of the Year in July, marking the second time the organization has been awarded the recognition.
Artificial intelligence powers sheep pregnancy and parasite detection tool
Technology being tested at Olds College could offer sheep producers an alternative to ultrasound that they could use themselves to preg-check ewes or detect parasites
Reading Time: 4 minutes New sonic AI technology could give sheep farmers an alternative to ultrasound that they could use themselves to check ewes for pregnancy or detect dangerous parasites.
Olds College appoints new president and CEO
Alberta ag school ‘confident’ in long time staff member
Reading Time: < 1 minute Olds College has appointed Debbie Thompson as its new president and CEO.
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 animal health programs to start thrice-yearly intakes this fall
Expanded intakes, new articulation agreement to further equip future animal health professionals
Reading Time: 2 minutes Olds College expands animal health programs with thrice-yearly intakes (VTA, VMR, VT) starting Sept. 2025. Streamlined pathways & articulation with St. Matthew’s University offer flexible career options.
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.
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