2025 News
Students perfect public speaking skills at Synergy Speakers' Corner
Since launching in 2015, Synergy Speakers' Corner has given Lakeland students the opportunity to come together and work on their public speaking and leadership skills. These are essential competencies that go a long way towards ensuring students graduate from Lakeland ready to succeed in the workplace,...
SMF celebrates dairy cow's fifth place and genetic potential
This fall, one of Lakeland College's dairy cows placed fifth in the WestGen Pursuit of Excellence Barn Cow competition's 3+ lactation category. The win gave the Student-Managed Farm - Powered by New Holland (SMF) dairy unit something to celebrate. “Because of COVID-19, there are not a lot of...
Tillage demo an opportunity for collaboration and creativity
A key component of the work agricultural sciences students undertake on the Student-Managed Farm - Powered by New Holland (SMF) is meeting challenges head-on and finding creative solutions for them. For this year's Student Managed Farm SMF crop unit, left over straw from the pea crop presented...
Firefighter students find purpose and partnership at Lakeland
Lakeland's latest firefighter training graduates overcame more than a tough course load as they worked to keep each other safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The start date delays, health and safety protocols and uncertainty just made them more determined to work together to succeed. Ashlea Suderman...
Agribusiness students launch first online shop
A passion for agriculture was one of the driving forces behind the Student-Managed Enterprise's (SME) decision to move their annual pop-up shop online. Managed by second-year agribusiness students on the SME, the modernized Aggies online store is a one-stop-shop for all Lakeland Aggie-branded...