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Lakeland receives NSERC funding for crop research
Lakeland College's agronomic research has been boosted once more by federal funding. With $150,000 in federal funding, Lakeland will be purchasing a specialized research combine to help build capacity and further serve the crop industry, as well as producers' needs for small-plot agronomic research...
Feast on the Farm 2019 tickets 75 per cent sold
Tickets for Lakeland College's fourth annual Feast on the Farm are selling fast. With 75 per cent of the tickets sold, time is running out for anyone interested in attending the outdoor event on Thursday, Aug. 15. “We're thrilled with the community's eagerness to celebrate the harvest season...
Federal funds help Lakeland and partners advance ag tech
Lakeland is one of eight organizations that will advance national agriculture technology priorities thanks to new funding for the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN). On July 22, the Government of Canada's ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development announced...
Global-teaching experience makes lasting impact on UT students
Sixteen university transfer (UT) students took their lessons plans to Mexico on an educational mission trip from April 28 - May 5. They travelled to Ensenada for an once-in-a-lifetime teaching opportunity where they introduced local children to Canadian culture. They visited a Spanish-English...
Greatest accomplishment: a new passion and beginning
At 64 years Val Hoveland is ready to be on the front lines of healthcare. As a 2019 health care aide graduate, her skills are in action at the Bea Fisher Centre in Lloydminster, where she's working with individuals with physical and mental disabilities. “With my resume in hand, I went and...