News and Stories
Agribusiness team takes silver in national competition
Traci Edmondson was already a Lakeland College alumna when she decided to return to her alma mater to complement her veterinary technology diploma with some business education. She enrolled in agribusiness and, this fall, proved her business acumen when she and her teammates placed second in a...
Lakeland College and Western Crop Innovations enter into MOU
Western Crop Innovations is pleased to announce that we have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Board of Governors at Lakeland College! With a shared interest in crop science, feed quality, enhanced student experiences, and more, we are excited to discuss and explore various...
The stars aligned: Perseverance pays off
Waylon Falcon remembers sitting inside an academic upgrading classroom, watching out the window as houses went up in record numbers in the Lloydminster community. As a construction worker, choosing to go back to school during the housing boom of 2004 was difficult, he recalls. It would have been...
New program: Maintaining forage health using sheep and goats
A new accreditation program that aims to teach sheep and goat producers best practices for grazing forages is nearly complete, thanks to a partnership with Lakeland College, the Alberta Lamb Producers (ALP) and the Alberta Goat Association (AGA) with funding from Alberta Environment and Parks Rangeland...
Set up for success: Crop SMF team collaborates for a smooth harvest
This fall, 44 second-year crop technology students hit the ground running as they took their places on the Student-Managed Farm – Powered By New Holland (SMF) and completed a successful harvest. In their first year at Lakeland College's Vermilion campus, crop technology students spend...