Message from the President & CEO

Message from the PRESIDENT

Applied research has always been a vital and dynamic part of Lakeland College. It’s one of the ways we give our students a learning experience that goes beyond the classroom and into the future of sustainable agriculture and economic development. It’s an essential part of our commitment to increase our capacity to produce results of value to producers. In this issue of Limitless, we have so much to share and celebrate.

Our applied research department continues to expand as we build on our results-driven research partnerships with industry. As you flip through this issue, you’ll see a breakdown of the projects we have underway and our partners. You'll also meet our complete research team, many of whom are new to our Lakeland team thanks to a recent collaboration with government. We received a $1.9 million grant from the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta to expand our research portfolio, including taking over Alberta’s pulse agronomy and beef production systems. Our research scientists and technicians have been busy with our students and industry partners on projects aimed at increasing regional sustainability. We have been calibrating a milk fever testing system and testing boluses and their ability to offset the illness in milking cows. We have also received interesting results from our continued investigation into the effects of feeding garlic to feedlot cattle when it comes to fly management and nutrient intake. We have been testing how increased phosphorus rates affect field pea seed safety and yield potential, as well as how new grain drying technology can increase profitability and efficiency for producers. We have also been experimenting with the latest in agricultural technology, from exploring the uses of remote sensing when applied to facial recognition in cattle to using hyper-spectral imaging through drones and camera technology to determine bloom stages of canola and predict grain yield, and determining which agricultural technology brings the highest return on investment to producers. In other exciting agricultural news at Lakeland, we have launched Canada’s only agriculture technology degree, with intake beginning this fall.

You’ll find the full stories of these projects and more in the pages ahead. It’s such an exciting time to be involved in agriculture research and education in Canada and we’re so glad you’re coming along on this adventure with us.

Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart President and CEO