College Farm

A farm has always been part of Lakeland College.

Our roots go back to a demonstration farm established in 1911, two years before the college opened.

Working with crops and livestock were the foundation of our agricultural education. Our offerings were limited to mainly agriculture and home economics for the first five decades of the college's life.

Now the farm is home to Canada's only student-managed farm (SMF). With a second multi-year partnership with New Holland Agriculture, it's officially the Student-Managed Farm - Powered by New Holland.

Crops and livestock students have access to 3,700 acres and work with bison and multiple cattle herds.

The farm is also home to labs for  veterinary technology and  agricultural technology degree students.

Continuing education courses from artificial insemination to calving, and cowbytes software to riding groups also happen on the college farm.

Our facilities and herds are also used for multiple ongoing crop, livestock, and ag tech research projects

And, environmental science students access lands to study soils, water and plant life.

Lakeland's rodeo club and team are headquartered on the farm with their own barn and almost daily use of the Equine Centre.

Some of the facilities include:

• Agriculture Technology Centre (opened in 2021)
• G.N. Sweet Livestock Research Facility
• Dairy Learning Centre
• Animal Health Clinic
• Equine Centre

Take a virtual tour of agricultural sciences facilities.

Through the years the farm has included livestock from alpacas to heavy horses as well as sheep and swine.

Above: A group of students displaying heavy horses in 1929. Below: An animal science technology students sorting calves in 2021.

An aerial of the college farm

Below: A plowing demonstration circa 2012 and New Holland combine during harvest 2022.