2025 News
RDAR funding preserves research capacity at Lakeland
Three members of Lakeland College’s applied research team have secured $1,598,583 over five years in additional funding from RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) that will allow them to continue their important research. Dr. Susan Markus’ research involves livestock technology, focusing...
Lakeland nails it with pre-employment carpentry program
Students looking to build a career in carpentry will have the option to level up their education this fall with Lakeland College’s new pre-employment carpentry program. “In consultation with our industry partners, we have heard time and time again that the shortage of skilled trades in our...
Sharing the love of ag in the classroom
Emily Nielsen’s love of horses inspired her own educational journey, and now, she’s hoping to inspire other children to find a similar love of agriculture in the classroom. Nielsen decided to attend Lakeland College after a high school career fair in Stony Plain, where she learned that she could...
Meridian donation increases Lakeland’s bin yard capacity
Lakeland College’s bin yard at the Vermilion campus received a boost Friday with the addition of a new 5,000-bushel grain bin, courtesy of Meridian Manufacturing Ltd. “Meridian’s generous donation of this grain bin is an important step in our Student-Managed Farm Revitalization plan,” says...
A special kind of heartbreak: Moving on from the gold-winning Rustlers
According to Rustlers women’s volleyball senior players Jenay Varga, Lana Matthews and Emma Letkeman, the key to wrapping up a history-making, gold medal-winning and final season on the college courts is to take things day-by-day. That’s the motto that got them through their final season as...