Tag: Lakeland College

The dreaded aphanomyces has been found in the fields… does that mean it’s time to quit growing pulses? Robyne Davidson, pulse and special crops research scientist with Lakeland College, says not necessarily, as she speaks with RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell about aphanomyces host and non-host crops in this episode of Pulse School. Aphanomyces thrives in wet… Read More

It can be easy to be impressed by slick new technology — the lights and displays, read outs and even images. With technology comes data, and it’s actually the data collected that really proves a tech’s worth. It’s crucial, then, that tech adopters understand the data analysis portion of ag tech, but this isn’t always… Read More

Kaylie Krys did not think she would one day end up teaching at the college that kicked off her post-secondary education. Through practicing public speaking and judging with both 4-H and at the club level in college, Krys has combined her interest in rangeland management and livestock with new technology and leveraged both into a… Read More

No academic year is the same for Bevin Hamilton, as he helps guide students to tackle different industry challenges as the Animal Science Technology program head at Lakeland College at Vermilion, Alta The school year is non-stop for Hamilton, who also serves as an instructor judging team supervisor, and the commercial beef unit advisor for… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney. Today’s episode features Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson discussing crop quality, corn root worm, and fungicides. We will also hear an interview Kara Oosterhuis had with Robyne Bownessn Davidson, Alberta Pulse Crop Specialist with Lakeland College on lupins and whether… Read More

Growing a new crop can be tricky for a number of different reasons. There are so many unknowns, and at the end of the day, a farmer needs to know they will make a profit off the crop. Robyne Bowness Davidson, pulse specialist at Lakeland College, has been working with lupins for 20 years. The… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Lakeland College. On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kara Oosterhuis, Bernard Tobin, and Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson for an agronomic panel. They discuss a number of topics including: Spring moisture; Winter wheat; Old wives tales, and much… Read More

Thanks for tuning into RealAg Radio. Today’s show is brought to you by Lakeland College. On today’s show we will hear from Jim Wiesemyer of Pro Farmer on a number of topics, including Canada dropping the COVID-19 restrictions, and the Biden trade policy. You’ll also hear Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. on the fall… Read More

It’s that time — time for RealAg Radio! On today’s episode, brought to you by Lakeland College, you’ll hear: Jars Balan, past director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta; Claire Cowan, CEO of North American Plant Genetics; and A product spotlight with Geoff Brown of Lakeland College. Thoughts on… Read More

Lakeland College is set to receive $1 million in federal research funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) in support of smart agriculture technology. The CFI’s College-Industry Innovation Fund investment will support the development of Lakeland’s new Agriculture Technology Centre, the central repository for all data collected on the Student-Managed Farm – Powered by New Holland (SMF)… Read More