Student-managed Farm
Lakeland College hosts one of only a half dozen student managed working farms in Canada, and is one of the largest in North America. There are two components—crops and livestock. Note: There are several farming for credit operations at institutions throughout North America, however most are in the one to 15 ac range.
Students in the Crop Technology program use the student managed farm (SMF) to hone modern grain farming skills such as machinery operation, grain, oilseed and specialty crop marketing, management of farm finance and operation and utilization of GPS and GIS technology. Students enrolled in Crop Technology actively participate in harvesting the crop on the 800-acre (324 ha) farm. During the fall and winter students market the harvest and plan the crops to be seeded in spring.
The Animal Science SMF started in the 2008-09 academic year. Students choose from beef, dairy and sheep units.
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