At Olds College everything we do supports the innovative evolution of the agricultural industry. From offering full-time programming in agriculture, agriculture technology, horticulture, animal science, land and environment management, food production and trades, Olds College offers high-tech, hands-on education.
Through our innovative applied research program that includes the Olds College Smart Farm and the Field Crop Development Centre, we are laying the foundation for solving real-world problems in farming, food and land.
“Olds College is committed to our Social Purpose: transforming agriculture for a better world,” comments Stuart Cullum, President, Olds College. “To do this we have created an environment at the College, where industry partners and agriculture producers are working with our faculty, students and researchers to address today’s challenges. Together, this community is coming up with innovative solutions to advance all aspects of agriculture so that we can increase productivity in a sustainable way.”
Students help calve out Olds College HerdEvery year during the winter term, students in their second-year of the Agriculture Management Diploma get to take turns helping with calving. Students are put into teams and added to a rotational schedule. Under the guidance of their instructors and the Olds College Farm team students partake in prenatal to postnatal care and management of the Olds College herd. So far this year, students have played an active part in the birth of over 140 calves on the Olds College Smart Farm. See our Agriculture Management Program Agriculture Tech Students Build Remote Ag EcosystemsStudents in the new Precision Agriculture - Techgronomy degree are working on a very interesting project called “Olds College Remote Agricultural Ecosystem” or OC-RAE for short. The project has students building a network of sensors that they then use to monitor plant growth remotely.
The sensor network the students build includes:
All of the data is then sent to a cloud network, where students can monitor their plants remotely. Currently students are growing canola, barley, peas, and oats. We look forward to finding out the results of these student projects! |
