Western Tractor Company Ltd., a farm equipment dealership with four southern Alberta locations, has donated $750,000 to Lethbridge College.
The money will be used to create a lab in the college’s new trades and technologies facility that is scheduled for completion in 2017.
The Western Tractor Technology Lab will be included in the first phase of the building, according to a June 23 news release announcing the donation.
It will be used by students in the agricultural and heavy equipment technician programs at the college.
In addition, Western Tractor signed a five-year agreement to supply John Deere equipment that will allow students to learn on the latest models and gain expertise in precision farming technology.
“The support of Western Tractor provides a framework that allows us to keep the most current technologies on-site and in the hands of our students and faculty,” said Lethbridge College president Paula Burns, in the news release.
Steven Dyck, president of Western Tractor, said the donation is an investment to ensure training and leadership in the precision farming field.
