Lakeland College Ag dean receives dairy award
Josie Van Lent, dean of the school of agricultural sciences at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alta., was recently honoured with the John J. Kennelly Western Canadian Dairy Seminar Award of Merit.
The annual award recognizes substantial contribution to the western Canadian dairy industry in the areas of education, training or technology transfer.
Van Lent has been a key figure in Lakeland’s involvement in the dairy industry since she joined the college in 2007.
Her leadership was vital to the construction of the Dairy Learning Centre that opened at the Vermilion campus in 2017 and expanded the student-managed learning concept at the college.
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She also helps guide the dairy-student managed farm and helped establish a partnership with Alberta Milk, which has presented Lakeland with eight milk quality awards.
Crop planning tool adjusted
CropChoice$, a crop planning and risk management decision-making tool from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has been adjusted for current market conditions.
Unprecedented circumstances in 2020 may have a significant impact on margins and revenues.
CropChoice$ can assist with management of grains, oilseeds, pulses, specialty and forage crops.
The free downloadable program helps forecast revenues and margins by using inputs and then calculating the probabilities of achieving the results.
It helps identifies, measure and manage risk.
It also helps evaluate risk management strategies such as changing the crop mix, buying crop insurance and negotiating land-rental arrangements.
The latest edition features current crop insurance options, including updated risk coverage levels and insurance premiums from the Alberta Financial Services Corp.
