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Olds College Smart Farm Among Recent Recipients Of PrairiesCan Funding

The Olds College Smart Farm is one of 14 projects which will receive funding through a recent investment by PrairiesCan.
The announcement was made last week on the campus of the local post-secondary institution.
Todd Ormann, Vice President, Development at Olds College of Agriculture & Technology, says a lot of the $3 million dollars in support they are receiving will go towards applied research.
Ormann was able to tour more visitors around the Olds College Smart Farm last week including Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan.
Ormann says PrairiesCan and Alberta’s Ministry of Agriculture have been very supportive of the Olds College Smart Farm. He adds, without this type of funding there wouldn’t be this type of research. According to Ormann, the last 4 to 5 years there have been roughly 380 plus companies that have come through the Smart Farm and about 80 to 90 projects per year – sometimes up to 100.
According to Ormann, roughly 2,200 people have come through the Olds College Smart Farm as part of 150 different tours over the past two years. He adds, it has ranged everything from farmers groups to the Federal Ag Senate Committee and the idea for them is to showcase the research that is being done, as well as to talk about agriculture.
Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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