Lakeland College's new Bachelor of Agriculture Technology program and the grain market's wild ride

It is the first of its kind in Canada. Lakeland College announced the new Bachelor of Agriculture Technology degree program starting in the fall of 2021 at the Vermilion, Alberta campus. Josie Van Lent, the dean of agriculture technology and applied research will tell us about the development of this new program, how students, wanting to stay and learn more at the college played a roll, and the consultations and feedback from the agriculture industry shaped the curriculum. The commodity markets continue to shock and amaze farmers and grain traders. February arrived the same way January ended with prices technically and fundamentally trending higher. Exceed Grain Marketing senior analyst Wayne Palmer says the market’s wild ride of the past few weeks may be a recurring theme this year and are showing no sign of easing up heading into planting and the summer growing season. Wayne will talk about the latest trends, how every USDA supply/demand report will be important in confirming the continuation of very tight supplies and aggressive demand. While prices are great for farmers who still have grain to sell, there is also a downside to this active market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.