From Lakeland College: FEDERAL FUNDS HELP LAKELAND AND PARTNERS ADVANCE AG TECH

On July 22, the Government of Canada’s ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development announced an investment of $49.5 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (stream four) for CAAIN, a network comprised of academic, private sector and research institutions to accelerate the automation and digitization of Canada’s agricultural sector.

Lakeland played a significant role in the development of the proposal in partnership with the other collaborators, including Alberta Innovates, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Olds College, MDA Systems Ltd., Linamar Corp., DOT Technology Corporation and TrustBIX…..