New grain bin helps ag students at Lakeland College

At Lakeland College in Vermilion, a new grain bin is helping students take learning to the next level.

The 5,000-bushel bin was donated by Meridian Manufacturing and adds much-needed storage for the student-managed farm.

Staff say the added capacity gives students more flexibility to market grain and gain hands-on experience in crop technology and ag marketing.  

Nikki Ritchot
Nikki Ritchot
Nikki joined The Ranch 106.5 team as a news reporter in September of 2023. In addition to her news reports, you can occasionally hear her live filling in for the Big JD on the Trading Post. Nikki and her family moved to Vegreville in 2022, where she, her husband Jeff Dyck, and son Gabriel bought their very first house. Nikki really loves fall and multiple daily trips to Tim Hortons.

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