Enhancing Commercial Agricultural Productivity and Building the Rural Bioeconomy

莱克兰学院是一所位于农村的公立学院，服务于阿尔伯塔和萨斯喀彻温省，为8,000多名学生提供课程。该学院在农业，能源和环境科学方面发展了重要的应用研究能力。莱克兰学院在校园农场示范、田间作物试验和应用研究项目方面有着丰富的历史。所要求的资金将扩大农业和环境科学学院的研究能力和活动。 商业农业是我们地区的一个重要产业，占26%的企业和2011年16.3亿美元的农场现金收入。本提案中描述的研究计划遵循三个关键主题-（1）牲畜能量和营养效率;（2）加强作物管理;（3）推进生物经济-与行业合作开发的具体研究活动符合我们独特的区域行业需求。这些主题中的每一个都相互关联和相互支持，以确保净研究成果反映可持续提高该地区，阿尔伯塔和加拿大商业农业生产力的主要目标。NSERC的资助将提高和扩大学院与工业界合作从事商业农业应用研究项目的能力。它将扩展和补充现有的设备能力，并使学院在我们的参与和农业应用研究的部署，这将是由学生，教师和工作人员从事研究的数量和公司的发展与学院多年的合作伙伴关系的数量来衡量变得更加系统。

Lakeland College is a rurally-located public college serving Alberta and Saskatchewan and offering programs to over 8,000 students. The College has developed significant applied research competencies in agriculture, energy and environmental sciences. Lakeland College has a rich history of on-campus farm demos, field crop trials, and applied research projects. The requested funding will expand research capacity and activities at the College in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Commercial agriculture is a significant industry in our region, representing 26% of businesses and $1.63B of 2011 on-farm cash receipts. The research plans described in this proposal follow three key themes-(1) Livestock Energetic and Nutritional Efficiency; (2) Enhancing Crop Management; and (3) Advancing the Bioeconomy-with specific research activities, developed in partnership with industry, that align with our unique regional industry needs. Each of these themes interrelate and support each other to ensure that net research outcomes reflect the primary goal of sustainably increasing commercial agricultural productivity in the region, in Alberta, and in Canada. NSERC funding will enhance and expand the college's capability to engage in commercial agriculture applied research projects in partnership with industry. It will extend and supplement existing equipment capabilities and allow the college to become more systematic in our engagement and deployment of agricultural applied research, which will be measured by the number of students, faculty and staff engaging in research and the number of companies developing multi-year partnerships with the college.