Financial
Sponsored research revenue (April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020)
College contribution to research (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020)
$313,551 Base budget
$96,350 Administration
Total $409,901
Internal Performance Metrics
(March 1, 2019 to Feb 28, 2020)
382 hours of faculty engagement in research
11 faculty involved in research
15 non-faculty staff supporting research
126 unpaid students exposed/ participating in research projects
7 paid students participating in research projects
847 cumulative number of students to date involved in applied research activities since 2013
0 research related awards received by faculty/staff
10 courses developed/updated to incorporate research
13 events/activities/research related news/media/publications designed for outreach and knowledge dissemination
19 active projects
7 projects with environmental impact
15 unique research partnerships with industry/organizations
0 disclosures, patent applications, licensed technologies and other forms of knowledge transfer
39 products/processes/services developed or enhanced
8 partners retained
34 surveys sent 12 responses (35% response rate)
“It was a pleasure to work with Lakeland over the past 2-3 years and it would certainly be my intention to continue. The beef and dairy facilities and staff are first class.”
—DR. AL SCHAEFER
Animal Inframetrics
External Performance Metrics
Industry partner profile
1. What is the size of your business? 58% SME 1-99 employees, 9% medium enter prise 100-499 employees, 33% large enterprise 500+ employees
2. What is the location of your business headquarters? 42% based in Alberta, 33% based in US
3. What industry sector does your business operate mainly within? 42% livestock, 58% crops, 0% technology
Impact on business innovation (assessed using survey questions)
4. How would you rate the impact of the research and/or the information generated on your business? 66% said significant, 17% said insignificant, 17% said breakthrough. Breakthrough means successful continuation of a business’ initial idea.
5. What challenges were lessened through working with Lakeland College? Time and expertise were the two main challenges lessened. Cost, regulatory requirements, IT challenges and awareness challenges were also lessened
6. What is the market reach of products, processes or services that were developed or enhanced through the research? 83% of projects had national market reach and 25% had international reach
7. Were any jobs created or are any jobs anticipated to be created as a result of the project results? 33% said jobs were created
8. Were any students hired by your company as part of the research? no students were hired
9. Has your company commercialized the project results? 50% commercialized the results
Partner satisfaction:
10. Would you be interested in working with Lakeland again on AR? 75% said yes and 25% said maybe- none said no
11. From your perspective, to what extent was the project a success? 5.17 star average out of 7
12. What was the most valuable service Lakeland College provided?
• Exposure of our genetics
• Ability to execute projects that need to be put to test and find the conclusions.
• Access to small plot testing to help implement a process.
• On farm testing of the MVP version of a product, providing feedback on ease of use and data quality.
• Willingness to work with industry and a passion for bringing solutions to farmers.
• Access to qualified personal and livestock herds- both beef and dairy.
• Cost effective and thorough research. Finding good research that small Canadian companies can afford.
• Lakeland provides quality research and industry can rely on the results.
• Evaluation of our new products in the region and efficacy in with local cultural practices.
• Access to equipment that’s not available on a regular basis.
• Small plot research capacity in Eastern Alberta.
13. Are there any areas for improvement in Lakeland College’s applied research services or any advice or other feedback you would like to provide?
• Overall good results though 2020 was more challenging due to the pandemic.
• More publicized results.
• More effort into defining the scope of work and expected deliverables will be an asset to both parties.
• Its a pleasure to work with Lakeland staff and students.
• The facilities are modern and well managed. Facilities are first class.
• There is an absolute requirement for access to solid and reliable internet service and support.
