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Personal Donation To Olds College Creates The Werklund Agriculture Institute

Apr 06, 2017

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Olds College has been given a $16 million donation it will use to create an institute specializing in what’s being referred to as ‘Smart Agriculture.’ I spoke with Jason Dewling, VP Academics and Research at Olds College, about the Werklund Agriculture Institute.

Interview with Jason Dewling (2:27 minutes) (1.12 Mb)

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