ABOUT IATC
The Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre (IATC) connects the agriculture industry with technologies and research expertise at Lethbridge College. The IATC serves small and medium-sized enterprises by providing applied research and innovation services to solve challenges, as well as specialized training on the latest equipment and emerging technologies.
Integrated Agriculture Technology is an umbrella term that explains the way we use innovative processes and technologies to develop food production systems that increase our clients’ competitive advantage and improve their economic return, while also considering social and environmental sustainability.
The IATC provides ag-tech, greenhouse, aquaculture, and large-scale crop producers with access, customized services, and first-hand research data on unique technologies including integrated food production systems, aerobic bioreactors, dewatering techniques, waste treatment, water processing, precision irrigation and fertigation, agricultural engineering, automation and control systems, organoleptics, and food safety.
The IATC directly supports industry through three service streams: Applied Research; Technical Services and Consulting; and Training and Education. These service streams integrate with the IATC’s core areas of agricultural expertise: Aquaculture, Crop Production, and Wet Processing.
Flying a Research Drone and checking ground water loggers.
Credit: Rob Olson Photography
Contact IATC
Autumn Barnes
Manager
autumn.barnes@lethbridgecollege.ca
Alexis Buzzee
Project Coordinator
alexis.buzzee@lethbridgecollege.ca
3000 College Dr S, Lethbridge, Albert T1K 1L6
Services offered in: English
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE
- Crop Production
- Precision Irrigation
- Pivot Irrigation
- Drip Irrigation
- Water Use Efficiency
- Fertigation
- Aerobic Digestate-based Nutrient Solutions
- Post-harvest Management
- Agricultural Engineering
- Technology
- Greenhouse Management
- Greenhouse Control Systems
- Pathogen and Pest Management
- Water and Nutrient Monitoring
- Innovate Substrates for Plant Growth
- Plant Stress Management
- Integrated Food Production Systems
- Aquaculture
- Aquaponics Design
- Vertical Aquaponics
- Wet Processing
- Aerobic Bioreactor Technology
- Effluent and Feedstock Management
- Dewatering Techniques
- Waste Treatment
- Organoleptics
- Food Safety
Previous Research Projects:
- Quality inspection of agri-food products using near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging
- Remote soil moisture data collection in southern Alberta
- Smart on-Farm Grain Storage and Management
- Advancing Commercial Food Production Through Integrated Fish and Plant Systems to Meet the Needs of Industry and Community
- Towards climate-robust irrigation water management for potato production
- Enhancing Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency of Crops under Subsurface Drip Fertigation in Southern Alberta
- Comparison of Traditional Crop Inputs and Biostimulants Application on Wheat, Canola and Peas in Alberta
- Smart Technology For Optimised Greenhouse Crop Production
- Smart irrigation through observation and prediction
- Smart in-bin grain storage and management system for optimum quality
- A Rotary Evaporator, an High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) and a Plate Spectrophotometer for the discovery of new antibiotics from native plants
- Measuring crop water use for precision irrigation
- Below The Surface: Using Soil Moisture Observations And Simulations To Optimize Installation And Operation Of Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems In Southern Alberta
- Determination Of The Efficacy Of Nitrogen Injection/Gassing To Prevent Oxidation In Prepared Artisan Mustard
- Development of Highly Productive Zero-Waste Food Production Platform Based On Microfiltration and Nutrient Recycling
- Optimizing and Expanding Commercial Aquaponics Systems
- Identification of Giardia Species from Water Samples by PCR and Genotyping
- VRI Potatoes (2017)
- UAV Technology In Irrigated Agriculture
- Polycropping For Water Use Efficiency
- Manz Biofilter Project
- Lethbridge Storm Water Outfalls Monitoring Study: Microbiological, Pesticides and Nutrient Analysis
Fields of projects:
- Small and Large-scale Crop Producers
- Greenhouse Growers
- Aquaponics Operations
- Aquaculture Operations
- Food Processors
- Ag-tech Companies
TECHNOLOGY SECTORS
- Agriculture
EQUIPMENT AND LABS
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