Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive

March 28, 2025 — 
Canola farmers feel their livelihoods are being sacrificed to save the auto industry

March 28, 2025 — 
For many post-secondary students, affording nutritious meals is a challenge.

March 28, 2025 — 
A new research study looks at diverse flax-based rotations to improve weed control.

March 28, 2025 — 
Research at the University of Manitoba looked into the Goldilocks moment for wheat row spacing and seeding rate: not too wide, not too narrow, but something just right.

March 27, 2025 — 
Two Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences graduate students will share their research at the Three Minute Thesis final event on April 1.

March 20, 2025 — 
Dr. Hooman Derakhshani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, is exploring the natural gut microbiome, aiming to create the next generation of probiotics for livestock.

March 19, 2025 — 
Volunteers are needed for consumer survey assessing diet change in response to a health claim.

March 19, 2025 — 
Small to medium-sized Canadian food manufacturers have leveraged a funding opportunity that helps access research and technical services at the University of Manitoba.

March 18, 2025 — 
An entomology professor says that cockroaches carry several gastrointestinal illnesses after a Markham woman discovered one in her iced coffee from Tim Hortons.

March 18, 2025 — 
Volunteers needed for a short nutrition study investigating the effects of haskap berry powder on blood pressure.