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Canola plants.

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Grainews: How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans

September 17, 2024 — 
How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans

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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press Thilina Hettiarachchi is internationally

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Winnipeg Free Press: Bee’s needs Entomology student’s research, photography aims to help save ‘one of the most important’ bugs on the planet

September 17, 2024 — 
Bee’s needs Entomology student’s research, photography aims to help save ‘one of the most important’ bugs on the planet

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Looking down on fruits and vegetables at a grocery store. // Image from Pixabay

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CityNews Winnipeg: New chronic kidney disease research taking place at U of M

September 13, 2024 — 
New chronic kidney disease research taking place at U of M

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Corn field as the sun begins to set

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CTV News: ‘A feather in our cap’: ‘Field of Dreams’ recreated in Manitoba

September 12, 2024 — 
A hamlet with a population of fewer than 70 residents has successfully brought people back in time to 1989 - the setting, a 'Field of Dreams' carved out of cornfields.

Man with short brown hair, grey short beard, big smile and a dark blue collared shirt.

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CBC News: Green ammonia a potential game changer in agriculture, says Manitoba farmer

September 11, 2024 — 
"Green ammonia is very exciting," said Mario Tenuta, a professor of soil ecology at the University of Manitoba.

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Joanne Thiessen Martens

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Manitoba Co-operator: Struvite fertilizer from Winnipeg sewers

September 11, 2024 — 
Joanne Thiessen Martens, a University of Manitoba research scientist, has explored the performance of struvite-based fertilizer.

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Dr. Harmeet Chawla

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Baking Business: Research reveals how bread helped transform the ancient world

September 11, 2024 — 
Research reveals how bread helped transform the ancient world

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Wheat field.

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Volunteers needed for the Mani Wheat Project

September 10, 2024 — 
Our team is looking for Manitoban farmers willing to donate wheat samples from the 2023 or 2024 crop year.

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People listen to a lecture in front of planted field

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Western Producer: VIDEO – Study tackles corn’s protein problem

September 6, 2024 — 
Standing on a patch of bare soil and next to a plot of corn in south-central Manitoba, Talyia Tober delivered a two-minute explanation of her research on corn grazing and seeding high-protein forage crops between the rows of corn.

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President Michael Benarroch speaking on stage the Faculty Recognition Reception 2023.

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Announcing the Merit Award Recipients of 2023

September 5, 2024 — 
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Merit Awards. Merit Awards are awarded to faculty members for their outstanding achievements in teaching, research, scholarly work and creative activities, and service in three different categories.

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