Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive
Research and International News
UM receives $7.6 million to develop solutions towards sustainable agriculture
September 3, 2024 —
UM researcher and project lead, Dr. Martin Entz and team are studying net-zero farming systems.
September 3, 2024 —
UM researcher and project lead, Dr. Martin Entz and team are studying net-zero farming systems.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Cattle Country: New research will enable greater use of cover crops on the Prairies, including grazing
September 1, 2024 —
Cover crops are important elements in regenerative agriculture, and therefore play an important role in achieving sustainable food production systems.
September 1, 2024 —
Cover crops are important elements in regenerative agriculture, and therefore play an important role in achieving sustainable food production systems.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Western Producer: VIDEO – Fast farm machines seen as threat to soil
August 27, 2024 —
Most farm machinery manufacturers don’t seem to care much about soil health, say a number of soil scientists at the University of Manitoba.
August 27, 2024 —
Most farm machinery manufacturers don’t seem to care much about soil health, say a number of soil scientists at the University of Manitoba.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Grainews: VIDEO: Bringing new pod-shatter resistant canola to market
August 27, 2024 —
Pod-shatter tolerance in canola is a valuable trait to have if you want as much of your harvest as possible to reach the bin
August 27, 2024 —
Pod-shatter tolerance in canola is a valuable trait to have if you want as much of your harvest as possible to reach the bin
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Remembering Professor Louis Lenz
August 26, 2024 —
Professor Louis M. Lenz passed away on August 13, 2024, at the age of 91.
August 26, 2024 —
Professor Louis M. Lenz passed away on August 13, 2024, at the age of 91.
Research and International News
New study explains how bread transformed the ancient world with help from UM researcher
August 23, 2024 —
A major study co-authored by UM Plant Science researcher Dr. Harmeet Chawla in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is revealing the evolution and origin of bread.
August 23, 2024 —
A major study co-authored by UM Plant Science researcher Dr. Harmeet Chawla in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is revealing the evolution and origin of bread.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Western Producer: Producers needed for grain bin insect study
August 22, 2024 —
Producers needed for grain bin insect study
August 22, 2024 —
Producers needed for grain bin insect study
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Country Guide: Summer Series: Business on the ground
August 21, 2024 —
With these land prices, can young farmers hope to ever write a sensible business plan? Maybe, but it’ll take innovative thinking
August 21, 2024 —
With these land prices, can young farmers hope to ever write a sensible business plan? Maybe, but it’ll take innovative thinking
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
CBC News: Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so
August 21, 2024 —
Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so
August 21, 2024 —
Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Western Producer: Lab work – photo essay
August 19, 2024 —
The main hallways at the University of Manitoba are mostly empty and the campus quiet during the summer, but it’s as busy and buzzing as ever inside the soil science department’s laboratories.
August 19, 2024 —
The main hallways at the University of Manitoba are mostly empty and the campus quiet during the summer, but it’s as busy and buzzing as ever inside the soil science department’s laboratories.