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AG e-news February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019 — 
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Proposals sought for Endowment Fund projects

February 8, 2019 — 
Funding is available for a wide variety of worthy projects and programs

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Op-ed: Make Manitoba’s food cost data publicly available

February 8, 2019 — 
It is important to have knowledge of food costs to gauge trends over time, and disparities in grocery prices between communities

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Western Producer: Soil erosion costs farmers $3.1 billion a year in yield loss: scientist

February 4, 2019 — 
Farmers may assume zero tillage or conservation tillage have fixed the problem, but that’s not the case.

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Food Systems Research Group News

The evolution of Canada’s international food assistance policies

January 31, 2019 — 
Changes in international food assistance policies benefit recipient countries

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AG e-news January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019 — 
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

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Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International)

Research and International News

K.Y. Lo Medal for Digvir Jayas

January 18, 2019 — 
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Digvir Jayas for being awarded the Engineering Institute of Canada’s (EIC’s) K.Y. Lo Medal for signification engineering contributions at the international level

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Food Systems Research Group News

FSRG talk – A quarter century of organic & ecological research and teaching

January 16, 2019 — 
Jan 30 FSRG talk: Martin Entz shares insight into 27 years of plant science studies at the University of Manitoba

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Martin Scanlon

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New leadership announced for Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

January 14, 2019 — 
Dr. Martin Scanlon named Dean effective January 1, 2019.

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CBC: This First Nation produces clean water. So why are so many residents afraid to drink it?

January 10, 2019 — 
Annemieke Farenhorst, a University of Manitoba researcher who focuses on water issues in First Nations communities, says cisterns should be cleaned at least once a year to prevent bacteria from building up.

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