Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive

May 8, 2025 — 
Talking Bugs: What's Emerging This Season and How to Protect Them

May 7, 2025 — 
We examine an Idaho farmer’s program for crop self-defence

May 5, 2025 — 
We’re used to hearing about retirement as a finish line – a moment to step back, slow down, and fade quietly into leisure. But for a growing number of people, the prescribed retirement age isn’t a deadline, it’s a doorway.

May 5, 2025 — 
Manitoba tick season is here. How to protect yourself from the pesky pests

May 1, 2025 — 
Over 600 researchers, government representatives, farmers and industry members logged on to view the 10th Annual Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Virtual Conference, co-hosted by the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE) at the University of Manitoba and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

April 30, 2025 — 
Canadian businesses make trade transactions, but Grain Growers of Canada says government can be a facilitator

April 29, 2025 — 
Herbicide-resistant weeds are becoming a common problem for Prairie farmers, limiting their options for chemical weed management and increasing the importance of non-chemical management strategies.

April 28, 2025 — 
Variety traits prioritized in organic farming sometimes don’t mesh with what conventional producers need to know when choosing seed for the year

April 24, 2025 — 
Organic farms also need to use soil testing

April 23, 2025 — 
New and improved alfalfa and grass varieties are out there, but not every livestock producer in Western Canada is fighting to grow them.