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Research and International News

Academics and industry tackle digital agriculture challenges

November 4, 2020 — 
Manitoba's first AIMday event brought together academic researcher and industry reps to discuss challenges in digital agriculture and develop pathways to new collaborations

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Top Crop Manager: Addressing the asparagine challenge

November 2, 2020 — 
A multidisciplinary team of Canadian researchers is tackling a growing issue for the wheat industry: free asparagine.

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Max Sandred, Faculty of Architecture, won in the Creative Works category for his poster project 'Theatres of architectural imagination.'

Research and International News

Making research accessible to a broader audience

November 2, 2020 — 
Students demonstrate knowledge translation skills in Undergraduate Research Poster Competition

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Certificate of Merit call for nominations now open

November 1, 2020 — 
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences annual award recognizes community leaders

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

AG e-news October 26, 2020

October 26, 2020 — 
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

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Don Flaten speaks to field tour

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

A lifetime of outreach and community engagement

October 23, 2020 — 
Dr. Don Flaten has been named recipient of the Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell Outreach Award

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Students News

Meet the graduating class of Fall 2020

October 16, 2020 — 
Meet some of the incredible members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2020. Fall Convocation will be held this year on October 22, join us via Live Stream.  

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Alumni News

Forbes: Imperative Messages From The World Food Programme’s Nobel Peace Prize: Remembering Frank Shefrin’s Role

October 13, 2020 — 
Hersh Shefrin reviews the history of the World Food Programme and how it got its start with the help of a 1934 grad from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

New site promotes Manitoba agriculture and food research

October 7, 2020 — 
Manitoba Agriculture and Food Knowledge Exchange a unique outreach avenue for Faculty expertise

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US ag giant acquires company started at UM

October 1, 2020 — 
According to the Winnipeg Free Press, a Winnipeg grain storage research and product development company that started out in a UM electrical engineering lab has been acquired by AGCO, a U.S.-based multibillion-dollar agricultural equipment company.

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