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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Reuters: Canada’s worries about Bunge-Viterra deal may force asset sales

April 25, 2024 — 
Reuters: Canada's worries about Bunge-Viterra deal may force asset sales

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Dairy cow // Wikipedia

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

The Canadian Press: Politicians want more competition but supply management still a ‘sacred cow’

March 13, 2024 — 
Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'

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Carmen Research Farm

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

The Western Producer: More ag investment urged

February 23, 2024 — 
The Western Producer: More ag investment urged

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CNR train driving through Canadian Rockies. // Image from Canadian National Railway Company

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

The Western Producer: Railway system called well balanced

January 29, 2024 — 
Railway system called well balanced

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The Manitoba Legislature is shown in a file image. // Photo from Government of Manitoba/Facebook

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: ‘Not a typical year’: Manitobans’ priorities may have real impact on NDP’s first budget

January 11, 2024 — 
‘Not a typical year’: Manitobans’ priorities may have real impact on NDP’s first budget

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Gas tax holiday rings in mix of hope, skepticism

January 3, 2024 — 
Winnipeg Free Press: Gas tax holiday rings in mix of hope, skepticism

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

New academics bring diverse expertise to Faculty in 2023

December 1, 2023 — 
Four new professors began with the Faculty in 2023.

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Dr. Mostafa Shartaj

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

New agribusiness prof to evaluate ag policy and producer decision-making

November 3, 2023 — 
Dr. Mostafa Shartaj joined the Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics as Assistant Professor in Resource and Environmental Economics on August 21, 2023.

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Yvonne Lawley, an assistant professor of plant science at the University of Manitoba, said cover cropping isn’t new, but the focus is extending the growing season into the early spring and late autumn. (Aaron Sousa/CBC)

CBC Edmonton: How a traditional farming practice is cropping up across Alberta

September 14, 2023 — 
How a traditional farming practice is cropping up across Alberta

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Bruce Dunning is a Virden town councillor. He also works as a consultant in the oil industry, a sector he's been employed in most of his life. (Josh Crabb/CBC )

CBC Manitoba: Oil production in Manitoba in 2022 outpaced average volumes in 2021 but will slow: professor

September 12, 2023 — 
Oil production in Manitoba in 2022 outpaced average volumes in 2021 but will slow: professor

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