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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

New prof seeks to integrate animal production data to improve livestock systems’ sustainability

April 2, 2023 — 
Dr. Gabriel Dallago joined the Department of Animal Science as Assistant Professor in Digital Livestock Production on March 1, 2023.

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A technician demonstrates the milling and fractionation technology at the Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Pulse product innovation featured in RCFTR tour with industry

March 28, 2023 — 
The Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research was proud to showcase its food research capacities when it played host to Pulse Canada’s Pulse Immersion Days on March 22.

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

Big issues, new ideas, three minutes

March 17, 2023 — 
After being selected from three rigorous heats over the past month, twelve finalists are now ready compete in the 3MT Finals on March 30. 

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Danny Mann delivers seminar on autonomous tractors

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Manitoba Co-operator: The autonomous age will require human interface

March 3, 2023 — 
Dr. Danny Mann's research on autonomous farm machinery has focused on ergonomics

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2023 Endowment Fund deadline March 3, 2023

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Proposals sought for 2023 Endowment Fund projects

February 23, 2023 — 
The Endowment Fund aims to promote excellence through support for a wide variety of worthy projects and programs.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: Pulse crops have slashed GHG emissions, says scientist

February 20, 2023 — 
Soil scientist Mario Tenuta says Tenuta says increasing legume crop inclusions in rotations have a variety of benefits, including reducing nitrogen use.

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Members of Keystone Agricultural Producers raise their hands to vote

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Manitoba Co-operator: Students bring KAP resolution on kochia

February 20, 2023 — 
Students in the UM agriculture diploma program attended Keystone Agricutural Producers' annual general meeting, where they proposed a resolution to the membership.

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Aerial photo of a tractor during harvest season.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Participants needed for autonomous agricultural machinery study

February 15, 2023 — 
A $25 UM bookstore gift card will be provided as honorarium.

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Students

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

February 10, 2023 — 
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity, what students need to know

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Fernanda Gouvea Pereira, senior technician, Dr. Mario Tenuta, NSERC/WGRF/Fertilizer Canada Industrial Research Chair in 4R Nutrient Stewardship And Professor of Applied Soil Ecology, Department of Soil Science and Shrinal Patel, technician stand in front of the UM Horticultural Storage Facility.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Governments of Canada and Manitoba invest nearly $100,000 to upgrade horticulture storage facility

January 26, 2023 — 
The investment will allow researchers to conduct post-harvest potato storage research that will be representative of on-farm storage at potato producer operations.

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