Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive
UM researchers get $9.4M for COVID-19 rapid response grants and clinical trials
September 4, 2020 —
Research Manitoba has announced $3.8M in research funding to support recipients of the Manitoba COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Competition and eight Manitoba clinical trials related to COVID-19 and applied health research.
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Agriculture and the environment come together for new prof in Soil Science
September 2, 2020 —
Dr. Inoka Amarakoon joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Environmental Soil Chemistry on July 1.
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Faculty adds expertise in soil and food sciences
September 1, 2020 —
Dr. Inoka Amarakoon and Dr. Xiaopeng Gao joined the Department of Soil Science and Dr. Maneka Malalgoda joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences.
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Better Farming Prairies: Research advances from long-term trials
August 30, 2020 —
The UM Glenlea crop rotation study is Canada’s oldest organic field crop study.
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AG e-news August 26, 2020
August 26, 2020 —
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Twenty UM researchers receive JELF funding
August 26, 2020 —
Twenty UM researchers have been awarded support for their work this week through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF).
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Plant scientist wins national pathology award
August 24, 2020 —
Dr. Dilantha Fernando’s research has made a tremendous impact on Canadian agriculture.
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Beirut blast caused by fertilizer compound once common in Canada
August 13, 2020 —
Ammonium nitrate, the chemical compound that exploded, killing and maiming many in Beirut recently, was once commonly used in Canada as a versatile fertilizer, says Dr. Mario Tenuta
UM team and partners are selected as finalist for Food System Vision Prize
August 10, 2020 —
UM experts bolstered a project that will help to decolonize food systems, and it was selected as a Top 10 Finalist for the Food System Vision Prize.
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AG e-news July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020 —
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences