Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive
Research and International
New study explains how bread transformed the ancient world with help from UM researcher
August 23, 2024 —
A major study co-authored by UM Plant Science researcher Dr. Harmeet Chawla in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is revealing the evolution and origin of bread.
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Country Guide: Summer Series: Business on the ground
August 21, 2024 —
With these land prices, can young farmers hope to ever write a sensible business plan? Maybe, but it’ll take innovative thinking
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CBC News: Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so
August 21, 2024 —
Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so
Libraries
Science Library closes for renovation beginning May 1, 2024
August 20, 2024 —
As part of the Machray Hall redevelopment, the Jim Peebles Science and Technology Library (Science Library) will be closed to walk-in use beginning May 1, 2024. Access to print and digital collections, librarians, and other services will continue to be available during the closure. The library will undergo a transformation, resulting in new student study spaces and services.
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Western Producer: Lab work – photo essay
August 19, 2024 —
The main hallways at the University of Manitoba are mostly empty and the campus quiet during the summer, but it’s as busy and buzzing as ever inside the soil science department’s laboratories.
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Manitoba Co-operator: What will solve Manitoba’s agriculture labour shortage?
August 15, 2024 —
The sector needs employees in areas of digital agriculture, mechatronics and clean energy technologies, as well as veterinary professionals.
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Manitoba Co-operator: Putting a dollar to rangeland benefits
August 14, 2024 —
The four-year project, which started in 2023, covers all Prairie provinces.
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Western Producer: Cover crops pose challenge for Prairie farmers
August 9, 2024 —
Cover crops can provide benefits, but incorporating them into other cropping systems, especially when growing herbicide-tolerant crops including canola, can be a challenge.
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Manitoba Co-operator: Farmers needed for grain bin bug study
August 9, 2024 —
Researchers from the University of Manitoba want to know about bug problems in stored grain.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Winnipeg’s Wog wraps up international career in Paris
August 6, 2024 —
Kelsey Wog, a former University of Manitoba Bisons swimmer posted a time of 2:24.82 in her semi-final race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She told the Winnipeg Free Press, would retire and continue to pursue her Master's Degree but did also want to give back to the sport in some way.