Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Take a virtual field trip with the Farm and Food Discovery Centre
April 23, 2020 —
Hands-on resources about food and nutrition available for home learners
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
COVID-19 and the Canadian food supply chain
April 9, 2020 —
Barry Prentice and Derek Brewin reflect on COVID-19's impact on food supply chains
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
AG e-news April 8, 2020
April 8, 2020 —
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Food and COVID-19: What do we know?
March 30, 2020 —
Food scientist Dr. Claudia Narvaez offers tips on food safety and handling
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Remembering Vern McNair, alumnus and communicator
March 20, 2020 —
The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences mourns the passing of alumnus and former staff member Vern McNair (BSA/51) who died on March 11, 2020.
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Op-ed: School meals key to controlling diabetes rate
March 17, 2020 —
Professor Joyce Slater shares her thoughts.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Better Farming Prairies: The economics of rotations
March 9, 2020 —
Western Canadian researchers are collaborating to get at the root of this issue for farmers.
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Wpg Free Press: Canada’s farmers are starting to do things differently to lower greenhouse-gas emissions
March 9, 2020 —
Soil scientists Mario Tenuta helps explain
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
AG e-news February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020 —
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Better Farming Prairies: Cover crop research across the Prairies
February 28, 2020 —
Study partners with producers to better understand the benefits of cover crops.