biosystems engineering News Archive
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Volunteers needed for autonomous agricultural machine study
January 2, 2025 —
You are invited to participate in a study that will be carried out in a Lab. to evaluate the usability and effectiveness of the warning interface for a remotely supervised prototype autonomous agricultural machine. The study should take no longer than one hour to complete.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New academic staff revitalize Agricultural and Food Sciences
January 1, 2025 —
Seven new academic members joined the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences in 2024
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
FAFS researchers and teachers recognized in 2024
January 1, 2025 —
Members of our Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences community were recognized nationally and internationally in 2024.
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Celebrating biosystems engineering alumni
November 19, 2024 —
These awards are intended to help us celebrate achievements made by people who have graduated from our programs.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Cooperator: Building smart barns for smart farms
November 17, 2024 —
More sophisticated sensors and data analysis are pushing the idea of true smart barns, and livestock producers are going to need to jump in on the technology, professor says
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Research and International
Introducing the 2024 Falling Walls Lab Manitoba winners
September 12, 2024 —
Twelve contestants presented their groundbreaking ideas at the Falling Walls Lab Manitoba competition.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Winnipeg Free Press: Shelter growing health and hope
July 30, 2024 —
The idea for the vertical farm all started last March with a lettuce donation by a biosystem engineering Masters student at the University of Manitoba.
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Price Faculty of Engineering
Winnipeg Free Press: Great Lakes industry pledge catches on
July 26, 2024 —
Great Lakes industry pledge catches on
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator: Vertical farming champion looks to stack Manitoba’s future
April 25, 2024 —
Biosystems Engineering MSc student Trina Semenchuk wants to make Manitoba the vertical farming capital of the world.
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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.