national centre for livestock and the environment News Archive
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: The role of cattle in sustainable food systems
June 1, 2025 —
Sara Place from Colorado State University was the featured speaker at the Annual T.K. Lecture hosted by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences where she shared her expertise in livestock systems sustainabilit
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Canadian conference on agriculture has been expanding knowledge for sustainable food production for a decade
May 1, 2025 —
Over 600 researchers, government representatives, farmers and industry members logged on to view the 10th Annual Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Virtual Conference, co-hosted by the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE) at the University of Manitoba and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba entomologists are investigating bovine anaplasmosis transmission in cattle
March 1, 2025 —
Horse flies and deer flies, commonly known as bulldogs, belong to a family of biting flies named Tabanidae. There are thousands of species worldwide, with about 150 in Canada, and approximately 25 different species found in Manitoba.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba researchers are developing innovative strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve sustainability in the Canadian beef and dairy sectors
February 1, 2025 —
Researchers have launched a groundbreaking initiative to address methane emissions from Canada’s cattle industry.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba and industry partners are promoting the provinces beef production to the public
December 1, 2024 —
University of Manitoba’s (UM) Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) staff, graduate students and industry partners are working together to promote agriculture production in Manitoba through a series of public events.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Beef Cattle Research Council: Celebrating 10 Years of the BCRC Beef Researcher Mentorship Program
November 29, 2024 —
This year the Beef Cattle Research Council celebrates a decade of its Beef Researcher Mentorship Program, which has connected more than 40 mentees with countless beef producer and industry mentors to bridge the gap between science and industry.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba researchers are exploring perennial cropping strategies to reduce GHG emissions on-farm from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
November 1, 2024 —
The new project is called LEAP (Leveraging Ecosystems to transform Agriculture on the Prairies) and Manitoba Beef Producers are among several industry partners supporting the initiative.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: New research will enable greater use of cover crops on the Prairies, including grazing
September 1, 2024 —
Cover crops are important elements in regenerative agriculture, and therefore play an important role in achieving sustainable food production systems.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba offers meat inspection training to students
August 1, 2024 —
Students gain additional background in this area and address the growing need for meat inspectors in Manitoba, especially in rural areas, the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences has developed a new course: Meat Inspection: Understanding and Enhancing Animal Harvesting Practices
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Grazing practices can increase bee abundances- methods for maintaining bee populations
June 1, 2024 —
Insect populations across the globe are facing steep declines. Habitat loss by conversion of perennial pasture land to annual crop land, pesticides, and climate change have been identified as major drivers of these declines.