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Dr Belay Ayele examines soybean plants

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Top Crop Manager: Taller soybeans for a low-stress harvest

December 5, 2024 — 
Mitigating the risks of rock damage while combining soybeans.

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Olivia Wilkins smiling at the camera standing in front of a window.

Research and International

UM awarded $2.5 million to establish a new global innovation centre for plant resilience

November 13, 2024 — 
Dr. Olivia Wilkins, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences has been awarded $2.5 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Alliance Grant program, to fund the Canadian contribution to the new USD 16.3 million Global Center: Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork (C-SPIRIT).

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Cattle graze in a field

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.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

World Food Day 2024: UM researchers tackle global food security and chronic disease challenges

October 16, 2024 — 
UM researchers are working to create healthy communities and promote environmental sustainability.

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A canola stalk with pod shatter

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: VIDEO – Study seeks more information on pod shatter resistance

September 25, 2024 — 
University of Manitoba researchers test canola cultivars to identify genetic material that has tolerance to pod shatter.

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Canola plants.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Grain News: How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans

September 17, 2024 — 
How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans

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Dr. Harmeet Chawla

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Baking Business: Research reveals how bread helped transform the ancient world

September 11, 2024 — 
Research reveals how bread helped transform the ancient world

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A researcher examines cover crop

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.

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People gather around a speaker on the edge of a tilled field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Grainews: VIDEO: Bringing new pod-shatter resistant canola to market

August 27, 2024 — 
Pod-shatter tolerance in canola is a valuable trait to have if you want as much of your harvest as possible to reach the bin

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Professor Louis M. Lenz

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Remembering Professor Louis Lenz

August 26, 2024 — 
Professor Louis M. Lenz passed away on August 13, 2024, at the age of 91.

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