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mud, grey and deeply cracked from drought

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Top Crop Manager: Managing subsurface water in era of climate change

December 19, 2024 — 
Managing subsurface water in era of climate change

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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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Dr. Afua Mante stands in a field holding cover crop

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Top Crop Manager: Using cover crops to improve soil trafficability

October 29, 2024 — 
Dr. Afua Mante is exploring the use of cover crops like fall rye to regulate soil moisture in Manitoba.

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Dr. Haillong He

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

New soil science prof to study hydrological processes in sustainable ag systems

October 2, 2024 — 
Dr. Hailong He joined the Department of Soil Science as Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture on August 7, 2024.

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2024 JELF recipient headshots

Research and International

UM researchers receive more than $1.5 million infrastructure investment from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund

September 26, 2024 — 
Eight new UM research project have received critical infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

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a cross section of dark, rich soil

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Fertile ground for innovation

September 20, 2024 — 
Fertile ground for innovation

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Man with short brown hair, grey short beard, big smile and a dark blue collared shirt.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

CBC News: Green ammonia a potential game changer in agriculture, says Manitoba farmer

September 11, 2024 — 
"Green ammonia is very exciting," said Mario Tenuta, a professor of soil ecology at the University of Manitoba.

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Joanne Thiessen Martens

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Manitoba Co-operator: Struvite fertilizer from Winnipeg sewers

September 11, 2024 — 
Joanne Thiessen Martens, a University of Manitoba research scientist, has explored the performance of struvite-based fertilizer.

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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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a cross section of dark, rich soil

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: VIDEO – Fast farm machines seen as threat to soil

August 27, 2024 — 
Most farm machinery manufacturers don’t seem to care much about soil health, say a number of soil scientists at the University of Manitoba.

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