soil science News Archive
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Winnipeg Free Press: Fertile ground for innovation
September 20, 2024 —
Fertile ground for innovation
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.
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.
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
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.