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soil science News Archive

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 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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Summer intern works on samples

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: Lab work – photo essay

August 19, 2024 — 
The main hallways at the University of Manitoba are mostly empty and the campus quiet during the summer, but it’s as busy and buzzing as ever inside the soil science department’s laboratories.

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Soil below the waker's feet

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: When topsoil moves uphill

August 6, 2024 — 
David Lobb, a U of M soil scientist, has conducted field trials on moving topsoil to the tops of knolls at multiple sites in the northern Plains. The results were dramatic.

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Dr Don Flaten lectures in a field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Don Flaten inducted into Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame

July 17, 2024 — 
The professor emeritus in the Department of Soil Science was honoured for his significant field research in soil fertility and crop nutrition, his extension with commodity groups, industry and government and his dedication to agricultural education.

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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

Winnipeg Free Press: Filling farm fertilizer footprint

June 18, 2024 — 
Filling farm fertilizer footprint

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