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Wheat field.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Innovation: Tracking nutrients from the soil to your supper plate

May 8, 2025 — 
By understanding how crops take up nutrients from the soil, University of Manitoba’s agronomy soil fertility expert Xiaopeng Gao aims to help farmers produce bigger yields of better grains — and do it more sustainably

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potatoes are growing in a row, the leafy green tops are bursting out of the ground.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Grainews: Can well-fed plants fend off diseases and insects?

May 7, 2025 — 
We examine an Idaho farmer’s program for crop self-defence

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Dr. Alistair Brown

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Analytical chemist explores contaminant impacts on water and soil quality

April 1, 2025 — 
Dr. Alistair Brown joined the Department of Soil Science as Manitoba Analytical Solutions (MASS) Lab Director and Assistant Professor.

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Laura Van Eerd

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Soil health lecture explores links to crop yield and resiliency

February 28, 2025 — 
The second Ted Poyser Lecture in Soil Health features Dr. Laura Van Eerd from the University of Guelph

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Emma McGeough

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: Corn intercrops can work

January 16, 2025 — 
Recent research, such as a trial that was conducted at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives in 2020 near Brandon, has begun to look at how intercrops can enhance corn grazing.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: Researchers measure emissions from the sky

January 7, 2025 — 
Researchers measure emissions from the sky

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

New academic staff revitalize Agricultural and Food Sciences

January 1, 2025 — 
Seven new academic members joined the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences in 2024

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

FAFS researchers and teachers recognized in 2024

January 1, 2025 — 
Members of our Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences community were recognized nationally and internationally in 2024.

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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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