soil science News Archive
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator: Canola sector gets research funds boost
November 23, 2023 —
The federal government and canola sector team up for another five-year research cluster
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Global News Winnipeg: Team effort needed to tackle Manitoba lake pollution, experts say
October 18, 2023 —
Team effort needed to tackle Manitoba lake pollution, experts say
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Faculty researchers tackle projects thanks to federal funds
September 5, 2023 —
Researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences received grants worth over $1.1 million in 2023 from the Government of Canada
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New soil science prof seeks to design efficient, climate-friendly cropping systems
July 19, 2023 —
Dr. Henrique Da Ros Carvalho joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Agricultural Meteorology on July 1, 2023.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator: Rainfall 101: a refresher on how it makes or breaks your crop
June 23, 2023 —
Revisiting the basics of how plants use that moisture top-up
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Pulse Beat: Grain and Forage Legumes in Sustainable Crop Production
May 29, 2023 —
Mario Tenuta discusses past and future benefits of pulse, soy and forage legume production to reduce nitrous oxide emissions.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Sustainable Agriculture – Exploring Net Zero, Indigenous Agriculture, Biodiversity
May 24, 2023 —
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in May 2023.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Western Producer: Pulse crops have slashed GHG emissions, says scientist
February 20, 2023 —
Soil scientist Mario Tenuta says Tenuta says increasing legume crop inclusions in rotations have a variety of benefits, including reducing nitrogen use.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
A new crop of academics join the Faculty
December 10, 2022 —
New professors and instructors from a variety of disciplines began with the Faculty in 2022.
![Joanne Thiessen Martens](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/JThiessenMartens-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New soil science professor pursues sustainable phosphorus management
October 4, 2022 —
Joanne Thiessen Martens joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Soil Chemistry and Fertility on August 1, 2022.