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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

CTV Winnipeg: ‘It is dry’: Manitoba farmer concerned about lack of moisture in the province and the impact on future crops

January 5, 2024 — 
'It is dry': Manitoba farmer concerned about lack of moisture in the province and the impact on future crops

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New academics bring diverse expertise to Faculty in 2023

December 1, 2023 — 
Four new professors began with the Faculty in 2023.

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Carmen Research Farm

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Doors open on new facility at Carman research farm

November 23, 2023 — 
The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences celebrated the grand opening of a new facility at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm in Carman, MB last week.

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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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Dr. Henrique Da Ros Carvalho

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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mud, grey and deeply cracked from drought

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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image of a soybean field

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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Cattle graze in a field

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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