soil science News Archive
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New soil science prof to focus on sustainable nutrient management
September 16, 2020 —
Dr. Xiaopeng Gao joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Soil Fertility and Agronomy on September 1.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New research chair will reduce greenhouse gas emissions through better fertilizer management
September 14, 2020 —
Mario Tenuta has been named the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in 4R Nutrient Stewardship
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Agriculture and the environment come together for new prof in Soil Science
September 2, 2020 —
Dr. Inoka Amarakoon joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Environmental Soil Chemistry on July 1.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Faculty adds expertise in soil and food sciences
September 1, 2020 —
Dr. Inoka Amarakoon and Dr. Xiaopeng Gao joined the Department of Soil Science and Dr. Maneka Malalgoda joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manure Manager: Clearing the air, one cow at a time
May 16, 2020 —
Study explores how management strategies influence whole farm greenhouse gas emissions in cattle production systems
Wpg Free Press: Canada’s farmers are starting to do things differently to lower greenhouse-gas emissions
March 9, 2020 —
Soil scientists Mario Tenuta helps explain
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CTV: High lead levels in soil leave St. Boniface residents with questions
June 4, 2019 —
Soil scientist Francis Zvomuya weighs in
CBC: Drone footage shows extent of oil spill near St. Lazare, Man.
February 21, 2019 —
Soil scientists offers his take: "They should be able to dig up the thin layer that is impacted by that oil, so the cleanup success should be relatively good."
Western Producer: Soil erosion costs farmers $3.1 billion a year in yield loss: scientist
February 4, 2019 —
Farmers may assume zero tillage or conservation tillage have fixed the problem, but that’s not the case.
Dec. 5 was World Soil Day. It deserves celebration
December 5, 2018 —
So we celebrate the cradle of creation for all terrestrial life – not figuratively, but literally, in the grand biblical way