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CBC: Dirty food

September 3, 2015 — 
'I think it's cause for significant concern'

Wasp sitting on top of a yellow flower.

It’s wasp season; here’s what you need to know

August 6, 2015 — 
Pesky wasps in your backyard? Professor Rob Currie explains how to deal with a nest and how to keep them away

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Research and International News

Creating a new and sustainable food source for northern communities

July 31, 2015 — 
A biosystems engineering team at the U of M are creating innovative greenhouses to help food production in the North

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SMAP taking data from space

Studying soil from space

July 28, 2015 — 
U of M chosen by space agency to participate in the scientific validation of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission

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Studying soil from space, funding annoucement

July 27, 2015 — 
Supporting soil science research by the Canadian Space Agency and the University of Manitoba

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Get me off the island

July 17, 2015 — 
Colin Penner, a farm management instructor in the School of Agriculture, will raise funds for STARS air ambulance this fall.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Sustainable farm systems focus of field day

June 25, 2015 — 
Designing productive farming systems that require fewer chemicals and incorporate compost will be the focus of a field tour hosted at the University of Manitoba Glenlea Research Station on July 8.

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What organic soils and teenagers have in common

June 23, 2015 — 
For healthy results, you have to force them to look after themselves

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Wpg Free Press: Bee expert skeptical of Fairmont’s plans for bee hotels

June 4, 2015 — 
No buzz

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CBC: University of Manitoba gets up close and personal with insects

May 28, 2015 — 
CBC writes about a story that originally appeared on UM Today

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