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Combine and hopper truck harvesting a Prairie wheat field

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Farm News: University of Manitoba hires first agronomist in residence for special crops

February 14, 2025 — 
University of Manitoba hires first agronomist in residence for special crops

A collage of a couple over their lifetime: when they first met at university, on their wedding day and in their golden years.

Til Degrees Do Us Part

February 13, 2025 — 
It all started with a chance meeting at UM: one couple's story of a love that lasted 60 years.

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Emma McGeough

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

The Western Producer: Enzymes eyed as way to improve forage nutrition

February 13, 2025 — 
Enzymes are used at low levels in poultry feed as well as hog diets, but their use is not standard practice in cattle rations

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Loveleen Dhillon

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University of Manitoba hires first agronomist in residence for special crops

February 12, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba has hired Loveleen Kaur Dhillon as its agronomist in residence for special crops, a new, five-year position funded by Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA).

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Researchers work in an aerobic chamber

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Cattle Country: University of Manitoba researchers are developing innovative strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve sustainability in the Canadian beef and dairy sectors

February 1, 2025 — 
Researchers have launched a groundbreaking initiative to address methane emissions from Canada’s cattle industry.

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Professor, Ryan Cardwell Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics

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CBC National: How Canada’s dairy supply management system works — and why Trump hates it

January 27, 2025 — 
The problem with supply management

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Mario Tenuta in the lab

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The Manitoban: Improving soil health for sustainable agriculture

January 27, 2025 — 
U of M professor examines nitrogen management and microbial impact on crops

Wheat field with a big blue sky above.

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Western Producer: High-protein wheat expected to survive tariffs

January 20, 2025 — 
High-protein wheat classes such as Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) may survive the new world order of international trade.

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Emma McGeough

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

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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Two glasses of white wine (photo credit: Valeria Boltneva)

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The Globe and Mail: With wine flowing between B.C. and Alberta, makers look to free trade across Canada

January 13, 2025 — 
With wine flowing between B.C. and Alberta, makers look to free trade across Canada

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