Volunteers needed for the Mani Wheat Project

People listen to a lecture in front of planted field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Western Producer: VIDEO – Study tackles corn’s protein problem

September 6, 2024 —
Standing on a patch of bare soil and next to a plot of corn in south-central Manitoba, Talyia Tober delivered a two-minute explanation of her research on corn grazing and seeding high-protein forage crops between the rows of corn.

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President Michael Benarroch speaking on stage the Faculty Recognition Reception 2023.

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News

Announcing the Merit Award Recipients of 2023

September 5, 2024 —
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Merit Awards. Merit Awards are awarded to faculty members for their outstanding achievements in teaching, research, scholarly work and creative activities, and service in three different categories.

Anna Binta Diallo, Asper School of Business, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Desautels Faculty of Music, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science research, Libraries, Price Faculty of Engineering, provost and vice-president (academic), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Art, student affairs

Research and International News

UM receives $7.6 million to develop solutions towards sustainable agriculture

September 3, 2024 —
UM researcher and project lead, Dr. Martin Entz and team are studying net-zero farming systems.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Cattle Country: New research will enable greater use of cover crops on the Prairies, including grazing

September 1, 2024 —
Cover crops are important elements in regenerative agriculture, and therefore play an important role in achieving sustainable food production systems.

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Western Producer: VIDEO – Fast farm machines seen as threat to soil

August 27, 2024 —
Most farm machinery manufacturers don’t seem to care much about soil health, say a number of soil scientists at the University of Manitoba.

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People gather around a speaker on the edge of a tilled field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Grainews: VIDEO: Bringing new pod-shatter resistant canola to market

August 27, 2024 —
Pod-shatter tolerance in canola is a valuable trait to have if you want as much of your harvest as possible to reach the bin

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Remembering Professor Louis Lenz

August 26, 2024 —
Professor Louis M. Lenz passed away on August 13, 2024, at the age of 91.

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Research and International News

New study explains how bread transformed the ancient world with help from UM researcher

August 23, 2024 —
A major study co-authored by UM Plant Science researcher Dr. Harmeet Chawla in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is revealing the evolution and origin of bread.

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