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FARMERS INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
FACULTY COLUMN ARCHIVE

Starting in June of 2002, the Faculty began contributing a column to the Farmers Independent Weekly newspaper. Below are the articles which have appeared.

PUBLICATION DATE TOPIC AUTHOR
April 6, 2006 Volunteer spring wheat, emergence timing and implications for management Kristi Hildebrand, Lyle Friesen and Rene Van Acker, Plant Science
March 16, 2006 Winter in the Bee Hive Rob Currie and Paul Kozak, Entomology
March 1, 2006 Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) increases bacterial toxins in the rumen J.C. Plaizier, G.N. Gozho and D.O. Krause, Animal Science
February 16, 2006 Extraction of Sea Buckthorn Seed and Pulp Oils Stefan Cenkowski, Biosystems Engineering
January 26, 2006 Biological alternatives to control Verticillium Wilt of Potato Amarbeer Uppal and Fouad Daayf, Plant Science
January 5, 2006 What's the Dirt on Soil Biological Testing? Mario Tenuta, Soil Science
December 8, 2005 Beating Back Dandelion: Timing is Everything Kristin Hacault and Rene Van Acker, Plant Science
November 24, 2005 Selection of tool and tool-spacing for liquid manure injection
 Ying Chen, Biosystems Engineering
November 10, 2005 Does Food Aid Benefit its Intended Recipients? Ryan Cardwell, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
October 13, 2005 Perennials in Rotation are a Good Thing Alison Nelson and Jane Froese, Plant Science
September 15, 2005 Soil Science: Where are we going? Brian Amiro, Soil Science
August 18, 2005 Mosquitoes inhabiting waste tires in Manitoba T. J. Scott McMahon, Robert A. Anderson, and Terry D. Galloway, Entomology
July 14, 2005 New Generation Co-operatives in Manitoba - What’s the Hold-Up? Jared Carlberg, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
June 30, 2005 It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no wait… it’s a blimp! Rob Zakaluk and R. Sri Ranjan, Biosystems Engineering
June 9, 2005 Chocolate - A sweet way to better health Arnie Hydamaka, Food Science
May 26, 2005

Effects of Weather on Western Canadian Wheat Grade and Quality

Paul Bullock, Soil Science, Harry Sapirstein, Food Science and Gordon Finlay, graduate student, Soil Science
May 12, 2005

Unraveling the Mystery of Black Medic Seed Dormancy Loss

 Leanne Wilson, M. Sc. student, and Martin Entz, Plant Science
April 28, 2005 Measuring Forage Quality Kees Plaizier, Animal Science
April 7, 2005 Determining the phosphorus retention capacity of Manitoba soils Dupe V. Ige, Wole Akinremi, and Don Flaten, Soil Science
March 31, 2005 University research team explores stored grain ecosystems at new facility Digvir S. Jayas, Biosystems Engineering and Canada Reseach Chair (Stored Grain Ecosystems)
March 24, 2005 Managing Herbicide Tolerant Volunteer Canola Arvel Lawson, M.Sc. student and Rene Van Acker, Plant Science
March 10, 2005 What Don’t We Know About Cereals? Gary Fulcher, Food Science
February 17, 2005 Using common agricultural materials to reclaim mine tailings Kelly Ann Senkiw, Tee Boon Goh and Ibrahim Saiyed, Soil Science
February 10, 2005 How lygus bugs affect buckwheat yield Neil Hollliday, Entomology
January 27, 2005

Seed Infections: Do They Matter?

 

 Gerald Martens, M.Sc. student, Plant Science; Dr. Andy Tekauz, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
January 20, 2005 Scientists urge growers to mix horticultural chemicals with potable water Tiffany T.Y. Guan and Rick Holley, Food Science
January 13, 2005 Beneficial effect of folic acid supplementation on cardiovascular disease Karmin O, Animal Science and National Centre for Agri-Food Research in Medicine, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre
January 6, 2005 Researchers look for inventions that help disabled producers continue to farm Danny Mann, Biosystems Engineering
December 16, 2004

Researchers refine pesticide contamination risk modeling

 Jeanette Gaultier and Annemieke Farenhorst, Soil Science
December 9, 2004 Education makes a difference to rural income growth Derek Brewin, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
December 2, 2004 Plants defend themselves! Fouad Daayf, Plant Science
November 25, 2004 Those Pesky Mosquitoes! Terry Galloway, Entomology
November 18, 2004 Re-examining micronutrient fertilizer practices in Manitoba

Rigas Karamanos, Soil Science

November 11, 2004 Night Lighting in Dairy Barns Alma Kennedy, Animal Science
November 4, 2004 Future Prospects for Consumption of Genetically Modified Food Milton Boyd and Renee Kim, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
October 28, 2004 Yellow patches in your soybean fields? Check for iron chlorosis Kevin Vessey, Plant Science
October 21, 2004 Well-being of early-weaned piglets during transport: assessment of seasonal effects on performance and behaviour Nora Lewis and Robert Berry, Animal Science
October 14, 2004 New applications for pea protein Jiancheng Qi, M.Sc. student, and Arnie Hydamaka, Food Science
October 7, 2004 Heat lamps vs heat mats in farrowing barns Qiang Zhang, Biosystems Engineering

September 23, 2004

 Is it time to take another look at shelterbelts? Bill Remphrey, Plant Science
September 16, 2004 What’s wrong with the oaks?
 Haley Catton, M.Sc. student, Plant Science
September 9, 2004

Hog Manure Can Increase Forage Yield and Quality

 George Gozho and Karin Wittenberg, Animal Science
September 2, 2004 Adjusting Soil Test N Recommendations for Legume N from Pulse Crops Don Flaten, Soil Science
August 26, 2004 The Re-emergence of Argentina as a Major Wheat Exporter Brian Oleson, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
August 19, 2004 Will the Late Seeded Crops Make It? Gary Martens, Plant Science
August 12, 2004 Manitoba-grown corn: getting to know its nutritive value Florence Opapeju, Martin Nyachoti and James House, Animal Science
July 29, 2004 Hemoglobins help plants grow…and ‘swim’! Kevin Baron and Robert Hill, Plant Science
July 22, 2004 Canola proteins: beyond ‘feed ingredients’: Canola proteins can serve as gelling agents in food systems Florence Uruakpa and Susan D. Arntfield, Food Science
July 15, 2004 Rolling the dice and playing the “Weather Odds” Paul Bullock, Soil Science
July 8, 2004 Scientists study best management practices with hog manure at pasture demonstration site near La Broquerie Kim Ominski, Animal Science
July 1, 2004 Well-groomed bees are more than just pretty faces! Rob Currie, Entomology
June 24, 2004 Picking Berries … Without Hands Danny Mann, Biosystems Engineering
June 17, 2004 Transgene escape and GM crop regulation Rene Van Acker, Plant Science
June 10, 2004

Alfalfa mulch raises organic wheat yields

 Matthew Wiens, M.Sc. student, Plant Science
June 3, 2004 Alternatives for Food Preservatives Rick Holley, Food Science
May 20, 2004 Restore landscapes – raise yields – make money. Maybe! Mieke Bosma, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics and David Lobb, Soil Science
May 13, 2004 Multiple Herbicide Resistance: It COULD happen to you! Jocelyn Karlowsky (Masters student), Plant Science
May 6, 2004 Students washed that bacteria right off the tomatoes! Nazim Cicek, Biosystems Engineering
April 22, 2004 Manitoba dairy cows prefer their forage chopped at 10 mm Kees Plaizier, Sanjiv Bhandari, and Matt Einarson, Animal Science
April 15, 2004 Adaptation is key to food industry success Rick Holley, Food Science
April 8, 2004 New research on native grass establishment Glenn Friesen, Plant Science
April 1, 2004 Nematodes: more than just a little worm Mario Tenuta, Soil Science
March 25, 2004 Using forages to store carbon in soils Roberta Gentile, Plant Science
March 18, 2004 Grains and Health: Exploring the Canadian Advantage Trust Beta, Food Science
March 11, 2004 A Researchable Building: the post-frame straw bale research facility Kris J. Dick, Biosystems Engineering
March 4, 2004 Feeding practices can reduce methane production from cattle operations! Dinah Boadi and Karin Wittenberg, Animal Science
February 26, 2004 Measuring extractable phosphorus in soil amended with manure and biosolids Wole Akinremi, Soil Science
February 19, 2004 Food Marketing Lessons from Japan Renee Kim and Milton Boyd, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
February 12, 2004 Getting the bugs out of alfalfa Neil Holliday, Entomology
February 5, 2004 Evening Feeding of Beef Cattle in Winter Alma Kennedy, Animal Science
January 29, 2004 Developing Self-Regenerating Legume Cover Crops Alden Braul (Masters student), Plant Science

January 22, 2004

 Manitoba researchers help clean up Brazil nuts Katia Arrus and Dr. Greg Blank, Food Science
January 15, 2004 IDEA - A New Way To Determine The Amino Acid Digestibility Of Poultry Feedstuffs Lloyd Campbell, Animal Science
January 8, 2004 Less tillage reduces risk of herbicide contamination Annemieke Farenhorst, Soil Science
December 18, 2003 New regulations for Natural Health Products in Canada should interest producers and processors as well as consumers Kelley Fitzpatrick, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
December 11, 2003 University entomologists bar-code their bugs to find answers faster Rob Roughley, Entomology
December 4, 2003 Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling James Rude, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
November 27, 2003 Don’t Impact Your Neighbor’s Profits! Rob Duncan, M.Sc. graduate, Plant Science
November 20, 2003 Bushuk awarded Canada’s highest honour for lifetime achievement Harry Sapirstein, Food Science
November 13, 2003 Zap that contaminant right out of your soil! K. Manokararajah and Ranjan Sri Ranjan, Biosystems Engineering
November 6, 2003 Soil – Plant – Pathogen Dynamics: Modifying the Soil to Enhance Crop Paul Bullock, Soil Science
October 30, 2003

On the trail of wheat that provides its own nitrogen fertilizer

 Carla Zelmer and Alison Sass, Plant Science
October 23, 2003 Antibiotics in swine diets: where have we been? Denis Krause, Animal Science
October 16, 2003 Hamburgers with mustard flour a health and taste sensation! Dharshini Nadarajah, Jung Han and Rick Holley, Food Science
October 9, 2003 Superheated-Steam Dehydration: Making a Better Noodle Stefan Cenkowski, Biosystems Engineering
October 2, 2003 Using Anhydrous Ammonia as a Herbicide Gary Martens, Plant Science
September 25, 2003 Most Horse Flies Do Have 'Em! Terry Galloway, Entomology
September 18, 2003 Study shows protein sources make a difference in quality milk production Kees Plaizier and Terri Garner, Animal Science
September 11, 2003 Efficiency of Fall-Banded N: Effect of Application Date and Landscape Position Kevin Tiessen, Soil Science
September 4, 2003 The benefits of inoculating prairie legume crops (Part 2) Kevin Vessey, Plant Science
August 28, 2003 The benefits of inoculating prairie legume crops (Part 1) Kevin Vessey, Plant Science
August 21, 2003 Landscape restoration: a practice whose time has come David Lobb, Soil Science
August 14, 2003 Legislation and Regulations Regarding Phosphorus Management in Other Jurisdictions: Implications for Manitoba Ed Tyrchniewicz, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
July 31, 2003 Biting back against the Lion’s Tooth! Rene Van Acker, Plant Science
July 24, 2003 Should beef bulls be tested on forage or grain? Gary Crow and Kim Ominski, Animal Science
July 17, 2003 Researchers refine process to speed beans from the bag to your bowl Guillermo Bellido, Food Science
July 10, 2003 University of Manitoba researchers help Manitoba honey producers fight varroa mite Rob Currie, Entomology
July 3, 2003

Three sisters for the prairies: intercropping with wheat, canola and peas

 Tony Szumigalski, Plant Science
June 26, 2003 U of M researchers test machine vision systems for grain grading Jitendra Paliwal, Biosystems Engineering
June 19, 2003 How Much Fusarium-Contaminated Grain Can I Feed My Pigs? (Part 2) Jim House, Animal Science
June 12, 2003 How Much Fusarium-Contaminated Grain Can I Feed My Pigs? (Part 1) Jim House, Animal Science
June 5, 2003 The Challenge and Opportunities of Governance for Farmer-Oriented Boards of Directors Brian Oleson, Agribusiness
May 29, 2003 Blight on field peas common but controllable Jinxiu Zhang, Plant Science
May 22, 2003 Sounding out wheat quality Martin Scanlon, Food Science
May 15, 2003 Swine manure can keep soil-borne plant diseases in check Mario Tenuta, Soil Science
May 8, 2003 Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals explores the possibilities Kelley Fitzpatrick, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals.
April 24, 2003 Human noses beat machines at detecting hog odour Qiang Zhang, Biosystems Engineering
April 17, 2003 Balance dairy rations based on minerals in feed and water Kees Plaizier and Terri Garner, Animal Science, and Tom Droppo, MAF
April 10, 2003 Low Disturbance No-Till Airseeder for the Prairies Ying Chen, Biosystems Engineering
April 3, 2003 Adding organic matter can improve even unproductive soils Saiyed M. Ibrahim and Tee Boon Goh, Soil Science
March 27, 2003 Is more herbicide needed after PFP™? Allison Schoofs, Plant Science
March 13, 2003 Dairy diet can boost beneficial CLAs Denise Aminot-Gilchrist, Food Science
March 6, 2003 Researchers explore agronomic and biological control of root maggots in canola Neil Holliday, Entomology
February 27, 2003 Phosphorus in pork production: strategies for optimizing its utilization Martin Nyachoti, Animal Science
February 20, 2003 Success in New Generation Cooperatives Jared G. Carlberg, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
February 13, 2003 What's the Scoop on Poop? 'Sola Ajiboye, Soil Science
February 6, 2003 Crop Scouting by Air Gary Martens, Plant Science
January 30, 2003 Alliance Seeks Solutions to Revitalizing Rural Communities Rene Van Acker, Plant Science
January 23, 2003 More Research Needed on Safe Disposal of Hog Manure Richard A. Holley and Tiffany T.Y. Guan, Food Science
January 16, 2003 Earn and Learn with the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Co-operative Education Program Gordon Mushey, Co-operative Education Co-ordinator
December 19, 2002 Enzyme Research, a Catalyst for Better Animal Production Bogdan Slominski, Animal Science
December 12, 2002 Governance and the CWB: The "Steers" Report Brian Oleson, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
December 5, 2002 How Manure Application Can Benefit Your Land Annemieke Farenhorst, Soil Science
November 28, 2002 Translating pasture quality into higher productivity for cow-calf pairs Juanita Kopp and Karin Wittenberg, Animal Science
November 21, 2002 Managing Honey Bee Pests in Winter Rob Currie and Robyn Underwood, Entomology
November 14, 2002 Soviet Canuckistan? Jane Froese, Plant Science
November 7, 2002 Guidance Aids for GPS Danny Mann, Biosystems Engineering
October 31, 2002 Managing Crop Residue in the Red River Valley Excerpted from the 48th Annual Progress Review
October 24, 2002 Soil Temperature Affects Your Crops Paul Bullock, Soil Science
October 17, 2002 Freer Trade with China May Not Meet Export Expectations James I. Rude, Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
October 10, 2002 Heat Mats Can Improve Pig Performance Laurie Connor, Animal Science
October 3, 2002 Black Legged (Deer) Ticks in Manitoba Terry Galloway, Entomology
September 26, 2002
Allison Schoofs, Plant Science
September 19, 2002
Desmond Ballance, Animal Science
September 5, 2002
Jung Han, Food Science
August 29, 2002
Martin Entz, Plant Science
August 22, 2002
Paul Bullock, Soil Science
August 15, 2002
Fouad Daayf, Plant Science
August 8, 2002
Juantia Kopp (Ph.D. student), Animal Science
August 1, 2002
Rene Van Acker, Plant Science
July 25, 2002
DEAN'S OFFICE
July 18, 2002
Arnie Hydamaka, Food Science
July 11, 2002
Lakhdar Lamari, Plant Science
July 4, 2002
Kees Plaizier, Animal Science
June 27, 2002
Don Flaten, Soil Science
June 20, 2002
Gary Martens, Plant Science
June 13, 2002
Rene Van Acker, Plant Science

 

 

 

  

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