Manitoba Agriculture and Food Knowledge Exchange

New Agribusiness prof to leverage economic knowledge to benefit stakeholders

Dr. Alankrita Goswami joined the Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics as Assistant Professor in Supply Chain Disruption in Crop and Livestock Sector on November 1, 2022.

Meet Dr. Alankrita Goswami

New Biosystems Engineering instructor enjoys helping students tackle complex ideas

Ella Morris joined the Department of Biosystems Engineering as Instructor I (Indigenous Scholar) on September 1, 2022.

Read the full Q&A with Ella.

New Plant Science prof to use bioinformatics to design resilient crops

Dr. Harmeet Singh Chawla joined the Department of Plant Science as Assistant Professor in Plant Genomics and Genetics on August 15, 2022.

Read the full Q&A with Harmeet

Immunizing canola against blackleg

A promising biological blackleg control mechanism may help farmers mitigate the worst effects of blackleg in canola.

Read more in this Top Crop Manager article.

New biosystems engineering instructor helps students explore meaningful careers

Natasha Jacobson joined the Department of Biosystems Engineering as Instructor II on July 1, 2022.

Meet Dr. Jacobson.

Celebrating a lifetime of research contributions in grain storage

Dr. Digvir Jayas will add another well-deserved honour to his list of accolades later this year when he will be inducted to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in recognition for his lifelong contributions to the agricultural sector and in particular his research achievements in stored grain research.

Read more about Dr. Digvir Jayas

Research chair dedicated to integrated weed management

Dr. Dilshan Benaragama is the Manitoba Crop Protection Chair in Weed Management, thanks to the support of grower organizations. He will help producers with integrated management tools and strategies.

Learn more about role of the new Chair.

Meet Dr. Benaragama

Supporting public health nutrition for all

Leslie Redmond joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences as Assistant Professor in Food, Culture and Health on July 1, 2022.

Meet Dr. Redmond.

New soil science professor pursues sustainable phosphorus management

Joanne Thiessen Martens joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Soil Chemistry and Fertility on August 1, 2022.

Meet Dr. Thiessen Martens.

Richardson Centre has new name, new mission

The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba has changed its name – it is now officially the Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research (RCFTR).

New testing tools

Researchers develop rapid molecular diagnostic tools for detecting herbicide resistant redroot pigweed populations.

Read more in this Top Crop Manager article

Food scientist recognized for processing expertise

Dr. Filiz Koksel received the Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Applied Sciences category, in recognition of her accomplishments in bringing Canadian crops from the field to our tables, and in transforming these crops into foods with superb palatability and nutritional value.

Learn more about her and the research she is undertaking.

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