Manitoba Agriculture and Food Knowledge Exchange

Crop diversity holds key to pest management

Meet Crystal Almdal, MSc student in Entomology, who is studying how the landscape surrounding soybean fields affects aphid control.

Read the full Q&A with Crystal.

Exploring genetic selection for feed efficiency

Using CT scanning, Argenis Rodas-Gonzalez and his team explored variation in growth performance and nutrient digestibility in genotyped boars.

Read more in the Canadian Hog Journal article.

Crop research capacity enhanced with equipment funding

The Western Grains Research Foundation has announced funding of $2.8 million to help purchase field and analytical equipment at the University of Manitoba.

Read about how the purchase will enhance research

FREE PRESS: Inflation spurs need for food-costing data

Joyce Slater, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, shared an op-ed on the importance of collecting and distributing food pricing.

Read the full 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.

Transforming agriculture

The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences has received $5 million in funding to help achieve its goal of becoming one of North America’s top crop research training institutions.

See how this this will advance research and training for students and the industry in digital smart farm technology

Food chemist receives recognition

Rotimi Aluko, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, is being honoured for his significant contributions to food science research.

Two international academic organizations are honouring his accomplishments.

Learn more about Rotimi’s appointment as Canada Research Chair in Bioactive Peptides

Contribution to Organization funding assists innovation

The CtO program provides up to $5,000 in funding to enterprises for technical assistance performed within the Faculty.

Learn how to take advantage of this program.

Protein strategy to position Manitoba as leader

Manitoba took another major step toward becoming a global leader in sustainable protein production with the release of the Manitoba Protein Research Strategy, a comprehensive research plan that will form the blueprint for the province’s ultimate success in this burgeoning market segment.

Read the Manitoba Protein Research Strategy report.

New professor seeks to connect nutritional strategies with chronic disease prevention

Dylan MacKay joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences as Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Chronic Diseases, with a cross appointment in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine – Section Endocrinology on January 1, 2022.

Meet Dylan MacKay, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences

Soil scientist seeks to address agroecosystem challenges through lens of sustainability

Afua Mante joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Soil Physical Processes on January 16, 2022.

Meet Afua Mante, Department of Soil Science

Homegrown solution for farmers looking to increase yields

The effects of climate change, coupled with the rising costs of land, machinery, fuel, pesticides and fertilizers, have agricultural producers looking for alternative, innovative solutions to increase yields.

UM researchers and KGS Group partner on development of bio-inoculant strains to help farmers tackle current challenges