Mario Tenuta discusses past and future benefits of pulse, soy and forage legume production to reduce nitrous oxide emissions.
Climate scientists have an overwhelming consensus that greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) emitted from human activity has resulted in an unprecedented increase in global mean atmospheric and ocean temperatures.
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Meet Marcos Cordeiro, 2022 Rh Award Winner in the Interdisciplinary category
Cordeiro is the 2022 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Interdisciplinary category, in recognition of his leadership in digital agriculture.
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Dr. Jim House honoured for achievements in the nutrition profession
Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, received two of the highest awards bestowed by the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) – the Earle Willard McHenry Award for Distinguished Service and the CNS-SCN Fellow Award – at the recent 2023 Annual Meeting held in Quebec City.
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Cattle Country: Sustainable Agriculture – Exploring Net Zero, Indigenous Agriculture, Biodiversity
More than 300 researchers, farmers, policy makers, and industry representatives attended the 9th Annual Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Virtual Conference held March 7-9th 2023
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Free Press: Startling results in youth nutrition study
Children today are the adults of tomorrow. As today’s adults we are responsible for equipping our kids with the best tools to be healthy now and in the future.
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Food chemist recognized for crucial contributions to canola research
Dr. Michael Eskin, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, was recognized earlier this year by the Manitoba Canola Growers Association with the Canola Award of Excellence.
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Doors now open at the Manitoba Egg Farmers Learning and Research Centre
The Manitoba government, Manitoba Egg Farmers (MEF) and the University of Manitoba (UM) are celebrating the grand opening of the 22,000 square foot Manitoba Egg Farmers Learning and Research Centre at UM’s Glenlea Research Station.
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Food and Nutrition Security for Manitoba Youth research report released
The FANS study represents some of the most comprehensive research on adolescent nutritional health and food security conducted in Manitoba to date.
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UM Researchers in Food and Human Nutritional Sciences attract $1.5 million in funding from CIHR
Two studies led by UM researchers in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences have received over $1.5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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New prof seeks to integrate animal production data to improve livestock systems’ sustainability
Dr. Gabriel Dallago joined the Department of Animal Science as Assistant Professor in Digital Livestock Production on March 1, 2023.
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Cattle Country: Manitoba’s Agricultural Crown Grazing Lands – Assessing Potential for Growing the Beef Industry
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in March 2023.
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Manitoba Co-operator: The autonomous age will require human interface
Danny Mann's research on autonomous farm machinery has focused on ergonomics, or the human interface with machines.
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Governments of Canada and Manitoba invest nearly $100,000 to upgrade horticulture storage facility
The investment will allow researchers to conduct post-harvest potato storage research that will be representative of on-farm storage at potato producer operations.
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Top Crop Manager: Crop collaboration
A Three Sisters project led by Victoria Smelko, master’s student in Entomology, aims to increase diversity and build community.
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CBC: It might bug you, but University of Manitoba’s insect collection is key to understanding the world
Some are smaller than a fingernail, others wider than a splayed hand. Some catch the light in an iridescent shimmer while others have long antennae or furry legs.
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