Manitoba Agriculture and Food Knowledge Exchange

New biosystems engineering prof to advance agricultural productivity through digital technologies

Dr. Jiating Li joined the Department of Biosystems Engineering as Assistant Professor in Digital Technologies for Agri-food Production on September 9, 2024.

More about Dr. Li and using technology to advance agriculture.

World Food Day 2024: UM researchers tackle global food security and chronic disease challenges

World Food Day, celebrated annually on October 16, highlights the crucial issue of global food security.

Researchers tackle global food security

Scanlon to lead Canadian council of agriculture, food and veterinary medicine deans

Martin Scanlon, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba, has been elected President of the Dean's Council – Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine for a one-year term.

A Dean leading Deans

New soil science prof to study hydrological processes in sustainable ag systems

Dr. Hailong He joined the Department of Soil Science as Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture on August 7, 2024.

More about Dr. He and his research

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

Harmeet Chawla in co-author of historic findings published in Nature

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.

Learm more about the Chawla Lab.

UM receives $7.6 million to develop solutions towards sustainable agriculture

UM researcher and project lead, Dr. Martin Entz, Jarislowsky Chair in Natural Systems Agriculture for Climate Solutions, and team have received a NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Grant to study net-zero farming systems.

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Volunteers needed for the Mani Wheat Project

Are you a wheat farmer who is interested in participating in a Manitoban research study?

Read about joining the new projects

Don Flaten inducted into Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame

Dr. Don Flaten, professor emeritus in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Manitoba, was inducted on July 17 into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame.

More about the hall of famer