Manitoba Agriculture and Food Knowledge Exchange

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.

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

New professor to study therapeutic potentials of animal microbiomes

Hooman Derakhshani joined the Department of Animal Science as Assistant Professor in Applied Animal Microbiology on January 1, 2022.

Meet Hooman Derakhshani, Department of Animal Science

New Food and Human Nutritional Sciences department head looks forward to opportunities

Cristina Rosell joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences as Head and Professor on January 16, 2022.  Trained as a pharmacist, Cristina shifted her interest to the design and development of innovative foods based on grains.

Meet Cristina Rosell, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences department head

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.

Breeding perennial wheatgrass

Doug Cattani has been working to develop Prairie-friendly intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) cultivars for the last decade.

Read more in Top Crop Manager