Seminars

November 13, 2024
Dr. Christopher Henry, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
"Harvesting Insights: Leveraging automated data collection and machine learning for digital agricultural applications"

October 23, 2024
Dr. Qiang Zhang, Professor - Department of Biosystems Engineering
"Bytes and Barns: How digital technologies are transforming livestock farming"

June 12, 2024
Julieta Frank, PhD - Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
Alankrita Goswami, PhD - Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
Justin Daniels, MSc - Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics
Mehdi Arzandeh, PhD - Lakehead University
"The many tales of the limit order book: microstructure research in agricultural markets"

April 24, 2024
Dr. Kateryn Rochon, Acting Head, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Dr. Rob Currie, Professor, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Dr. Steve Whyard, Associate Dean (Research), Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
Dr. John Gavloski, Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture
"UM Knowledge Exchange - Insects: Friends and Foes"

April 24, 2024
Alejandro Costamagna, PhD, Professor, Department of Entomology
Hector Carcamo, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Science and Technology Branch, AAFC, Lethbridge
Keith Gabert, Agronomy Specialist, Central Alberta, Canola Council of Canada
"What bugs a farmer's crops? Assessing damage in canola"

March 14, 2024
Melissa Arcand, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan
Ted Poyser Lecture in Soil Health
"Depth of a plow: sharing soil health knowledge"

March 20, 2024
Martin Nyachoti Professor, Department of Animal Science
Anna Rogiewicz Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science
Rob Patterson VP Innovation & Commercialization, CBS Bio Platforms Inc.
"Advancing animal nutrition and health: A spotlight on a successful industry-academia collaboration"

January 31, 2024
Dr. Francis Zvomuya, Professor, Department of Soil Science
"Pipelines and Agriculture: A contentious pair?"

December 7, 2023
Dr. Brent McCallum, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
"The contribution of the wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr34 to multi-pest resistance"

October 24, 2023
Dr. Ian Thomas Baldwin, Dr. Victor Bendelow Memorial Lectureship
"How native plants manage complicated ecological interactions"

September 20, 2023
Dr. David Levin, Professor, Department of Biosystems Engineering
"Research Collaborations: Make friends, see the world and do great science"

May 4, 2023
Yvonne Lawley, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science
Virginia Janzen, MSc Student, Plant Science; Regen Ag Program Coordinator, Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District
Callum Morrison, MSc Student, Plant Science; Crop production Extension Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture
Dale Penner, MSc Student, Plant Science
"Covering New Ground: Prairie Cover Crops Research"

March 29, 2023
Dr. Paul Bullock, Senior Scholar, Department of Plant Science
Mr. Taurai Matengu, PhD Student, Department of Soil Science
Dr. Timi Ojo, Agricultural Systems Modeller, Land Use and Ecosystem Resilience Branch, Manitoba Agriculture
"Weathering Risk: A New Tool for Fusarium Head Blight Disease Risk Management”

February 15, 2023
Danny Mann, Professor, Department of Biosystems Engineering
"Chasing the dream of the autonomous tractor … from a human factors perspective"

December 7, 2022
Chengbo Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science
"More than just chicken feed: Antibiotic alternatives in poultry diets"

October 28, 2022
Joyce Slater, Professor, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Food Sciences
"Exploring food and nutrition security in Manitoba youth: The FANS study"

June 21, 2022
Rob Currie, Professor and Head, Department of Entomology
Jason Gibbs, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology
Ian Steppler, Farm President & Farm Apiarist, Steppler Farms Ltd.
"The buzz about bees: What is bugging our honey bees and native bees and what can we do about it?"

May 19, 2022
Stephanie Cook, Opaskwayak Smart Farm Operations Manager, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Opaskwayak Health Authority
Miyoung Suh, Professor, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
Qiang Zhang, Professor, Department of Biosystems Engineering
"Sustainable solutions for northern food systems"

April 20, 2022
Robert Duncan, Professor, Department of Plant Science
Maneka Malalgoda, Assistant Professor, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
Curt McCartney, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science
"Crops of the future: Breeding for value-added products"

February 1, 2022
Kim Ominski, Professor, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Herman Peters, Nutrition and Agronomy Program Manager, Birkland Farms
Tim McAllister, Principal Research Scientist, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
"Closing the loop: Recycling food waste in integrated crop-livestock production systems"

June 9, 2021
Jim House, Manitoba Protein Research Strategy, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
Michael Janzen, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
John Thoroski, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
Nancy Asen, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
"Advancing Protein Food Innovations at the University of Manitoba"

April 14, 2021
Ryan Cardwell, Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, University of Manitoba
Jill Hobbs, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan
Alan Ker, Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agricultural Policy, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
"How did Canadian food and agricultural markets hold up during the pandemic? Looking back after one year"

SPECIAL SEMINAR

April 8, 2021
Martin Entz, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
Will Bailey-Elkin, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
Katherine Stanley, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
Laura Telford, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
"Organic Agriculture Deserves a Seat at the Grown-ups' Table"

March 17, 2021
Jitendra Paliwal, Department of Biosystems Engineering and Associate Dean (Academic & Graduate Program), Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba
Colin Gilmore, Canada Research Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba
Kurt Hildebrand, Product Development Manager - Advanced Research, AGCO Corporation
"A made-in-Manitoba solution to monitoring stored grain"

February 17, 2021
Kyle Bobiwash, Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba
Emily Missyabit MacAuley, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Erica Oberndorfer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
"Indigenous engagement and leadership in science"

January 27, 2021
Natalie Riediger, Assistant Professor, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
Myra Tait, Assistant Professor, Governance, Law and Management, Athabasca University
"Sticky money: exploring the acceptability of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation among Indigenous populations"

November 25, 2020
Dr. Mario Tenuta, Professor, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba
Dr. John Heard, Soil Fertility Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
Ms. Jennifer Sabourin, Research Manager, Antara Research
"The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Framework in the Research-Outreach-Advising Continuum"

October 21, 2020
Dr. Emma McGeough, Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba
Dr. Doug Cattani, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
Dr. Francis Zvomuya, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba
"From grain to grazing: the intermediate wheatgrass potential"

March 11, 2020
Dr. Neil Holliday, Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology
"Biological control: an evolving collaboration in an evolving field"

February 26, 2020
Dr. Timi Ojo, Agricultural Systems Modeller, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
"Forging a New Path in Weather Monitoring for Agriculture in Manitoba"

January 22, 2020
Dr. Carla Taylor, Professor, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
"Pulses for Your Pulse, Fats for Your Fat"

November 20, 2019
Dr. David Levin, Professor, Department of Biosystems Engineering
"Biotechnology for Sustainability"

October 31, 2019
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Scientific Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University
"Growing Demand for Canadian Plant Protein in an Evolving Global Marketplace"

October 22, 2019
Annual Daryl F. Kraft Lecture
Dr. Michele Veeman
Professor Emerita of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology of the University of Alberta
"Trade Policy for Agriculture: How Politics is Trumping Economics"

September 12, 2019
Dr. Steve Marcroft, Marcroft Grains Pathology, Horsham, Victoria, Australia
"The Australian story of blackleg in canola: from crop destruction to 4 million tonnes"

April 26, 2019
Dr. Nathan Pelletier, NSERC/Egg Farmers of Canada Industrial Research Chair in Sustainability and Endowed Chair in Bio-economy Sustainability Management, University of British Columbia - Okanagan "Sustainability as (re)organizing principle and moving target: Considering the past, present, and future of industrial livestock systems"

April 10, 2019
Dr. Chengbo Yang, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, and Dr. Francis Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science
"Towards economical and faster methods for detecting mycotoxins in feeds and feed ingredients"