2026 Contest Winners

Ryan Hay (1st place)

Program: M.Sc. (Biosystems Engineering)
Institution: University of Manitoba
Video Title: Turning crop waste into a sustainable fungicide using bacteria

Emily Robb (2nd place)

Program: M.Sc. (Soil Science)
Institution: University of Manitoba
Video Title: Initial Field-Scale Assessment of Carbon Dynamics in Conventional and Diversified Cropping Systems

Larissa Scott (3rd place and People's Choice Award)

Program: M.Sc. (Animal Science)
Institution: University of Manitoba
Video Title: Rumen microbiome solutions for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions of cattle

2025 Contest Winners

Laura Carruthers, Ph.D. Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan

Impact of Management History on Nitrous Oxide Emissions

Amanda Desrochers, M.Sc. (Agriculture) Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Co-Composting with Struvite: Enhancing Phosphorus Availability in Low-P Prairie Soils

Fatemeh Mohammadian, M.Sc. (Agriculture) Animal Systems, University of Manitoba

Microbial Therapeutics to Enhance Production Performance and Reduce the Environmental Footprint of Swine Production