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The Daryl F. Kraft Memorial Endowment Fund

By Allan Dawson March 10, 2022

The Daryl F. Kraft Memorial Endowment Fund was established in the memory of respected University of Manitoba agricultural economist Daryl Kraft who died in 2003. In addition to funding an annual lecture on agricultural policy, the endowment provides a prize for an agricultural policy paper prepared by an undergraduate student and a fellowship for a

Callum Morrison takes moisture readings in a soybean cash crop that is part of a long-term cover cropping field trial in Carman.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Cover crop survey reveals risks and benefits

Producers like the potential but say short season, lack of moisture key concerns

By Gord Leathers November 30, 2021

Planting a cover crop is a new idea this far north. It has its agronomic advantages, it keeps roots in the soil after the harvest, although it comes with its problems as well, especially in Western Canada. Prairie farmers were historically skeptical about cover cropping. Some say it’s purposely growing “weeds” that will deplete your

Manitoba Canola Growers Association has pledged $500,000 to support construction of the Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility at the U of M.

News

New U of M crop research centre past fundraising halfway point

The Manitoba Canola Growers is the latest producer group to pledge financial support

By Geralyn Wichers October 18, 2021

Manitoba Canola Growers Association members are the latest producer group to put cash behind a proposed updated ag research centre at the University of Manitoba. “MCGA has long recognized UM as a key resource for quality education and agricultural research. As the birthplace of canola, it holds special significance to the canola industry,” said Delaney

The five-year agreement will ensure the continuation of the fusarium head blight nursery program.

Cereals, News

Wheat breeding at U of M gets $3.5-million boost

Core funding agreement comes from a number of Prairie producer groups

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 13, 2021

A consortium of producer groups have made a $3.5-million funding commitment to a ‘core’ wheat-breeding program at the University of Manitoba. The groups include the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) and the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission (SWCDC). The five-year agreement will ensure the continuation of the fusarium head

The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus.

Farmit Manitoba

Pilot mill gets food-grade green light

Developing Future Food: Experts at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals are on the cutting edge of food development

By Geralyn Wichers August 16, 2021

The University of Manitoba’s Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN) has always been about bringing the food industry in Manitoba and Western Canada to the next level. The centre has produced research into how canola and flax oil impact cardiovascular health, or analysis to help develop food products in a bid for later

Michael Eskin is a professor in the department of food and human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba.

Faces of ag, Farmit Manitoba

Pioneer canola researcher awarded the Order of Manitoba

Faces of Ag: He sings, he raps and his scholarship helped make canola what it is today

By Geralyn Wichers June 15, 2021

Michael Eskin has a career in biochemistry and food science going back more than 50 years, but last time he was in the news it was for something different: music. His song commemorating the centenary of the discovery of insulin, as reported by CBC, got picked up by the American Oil Chemists’ Society, and Eskin

Blocked tissues that transport water cause the telltale wilting and death of Potato Early Dying disease.

Crops, News

Potato Early Dying a silent yield killer

Industry network seeks to reduce impact of the disease

By Ron Friesen April 28, 2021

A national initiative to reduce the severity of a silent enemy in Canadian potato fields is claiming some early success halfway through its four-year program. The Canadian Potato Early Dying Network (CanPEDNet) is starting to learn more about verticillium wilt and how to deal with this major yield-limiting pathogen in commercial potato cropping systems, said

“...if you own a dog, a companion animal, pets or livestock animals, all those species are protected on the Animal Care Act... ” Dr. Enoch Omololu.

Livestock, News

Animal Care Act governs standards of care

Agriculture students learn of provincial oversight and investigations

By Don Norman April 12, 2021

When Dr. Enoch Omololu began to show case studies of animal abuse on Manitoba farms, he assured the University of Manitoba agriculture students he was showing them “middle of the road” cases. “These are not the very worst ones we’ve seen,” the provincial livestock animal welfare veterinarian said. Even so, the images in his presentation

Chithra Karunakaran prepares a plant for imaging at the Canadian Light Source.

News, Other

Canadian Light Source aids agriculture projects

The synchrotron at Saskatoon is giving researchers a new view of old subjects

By Gord Leathers March 23, 2021

Agriculture researchers facing difficult challenges might want to consider shining a light on their problems — a really bright light. The light in question is the Canadian Light Source, a synchrotron located at the campus of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. Researcher Chithra Karunakaran spoke recently during a Zoom presentation hosted by the University of Manitoba.

Take a systematic approach to improving the ecosystems beneath your feet.

Crops, Farmit Manitoba

There’s a teeming world of diversity and complexity in your field’s soil

This soil ecologist says six principles can be applied to improve soil health

By Gord Leathers March 16, 2021

Soil is more than just dirt, a place where plants put down roots to grow seeds. It’s a complex ecology, teeming with infinite varieties of flora, fauna, microbes and minerals that provide both the raw materials and machinery to build crops and livestock. It’s a factory floor with a lot of moving parts and we’re

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs drop

U.S. grains: Wheat futures set one-week highs as dryness stokes crop worries

Modest increase for Malaysian palm oil says USDA attaché

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