Tag Archives University of Manitoba
Cover crops may buffer bad spring in 2020
This fall had little window for fall-seeded cover crops, but those who already have cover crops in the ground say it’s now their best insurance against a wet spring
The learning curve of cover crops
Cover crops may have an almost endless number of combinations, but end goals, planting windows and seed costs may help narrow down species selection
University of Manitoba seeks Certificate of Merit nominations
The annual award is for agriculture diploma and degree holders
Calling all cover croppers!
A survey is looking for hard numbers on the practice and what it looks like on Prairie farms
What’s blowing in the wind? Maybe not your soil
A recent study on land rolling shows that wind erosion doesn’t cause severe soil loss
Kernza plant breeder recognized
Faces of Ag: Doug Cattani has spent his career working on perennial grasses
Farming, poetry and math carved path for agricultural researcher
Faces of Ag: Award-winning grain preservation researcher Digvir Jayas’s fierce work ethic and mentorship abilities began under his grandfather’s tutelage on a farm in India
Getting phosphorus out of Lake Winnipeg and onto fields
Manitoba’s agriculture needs and waterways are on opposite sides of the phosphorus debate — or are they?
Soybean cyst nematode confirmation presents challenge for producers
Pests like soybean cyst nematode and clubroot are present and rising in Manitoba fields, but the steps to prevent both of those pests are largely the same
From convincing teachers agriculture was a real career to international honours
This retired AAFC soil researcher earned a long list of awards and honours while living on a farm and raising a family near Minnedosa