The Applied Soil Ecology Lab is heavily invested in circulating its research project findings to growers, industry members, and the general public. To that end, Mario and his graduate students are often interviewed for or featured in grower and industry publications. Below is a list of some recent articles and interviews:
2023
Cows Essential Element in Organic Production
Ron Lyseng in The Western Producer
September 28, 2023
Project Searchers for the Perfect Fertilizer Blend
Robert Arnason in The Western Producer
September 7, 2023
Emissions Reductions Remain Controversial
Gord Gilmour in Manitoba Co-Operator
August 18, 2023
UM Signs Research and Exchange Agreements with Moroccan University to Advance Strategic Research Priorities
in UM News
July 25, 2023
New Survey Shows Increased Pork Productivity and Decreased Environmental Footprint
Bruce Cochrane and Lynn Redl-Huntington in SaskPork
July 14, 2023
Making Green Ammonia for Fertiliser and Fuel On-Farm
Treena Hein in Future Farming
July 2, 2023
Dr. Mario Tenuta Looking for the 4R Edge
Gord Gilmour in Western Grains Research Foundation News
June 28, 2023
Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey Provides Data Needed for Future Efficiency Improvements
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
June 19, 2023
Lack of Funding for Variety Development Threatens Sustainability
Ed White in The Western Producer
June 8, 2023
Survey Shows Improved Pork Production Efficiency and Reduced Environmental Footprint Over 30 Years
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
June 6, 2023
Grain and Forage Legumes in Sustainable Crop Production
Mario Tenuta in Pulse Beat (Spring 2023 – Edition)
May 2023
Improving Nitrogen Efficiency – Fertilizer Management Can Reduce Emissions & Input Costs
Emily Croft in Better Farming, pg 22-23
May 2023
Carbon 101 – a Viable Revenue Stream for Growers
🔊UPL OpenAg®
April 5, 2023
4R Grain Corn – Benefits of Advanced 4R Nutrient Management
Treena Hein in Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine
April 1, 2023
Pulse Crops Can Deliver Major Cliamte Dividend
Ed White in The Western Producer
March 23, 2023
Potato Early Dying with Mario Tenuta
🔊Interview with Ryan Barrett on SpudChat Podcast
March 20, 2023
Manhattan Project on Pulses Could Be Emissions Answer
Ed White in The Western Producer
March 16, 2023
What Are Farmers Doing to Meet 2030 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets?
🔊Interview with Garth Materie on Blue Sky (CBC Radio)
March 2, 2023
Pulse Crops Struggle to Keep Up in the Crop Popularity Sweepstakes
Alexis Kienlen in AlbertaFarmer
March 2, 2023
Scouting For Nematodes
Lori Penner in The Carillon
February 26, 2023
Pulse Crops Have Slashed GHG Emissions, Says Scientist
Ed White in The Western Producer
February 16, 2023
KAP Members Call for More BMP Research
Geralyn Wichers in Manitoba Co-Operator
February 3, 2023
Plant Pulse Crops for Lower Emissions
Gord Gilmour in Manitoba Co-Operator
February 2, 2023
Plant Parasites
Treena Hein in Grainews
January 20, 2023
Reduce N2O Emissions 30 per cent? No Problem, Says Expert
Jeff Melchior in AlbertaFarmer
January 11, 2023
2022
No Consensus on 30 Per Cent Emissions Target
Don Norman in Manitoba Co-Operator
December 30, 2022
🔊Nematodes & Pulse Crops in the Canadian Prairies: Important or Just Fascinating Creatures?
Live Pulse Agronomy Webinar hosted by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
December 12, 2022
Bringing Down Nitrous Oxide Emissions on the Farm
Ashley Robinson in SpudSmart
December 5, 2022
Maximizing N Use Efficiency – Horticulture Crops
Live Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar Webinar hosted by Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
November 30, 2022
FuelPositive Announces New Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Advisor and On-Farm Nitrate Emissions Mitigation Research Project
FuelPositive
November 17, 2022
Split N Fertilizer Application a Good Option
Angela Lovell in CountryGuide
October 25, 2022
Weird Corn, Edible Bean Advancements, Sad Roots, and Record Wheat
🔊Interview with Lyndsey Smith on RealAg Radio
October 24, 2022
Is There a Better Time for Excessive Water?
Kara Oosterhuis in RealAgriculture
October 19, 2022
Building Yield From the Roots Up
🔊Interview with Lyndsey Smith on The Agronomists (Ep 86)
October 18, 2022
Emissions Reductions Possible
Karen Briere in The Western Producer
September 1, 2022
‘A Change in Practice’: Scientists and Experts Say Nitrogen Fertilizer Emission Target Achievable
Cleo Ding in Capital Current
August 27, 2022
Emission Deliberations
🔊Interview with Geralyn Wichers in Between the Rows (AgCanada)
September 8, 2022
Exploring EEFs to Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions
Donna Fleury in Top Crop Manager
June 6, 2022
Soil Expert on Impact of Flooding on Agricultural Land
Live Global News Morning
May 30, 2022
The CanPEDNet Team is Building a National PED Network
Ashley Robinson in SpudSmart
May 9, 2022
A New Way to Reduce Nutrient Loss & Increase Fertilizer Efficiency
The CAAR Communicator
February 14, 2022
Putting Root Lesion Nematode Under the Microscope
Julienne Isaacs in Potatoes In Canada
January 25, 2022
Increase Fertilizer Efficiency to Reduce Emissions – Soil Nutrition Experts Discuss How to Go About It
Mark Halsall in Grainews
January 10, 2022
Where Has All the Phosphorus Gone?
Progressive Gardening
January 7, 2022
What is the “Right Place” for Fertilizer?
Taryn Dickson in Canola Digest
January 5, 2022
Balancing Environment and Economics – Research Chair Focuses on 4R Nutrient Stewardship
WGRF Magazine – Research Review, pg. 18
January 2022
Retail Roundtable: SCN and its Great March Northward
Marc Zienkiewicz in Germination
January 2022
2021
Dealing with Soybean Cyst Nematode in Manitoba
Mario Tenuta in Pulse Beat (Fall/Winter 2021 Edition)
December 1, 2021
Capturing Carbon – And the Credits
Treena Hein in CountryGuide
November 29, 2021
The Government of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target
Mark Halsall in GrowPro
November 2021
Urease Inhibitors Can Make Nitrogen More Efficient
Don Norman in Manitoba Co-operator
October 19, 2021
Exploring Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Organic Systems
Julienne Isaacs in Top Crop Manager
September 2, 2021
New SCN Case Confirmed in Central Manitoba
Alexis Stockford in Manitoba Co-operator
July 29, 2021
Big Ag Goes Headhunting for Carbon Offsets
Geralyn Wichers in AgCanada
July 1, 2021
Banding Together to Stop Potato Early Dying Canada
Mark Halsall in SpudSmart
June 7, 2021
Potato Early Dying and CanPEDNet update with Mario Tenuta
Stefanie Croley in Potatoes in Canada
June 21, 2021
Potato Early Dying a Silent Yield Killer
Ron Friesen in Manitoba Co-operator
April 28, 2021
National Survey Expected to Help Pork Producers Reduce Environmental Footprint
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
April 23, 2021
This Week is National Soil Conservation Week
Super User in DiscoverWeyburn.com
April 20, 2021
Pork Producers Urged to Join Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey for Improved Economic and Environmental Viability
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
April 15, 2021
The Practicality of Permanence in the Soil Carbon Market
🔊Interview with Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio
March 25, 2021
Chickpea Problem a Head Scratcher
Robin Booker in The Western Producer
March 18, 2021
There’s a Teeming World of Diversity and Complexity in Your Field’s Soil
Gord Leathers in Manitoba Co-operator
March 16, 2021
A Fertilizer Revolution is On the Horizon
Jeff Melchior in Farmtario
February 11, 2021
Manitoba Survey and Molecular Quantification of Soybean Cyst Nematode
Mario Tenuta in Pulse Beat – The Science Edition
February 2021
Safeguarding Prairie Pulses from Nematode Impacts
Carolyn King in Top Crop Manager
Western Edition, February 2021
Producers Needed for Environmental Analysis
Christine Rawluk in Canadian Hog Journal
Winter 2021 Edition
2020
How To Make Money From Carbon Soil Sequestration?
Treena Hein in Future Farming
December 24, 2020
Get More Bang For Your Fertilizer Buck by Focusing On Rates
Glenn Cheater in AlbertaFarmer Express
December 16, 2020
The Forgotten ‘R’ in 4R Nutrient Management
Live Grainews / GrowPro webinar
November 10, 2020
Cover Crops, Sprayer Maintenance, and Understanding Soil Carbon
🔊Interview with Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio
November 2, 2020
Soil Structure, Cover Crops, No-Till, and Measuring Carbon – A LIVE! Q&A with Mario Tenuta
🔊Interview with Shaun Haney on RealAg LIVE!
Season 1, Episode 68
October 30, 2020
Fall Surface N Robs Canola of $180 Per Acre
Ron Lyseng in The Western Producer
October 29, 2020
U of M Professor Named NSERC Industrial Research Chair in 4R Nutrient Stewardship
U of M News Release
September 15, 2020
New research chair will reduce greenhouse gas emissions through better fertilizer management
UM Today Staff
September 14, 2020
4Rs Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Geralyn Wichers in Manitoba Co-operator
August 25, 2020
Roots Run Deep
Eva Wasney in Winnipeg Free Press
August 14, 2020
Self-Guided 4R Tour Brings New Research in Era of COVID-19
Geralyn Wichers in Manitoba Co-operator
August 10, 2020
Ammonium Nitrate Behind Beirut Blast Once a Popular Canadian Farming Fertilizer But Now Regulated or Replaced
Tahmina Aziz in CBC News
August 6, 2020
Novel 4R Nutrient Stewardship Self-Guided Field Days created
Allan Dawson in Manitoba Co-operator
July 15, 2020
Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey Ready for Launch
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
June 22, 2020
Survey Expected to Identify Areas for Environmental Improvement
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
June 1, 2020
Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey Set for Launch
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
May 28, 2020
Canada Invests in PED Research, CanPEDNet Continues
Potatoes in Canada staff
May 26, 2020
More Farmers Investing in Fertilizer Efficiency
Matt McIntosh in Future Farming
April 15, 2020
Clearing the Air, One Cow at a Time – Reducing Whole-Farm Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Diet and Manure Management
Julienne Isaacs in Manure Manager
April 4, 2020
Does Canada Make the Grade When it Comes to Soil Health?
Soil Conservation Council of Canada Fact Sheet
March 31, 2020
Better Nitrogen Efficiency – A Soil Ecologist Discusses Nitrogen Efficiency Products and How They Work
Matt McIntosh in Farmtario
March 16, 2020
4R on 90 Per Cent of Canola Acres
Angela Lovell in Grainews
March 16, 2020
Seeding Change – Increasingly Aware of the Impact their Livelihood has on Climate Change, Canada’s Farmers are Starting to Do Things Differently to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Sarah Lawrynuik in Winnipeg Free Press
March 6, 2020
Agriculture Is Not a Carbon Villain: Producer
Robert Arnason in The Western Producer
February 20, 2020
Pork Producers Invited to Participate in Economic and Environmental Viability Survey
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
February 20, 2020
Research Roundup: Potato Early Dying Complex
Melanie Epp in SpudSmart
February 10, 2020
2020 Manitoba Swine Seminar Audio Special – Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey for Improved Economic and Environmental Viability
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
February 7, 2020
Ensuring Soil Health to Feed the World
Fertilizer Canada staff in Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR) The Communicator
February 1, 2020
Finding the Fit for Premium Fertilizer Products
Lee Hart in Grainews
January 27, 2020
Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey for Improved Economic and Environmental Viability Ready for Launch
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
January 27, 2020
2019
Forewarned is forearmed: Soybean cyst nematode in Manitoba
Carolyn King in Top Crop Manager
December 27, 2019
Rethinking the Green Revolution
Allan Dawson in Manitoba Co-operator
December 19, 2019
Improving Nitrogen Use in Corn
Mark Halsall in Top Crop Manager
December 2, 2019
Nematodes on the Canadian Prairies that Farmers and Industry Should Know to Protect Yields and Markets
Webinar hosted by Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers
November 26, 2019
Look Past Genetics for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management
Alexis Stockford in Manitoba Co-operator
October 21, 2019
Researcher Grades On-Farm Soil Management
Robert Arnason in The Western Producer
October 17, 2019
Soil Is Complicated… So Are People
Geralyn Wichers in Manitoba Co-operator
October 11, 2019
Ag in the Federal Election Debate, Oats Flow Eternal, Canada’s Soils Get a Grade, Harvest Progress Delays
🔊Interview with Robert Arnason in Between the Rows (AgCanada)
October 10, 2019
Caution Urged After Soy Disease Found in Manitoba
Robert Arnason in The Western Producer
October 3, 2019
Soybean Cyst Nematode Confirmation Presents Challenge for Producers
Alexis Stockford in Manitoba Co-operator
September 27, 2019
Soybean Cyst Nematode Confirmed in Manitoba
Top Crop Manager
September 20, 2019
Soybean Cyst Nematode Confirmed in Manitoba – Pest Confirmed at Low Levels in Four Southern RMs
Glacier FarmMedia Network Staff
September 19, 2019
Soybean Cyst Nematode Confirmed in Southern Manitoba
Cory Knutt in PortageOnline
September 16, 2019
Four Cases of Soybean Cyst Nematode Confirmed in Southern Manitoba
News Team in RealAgriculture
September 16, 2019
Soybean Cyst Nematode
Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers
September 16, 2019
Advancing Corn Productivity
Chris Lusvardi in Seed Today (PDF)
Second Quarter, 2019
CSI – Yellow Pea Stem and Bulb Nematode: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Bruce Barker in Top Crop Manager
Mid-March, 2019
Pulse and Soybean Diseases to Watch
Angela Lovell in Grainews
March 11, 2019
U of M Researcher Leading Canadian Team to Determine 4R Strategy for Corn
in RealAgriculture
March 7, 2019
Soil Health Scrum
🔊Interview with Natural Systems Agriculture, Coffee Shop Talk Series
March 6, 2019
Advancing Productivity of Canadian Corn
Crystal Jorgenson in UM Today
February 27, 2019
Researchers Seek Options to Reduce Resource Use in Producing Pork
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
February 22, 2019
New Canadian Field Crop Cluster Project Furthers Verification of 4R BMPs for Growers
Kelly McCarthy (Fertilizer Canada) in Newswire
January 23, 2019
Improving Diagnostics and Our Understanding of Pulse and Soybean Nematode Pests
in Pulse Beat (Science Edition)
January 3, 2019
Leaving Lighter Footprints
Don Norman in Manitoba Co-operator
January 2, 2019
What Fertilizer Practices are the Worst for Losses?
Jay Whetter in Canola Digest
January 2, 2019
In Search of the Soybean Cyst Nematode
Mario Tenuta in Pulse Beat (Fall/Winter 2018 Edition)
January 1, 2019
2018
Improved Productivity Reduces Pork’s Environmental Footprint
Corwyn Friesen in mySteinbach Online
December 24, 2018
U of M Study to Look At Environmental Footprint of Canadian Pig Production
Cory Knutt in PembinaValley Online
December 20, 2018
Improved Productivity Reduces Pork’s Environmental Footprint
🔊Interview with Bruce Cochrane on Farmscape
December 24, 2018
Ensuring Soil Health to Feed the World
Katherine Roberts in Media Planet: Industry and Business
December 4, 2018
Goal: 50% of Acres Under 4R
Steve Baron in Canola Digest
November 26, 2018
Verticillium longisporum of Canola in Manitoba
Donna Fleury in Top Crop Manager
April 7, 2018
Soybean School: Preparing to Battle SCN When (Not If) it is Found in Western Canada
🔊Interview with Kelvin Heppner at CropConnect 2018
Audio and Video
March 20, 2018
Manitoba Poised to Meet Advancing Soybean Cyst Nematode
Richard Kamchen in Manitoba Co-operator
March 12, 2018
Is There a Best Way to Manage Nitrogen
Carolyn King in SpudSmart
February 9, 2018
Carbon Hits the East-West Divide
Robin Brooker in The Western Producer
January 25, 2018
2017
Banding N Shows Clear Yield Advantage with Lower N Rates
in Canola Digest (Science Edition 2017)
November 20, 2017
Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers One Key to Emission Reductions
Bruce Barker in Top Crop Manager
August 2, 2017
Better Nitrogen Efficiency, Now and In the Future
Allan Dawson in Manitoba Co-operator
July 12, 2017
Nitrogen Fertilizer Placement: Comparing How N is at Risk in Shallow Banding vs Surface Applied
🔊Interview with Kelvin Heppner on RealAg Radio
July 3, 2017
Soybeans – Good for Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mario Tenuta in Pulse Beat (Summer 2017 Edition)
June 2017
Carman-area Plot Tour Focuses on 4R Nitrogen Management
Cory Knutt in SwiftCurrent Online
June 29, 2017
Soybeans Offer Carbon Reduction Opportunities
Robert Arnason in The Western Producer
May 11, 2017
Fumigation A Potential Solution for ‘Tired Potato Land’
Julienne Isaacs in Manitoba Co-operator
May 4, 2017
Tillage is Tempting, But Treacherous
Angela Lovell in Grainews
April 20, 2017
How Frozen Farmers’ Fields Are an Unexpected Culprit in Climate Change
Tom Blackwell in National Post
April 9, 2017
Frozen Soils Might be a Major Emitter
All staff in Manitoba Co-operator
March 27, 2017
Managing Soil-Borne Diseases in Potato
SpudSmart Webinar hosted by Janet Kanters
March 21, 2017
Hidden N2O Emissions Found in Frozen Soils
Cory Knutt in Pembina Valley Online and Steinbach Online
March 15, 2017
Changing Nitrogen Use to Avoid Taxes
Leeann Minogue in Grainews
March 8, 2017
Managing Soil-Borne Pests, Disease
Geoff Geddes in SpudSmart
February 23, 2017
Soybean Cyst Nematodes on the Prairies?
Dilia Narduzzi in Grainews
February 21, 2017
Credits and Costs: Understanding the Carbon Balance of Annual Cropping
🔊Interview with Kelvin Heppner on RealAg Radio
January 23, 2017
High-tech fertilizers offer great promise
Lorraine Stevenson in Manitoba Co-operator
January 12, 2017
Fertilizer Canada Presents: Across Canada Tour of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Research: Manitoba
🔊Farm Management Canada Agriwebinar Series
January 11, 2017
Verticillium Stripe: Measuring the Threat
Treena Hein in Canola Digest
January 1, 2017
Manitoba Soybean Cyst Nematode Survey (2014/15)
Mario Tenuta in Pulse Beat (Science Edition)
January 1, 2017