May 2023 - Plants-all - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Campus Beautification Day 🌺 Volunteer May 31st
by Plant Science Reception 30 May '23

30 May '23

Hi All, Reminder to everyone about Campus beautification day. We will be providing tools and flowers to be planted for our department on the east side of the building. T-shirt, drinks and food will be available at physical plant. Hope to see you all tomorrow! Parneet. Regards, Parneet Toora, M.Sc. Research Technician Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Email: parneet.toora(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:parneet.toora@umanitoba.ca> Ph: 204-474-6065 ________________________________ From: Jared Bento <bentoj(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:bentoj@myumanitoba.ca>> Sent: May 23, 2023 1:35 PM To: Plants-all(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:Plants-all@lists.umanitoba.ca> <plants-all(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:plants-all@lists.umanitoba.ca>> Subject: Campus Beautification Day 🌺 Volunteer May 31st Hello Plant Science, The PSGSA encourages all members of FAFS participate in this year's Campus Beautification Day, coordinated by our friends at Physical Plant 🌺 Work alongside your fellow students and staff in brightening up our campus for the summer – let’s get our hands dirty! All volunteers will be provided a free BBQ lunch, T-shirts, coffee, Timbits, and a limited supply of gardening tools (encouraged to bring tools from home if possible). Begin by meeting at the coordination and refreshments table at Physical Plant (89 Freedman Crescent). Enter to win one of many prizes! All those who bring supplies for the UM Student Foodbank will also be entered to win (https://umanitoba.ca/facilities/sites/facilities/files/2023-04/most%20neede…). More information can be found at https://umanitoba.ca/facilities/campus-beautification-day Rain date: June 1st We look forward to seeing you out there, Jared Bento, PSGSA Social Coordinator B.Sc. Agriculture - Plant Biotechnology Graduate Student Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Phone: 204-891-1273 Email: bentoj(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:bentoj@myumanitoba.ca> [cid:image001.png@01D98D78.C86451F0]

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Power interruption
by Plant Science Reception 30 May '23

30 May '23

Hi all, We had a power outage in the Plant Science and Ag buildings this morning. Other buildings may have been affected as well. The power came back on at 8:15. Please check all machines and processes that may have been affected by this outage. Thanks Rob Rob Gulden Professor & Acting Associate Head & Acting Acting Head Dept. Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 [UMLogoSignature] Phone: 204-474-6080

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New Protocols for Biobed 2023
by Alina Skorobohatova 29 May '23

29 May '23

There were some errors on the earlier email. Please send this one to Plant All. Thanks. Justice Zhanda, MSc., P. Ag. ________________________________ Research Station Manager The University of Manitoba Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Ian N. Morrison Research Farm Carman and Region Research Facility Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Email: Justice.Zhanda(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Justice.Zhanda@umanitoba.ca>; zhanda.justice2(a)gmail.com<mailto:zhanda.justice2@gmail.com> O: 204 - 745 3944 C: 204 745 8642 ________________________________ From: Phoenix Nakagawa <nakagawt(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:nakagawt@myumanitoba.ca>> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 11:44 AM To: Justice Zhanda <Justice.Zhanda(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Justice.Zhanda@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: New Protocols for Biobed 2023 Hi Justice, Please send this email to everyone; it must be sent since it is to ensure another explosion doesn't happen at the biobed. ****** Hello Everyone! I hope that the growing season is going well. If you are receiving this email and are actively using the biobed, please read it to the end to ensure that you read this email. An incident at the biobed occurred where a pipe disconnected and resulted in all of the rinsate becoming diluted and overflowing; this is no one's fault. However, in light of this, we must ensure that new practices are adopted to prevent flooding again. It has also resulted in me losing about 1 month of data for my thesis. Please ensure the following: 1. The main valve of the biobed (photos attached below; Image 1 and 2) is CLOSED once you are done using it to ensure that the water pressure doesn't exceed capacity; 2. The Sump Pump Flow valve (Image 3, 4, and 5) is CLOSED once you are done using it to prevent water from entering the rinsate tank. Image 1 (Open Main Valve): [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5041.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 2 (Closed Main Valve): [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5040.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 3 (Location of Sump Pump Valve (RED)): [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5042.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 4 (Open Sump Pump Valve): [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5043.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 5 (Closed Sump Pump Valve): [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5044.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at nakagawt [at] myumanitoba [dot] ca that is, nakagawt(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:nakagawt@myumanitoba.ca>. I monitor this email constantly. I will also be on a course next week, in the Experimental Lakes Area. There is no cell service and limited internet. Sincerely, Phoenix Nakagawa (She/Her/Hers) - nakagawt [at] myumanitoba [dot] ca B.Sc. (Agroecology), M.Sc. (Soil Science) Student Disability, Queer/Trans, and BIPOC Activist Treaty 1 Territory

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New Protocols for Biobed 2023
by Plant Science Reception 29 May '23

29 May '23

________________________________ From: Phoenix Nakagawa <nakagawt(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:nakagawt@myumanitoba.ca>> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 8:36 AM To: Justice Zhanda <Justice.Zhanda(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Justice.Zhanda@umanitoba.ca>> Cc: Annemieke Farenhorst <Annemieke.Farenhorst(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Annemieke.Farenhorst@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: New Protocols for Biobed 2023 Hi Justice, Please send this email to everyone; it must be sent since it is to ensure another explosion doesn't happen at the biobed. ****** Hello Everyone! I hope that the growing season is going well. If you are receiving this email and are actively using the biobed, please read it to the end to ensure that you read this email. An incident at the biobed occurred where a pipe disconnected and resulted in all of the rinsate becoming diluted and overflowing; this is no one's fault. However, in light of this, we must ensure that new practices are adopted to prevent flooding again. It has also resulted in me losing about 1 month of data for my thesis. Please ensure the following: 1. The main valve of the biobed (photos attached below; Image 1 and 2) is CLOSED once you are done using it to ensure that the water pressure doesn't exceed capacity; 2. The Sump Pump Flow valve (Image 3, 4, and 5) is CLOSED once you are done using it to prevent water from entering the rinsate tank. Image 1 (Open Main Valve): [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5040.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 2 (Closed Main Valve): [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5041.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 3: (Location of Sump Pump Valve (RED))[https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.pn…<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 4: (Open Sump Pump Valve) [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5043.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> Image 5: (Closed Sump Pump Valve) [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/generic_16x16.png] IMG_5044.HEIC<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/nakagawt_myumanitoba_ca/…> If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at nakagawt [at] myumanitoba [dot] ca that is, nakagawt(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:nakagawt@myumanitoba.ca>. I monitor this email constantly. I will also be on a course next week, in the Experimental Lakes Area. There is no cell service and limited internet. Sincerely, Phoenix Nakagawa (She/Her/Hers) - nakagawt [at] myumanitoba [dot] ca B.Sc. (Agroecology), M.Sc. (Soil Science) Student Disability, Queer/Trans, and BIPOC Activist Treaty 1 Territory

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Surplus lab equipment give away!
by Alina Skorobohatova 29 May '23

29 May '23

Hello everyone, We are cleaning up one of Dr. Rob Hill's old lab room to set up the new Weed Ecology laboratory. In preparation of the room for our use, we have identified many pieces of glassware and other miscellaneous items that were left behind. Since most of this equipment is likely valuable to another research program, I would like to bring your attention to the attached PDF with images and brief descriptions of the items we would like to re-home. If you think your research program could benefit from any of these items, please reach out to me (jonathan.rosset(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jonathan.rosset@umanitoba.ca>) before June 9, 2023 to arrange a time to inspect and re-home an item(s). After this time, any leftover items will be offered to other departments and faculties before being disposed of in the trash. Thank you, Jonathan Rosset, MSc P.Ag. Research Technician University of Manitoba 204-599-8464 jonathan.rosset(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jonathan.rosset@umanitoba.ca>

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Plant Science Newsletter May 26, 2023
by Emily Wolverton 26 May '23

26 May '23

What's Growing On in Plant Science? May 31, 2023; Volume 26 [A group of people standing in a field Description automatically generated]News [A drone flying in the sky Description automatically generated with medium confidence] [A plane flying over a field Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Photo credit- Doug Cattani Drone demonstration and training session Dilshan Benaragama initiated a drone demonstration and training session for an identified group of people in the Department and the Faculty on the 28th April 2023. The objective of the session was to gather a group of people with different expertise in remote sensing and drone imaging work and initiate a program to develop a drone-based imaging workflow to conduct research. This was also done in order to demonstrate the new drone and LiDAR sensor we obtained for the weed research program (Dilshan and Rob Gulden) and winter wheat breeding program (Curt McCartney) to carry out research in the future. Once the initial infrastructure is established, we are looking forward to conducting more of this training session for all the staff members and students who are interested in the Department and in the Faculty. News from the Point [cid:image007.jpg@01D98FB6.A5F88DD0] [A group of ducks swimming in a pond Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Photo credit- Doug Cattani News from Carman [cid:image009.jpg@01D98FB6.A5F88DD0] [cid:image010.jpg@01D98FB6.A5F88DD0] In person safety training resumed on May 2nd at the Carman Research Farm. Thanks to Justice Zhanda, Sheldon Beitcher, and technicians for organizing this meeting. It was a great experience to gather again as a large group to review how to work safely together at Carman this summer.

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Safety training link
by Emily Wolverton 25 May '23

25 May '23

on behalf of the Safety Group The link for the safety training session on May 1. Everyone in PS who was not in attendance is required to view the session. https://youtu.be/3DQ34gzn7G0. When the video is completed, fill out the information in the form attached. This document should be submitted to and kept by the departmental office in either the paper copy or emailed to PSHEAD(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:PSHEAD@umanitoba.ca>

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FW: Construction work begins at Carman
by Emily Wolverton 23 May '23

23 May '23

Please be advised that construction work for the new equipment shedat Carman Research began today, May 23, 2023. You are required to exercise caution and observe the posted speed limit as you drive past the construction site south of shed #8. Thank you. Justice Zhanda, MSc., P. Ag. ________________________________ Research Station Manager The University of Manitoba Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Ian N. Morrison Research Farm Carman and Region Research Facility Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Email: Justice.Zhanda(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Justice.Zhanda@umanitoba.ca>; zhanda.justice2(a)gmail.com<mailto:zhanda.justice2@gmail.com> O: 204 - 745 3944 C: 204 745 8642

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Campus Beautification Day 🌺 Volunteer May 31st
by Jared Bento 23 May '23

23 May '23

Hello Plant Science, The PSGSA encourages all members of FAFS participate in this year's Campus Beautification Day, coordinated by our friends at Physical Plant 🌺 Work alongside your fellow students and staff in brightening up our campus for the summer – let’s get our hands dirty! All volunteers will be provided a free BBQ lunch, T-shirts, coffee, Timbits, and a limited supply of gardening tools (encouraged to bring tools from home if possible). Begin by meeting at the coordination and refreshments table at Physical Plant (89 Freedman Crescent). Enter to win one of many prizes! All those who bring supplies for the UM Student Foodbank will also be entered to win (https://umanitoba.ca/facilities/sites/facilities/files/2023-04/most%20neede…). More information can be found at https://umanitoba.ca/facilities/campus-beautification-day Rain date: June 1st We look forward to seeing you out there, Jared Bento, PSGSA Social Coordinator B.Sc. Agriculture - Plant Biotechnology Graduate Student Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Phone: 204-891-1273 Email: bentoj(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:bentoj@myumanitoba.ca> [cid:image001.png@01D98D78.C86451F0]

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Steam Plant Shutdown - Final Announcement
by Emily Wolverton 23 May '23

23 May '23

From: Lisa Andrade <Lisa.Andrade(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Lisa.Andrade@umanitoba.ca>> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 3:01 PM Good afternoon, Please see the attached memo from Greg Kowk, Manager & Chief Power Engineer, Physical Plant Operations & Maintenance. Please share and/or post this information to notify your staff. Thank you, Lisa Andrade-Dimawala Confidential Assistant | Operations & Maintenance o 204.474.6288 | c 431.338.6953 [cid:image001.png@01D98A62.6A765BB0]

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