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FW: Free Donuts and muffins in Foyer outside room 172 Ag.
by Bev Godard 13 Mar '24

13 Mar '24

From: Rachel Sydor <Rachel.Sydor(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:27 PM To: Lindsey Andronak <Lindsey.Andronak(a)umanitoba.ca>; Holly Klann <Holly.Klann(a)umanitoba.ca>; Agriculture Information <aginfo(a)umanitoba.ca>; Surinder Kamboz <Surinder.Kamboz(a)umanitoba.ca>; John Schoffner <John.Schoffner(a)umanitoba.ca>; Alina Skorobohatova <Alina.Skorobohatova(a)umanitoba.ca>; Amanda Smorhay <Amanda.Smorhay(a)umanitoba.ca>; Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca>; Ekta Badesha <Ekta.Badesha(a)umanitoba.ca>; Allison Paulusma <Allison.Paulusma(a)umanitoba.ca>; Mariana Garcia Romero <Mariana.GarciaRomero(a)umanitoba.ca>; Erika Hart <Erika.Hart(a)umanitoba.ca>; Vanessa Falk <Vanessa.Falk(a)umanitoba.ca>; Georges Carriere <Georges.Carriere(a)umanitoba.ca>; Sue Clayton <Sue.Clayton(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Donuts and muffins in Foyer outside room 172 Ag. Please come help yourself and spread the word to staff and students - free donuts and muffins available in the Foyer outside room 172 Agriculture! Rachel Sydor Confidential Assistant to the Associate Dean (Academic and Graduate Programs) Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences University of Manitoba

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FW from Yvonne Lawley: Update and Meeting Request - Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility
by Bev Godard 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

From: Yvonne Lawley <Yvonne.Lawley(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Friday, March 8, 2024 11:46 AM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Update and Meeting Request - Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility The steering committee for the new Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility met yesterday with the team of architects. Mary Meleshko, Rob Duncan, and Yvonne Lawley, who are representing the Department on this committee, provided input on the Grain Processing Area. We have now been asked to privide input on a series of spaces including: Grain Drying, threshing, seed treatment, grinding, and medium-term sample storage. We are inviting techncians and professors that are currently involved with these activities to a meeting on Monday March 11th from 9:00-10:30 am in Rm 252 Agriculture (Dean's board room). At the meeting we will have the archetectural plans and will be asking for input on arrangement of equipment and workflow within these work spaces. This meeting is called on short notice as the timeline for the archetechs has recently been moved up and we need to have input prior to the next advisory committee meeting on March 14th. It is great to see this planning process moving forward and taking shape. We appreciate those that have contributed their ideas and hope that some are able to join us for this next step in planning. Yvonne Lawley -- Dr. Yvonne Lawley Associate Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (Tel) 204-474-6504 (Fax) 204-474-7528 yvonne_lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne_lawley@umanitoba.ca>

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First Aid Training
by Bev Godard 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Good morning to all, The Safety Group would like to know if anyone would be interested in First Aid Training. They are negotiating with EHSO, details are not known at this time. Please email your response to me, I will compile a list of names for the Safety Group. Thanks, Bev Bev Godard Assistant to the Department Head/Associate Department Heads Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building bev.godard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:bev.godard@umanitoba.ca> 204-474-8563

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FW: Additional deadline for point storage closure planning
by Bev Godard 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

From: Breanne Morin <Breanne.Morin(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:34 AM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Additional deadline for point storage closure planning Hello Bev, Could you please send this to the point directory? Hello Everyone, After today's monthly technician meeting, we have discovered another step in the preparation of point processing and seed storage building closure for the Point involving the Glenlea storage space. Please take a look at the pictures attached, which were taken at Glenlea last week, and determine if any of these items belong to your group. At the meeting, we determined that these items need to be removed from the space by March 18th so we can transport and begin building the metal shelves from the seed storage room at the point. Thank you! Breanne Breanne Morin Farming Systems Research Technician Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, MB

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FW from Yvonne Lawley: Planning meeting - Point Seed Storage
by Bev Godard 04 Mar '24

04 Mar '24

From: Yvonne Lawley <Yvonne.Lawley(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 9:51 AM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Planning meeting - Point Seed Storage As we work to prepare for the anticipated closure of the Point processing and seed storage building on March 31st, a group of professors and techs have been looking for alternative storage solutions to remobilize existing shelving in new places, such as the Glenlea seed storage building. Technicians and professors that would like to be involved with this decision making process are invited to attend a planning meeting at 2pm in the Point Coffee Room on Tuesday March 5th. Anyone that would like to provide input but is unavailable to join the meeting can contact Yvonne Lawley and Curt McCartney by email. -- Dr. Yvonne Lawley Associate Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (Tel) 204-474-6504 (Fax) 204-474-7528 yvonne_lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne_lawley@umanitoba.ca>

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FW from Claudio Stasolla: Scanning Electron microscopy
by Bev Godard 29 Feb '24

29 Feb '24

To grad students, Post Docs and Research Associate, please see message below from Claudio Stasolla. From: Claudio Stasolla <Claudio.Stasolla(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 4:18 PM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Scanning Electron microscopy All, the Ph.D. students will visit the scanning electron microscopy facility available in Campus. The tour will be on Thursday, March 7th @ 1:00 pm. Space is limited; let me know is you would like to join. Thank you Caludio Claudio Stasolla Dept. Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2,Canada Ph. 204-474-6098 [cid:12ae8854-8487-45f9-95a5-aa039388d8a3]

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FW: Spring Closure of Point Processing and Seed Storage Building
by Bev Godard 29 Feb '24

29 Feb '24

From: Yvonne Lawley <Yvonne.Lawley(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:25 PM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Cc: Plant Science Reception <plant_science(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Fw: Spring Closure of Point Processing and Seed Storage Building Hi Bev, Can you circulate the following email? Following Alina's out of office, I sent this to plant_science(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:plant_science@umanitoba.ca> but I see you have been sending emails to the department this morning. Thanks for your help, Yvone -- Dr. Yvonne Lawley Associate Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (Tel) 204-474-6504 (Fax) 204-474-7528 yvonne_lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne_lawley@umanitoba.ca> ________________________________ Forwarded message As spring approaches, the Department is preparing for the expected closure of the Point processing and seed storage building due to the instability of the adjacent riverbank. Based on 2023, it is expected that we will have access to the seed storage and processing building for 15-minute intervals from April 1 to mid-July. A group of 8 technicians met with Yvonne Lawley and Curt McCartney to walk through the seed storage, processing room, grinding room, and drying area on February 21st for an hour. We identified action items that must take place for the Department to be better prepared for the expected closure of the processing and seed storage building on March 31st, 2024. The attached document should be reviewed by technicians and professors from each program that works out of the Point in early March. Feedback and questions should be directed to Yvonne Lawley and Curt McCartney. This plan will also be reviewed during the Departmental technician meeting on March 7th and at Department Council on March 6th. At these meetings, we will be asking for volunteers to assist with final preparations at the Point during the week of March 25th. Yvonne Lawley -- Dr. Yvonne Lawley Associate Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (Tel) 204-474-6504 (Fax) 204-474-7528 yvonne_lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne_lawley@umanitoba.ca>

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Point Walkthrough and Planning Meeting
by Alina Skorobohatova 20 Feb '24

20 Feb '24

The following is being sent on behalf of Yvonne Lawley: _______________________________ Thanks to the many technicians and academics that met on Thursday last week to discuss grain drying needs for the new Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility. We were able to provide the needed feedback to the architects and consultants to move planning forward. At that meeting, several questions came up about access to seed storage and processing facilities at the Point this coming spring following last year's closure of the building due to riverbank instability when river levels were high. In response, Curt McCartney and I are inviting technicians and academics working at the Point to a building walkthrough and planning session on Wednesday February 21st at 2:45. We will meet in the coffee room at the Point, walk through the Seed Storage and processing area, and develop a list of actions times with timelines that will help us to be as prepared as we can for the uncertainties of this coming spring. Those that are interested but unable to attend this session on short notice are invite to contact Yvonne Lawley and Curt McCartney by email by Friday Feb 23rd to receive a copy of the action items or to provide written input. Yvonne Lawley -- Dr. Yvonne Lawley Associate Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (Tel) 204-474-6504 (Fax) 204-474-7528 yvonne_lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne_lawley@umanitoba.ca>

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Meeting request: Grain drying needs for new Facility
by Alina Skorobohatova 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

The following is being sent on behalf of Yvonne Lawley: ____________________________________________ The steering committee for the new Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility met last week with the team of architects. Mary Meleshko and Yvonne Lawley, who are representing the department on this committee, need input from the technicians and academics that will be drying grain samples in this new facility to meet your needs. To provide this needed input, please join us for a meeting on Thursday February 15th at 10:30 in Rm 310 Plant Science. Every lab group that works with grain samples should send at least one person to attend this meeting. If no representative can attend, please email written comments to Yvonne and Mery ahead of the meeting for items 1 and 2 below. During the meeting we will be asking for input on: 1. The type of grain drying system that would best meet your programs needs: * Traditional grain drying beds like we have in the existing point facility that are set up year round. * In-ground air drying floor (similar to the floor of a large grain bin) that would dry bags of grain within perforated plastic bins (to reduce transferring samples multiple times) * Mobile grain drying beds that get setup and taken down during peak grain drying periods. 1. An estimate of the number of drying beds (a) or bins (b) that each program would ideally require within the new facility 1. Time permitting, we will also ask for input on other upcoming decisions for the steering committee * Seed storage needs for treated seeds (bags and envelopes of seed) in the seed treatment room * Soil drying needs * dust collection station needs in the processing room * review of equipment list for facility Yvonne Lawley -- Dr. Yvonne Lawley Associate Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (Tel) 204-474-6504 (Fax) 204-474-7528 yvonne_lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne_lawley@umanitoba.ca>

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FW from Pawanpuneet: Autoclave cycles
by Bev Godard 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

From: Pawanpuneet Rehal <Pawanpuneet.Rehal(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 9:22 AM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Autoclave cycles Importance: High Good morning Bev, Could you please circulate the following to all the technicians? Hello all, The autoclave installation is done. I am attaching list of temperature cycles already installed. Please discuss with your lab members and let me know Pawanpuneet.Rehal(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Pawanpuneet.Rehal@umanitoba.ca> if you need to add more cycles with different parameters. Thank you Pawanpuneet Rehal, MSc. Room 017, Plant Science,Agriculture Building University of Manitoba,Winnipeg,MB, R3T 2N2

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