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Manitoba Canola Growers Awards Scholarships-2021

Manitoba Canola Growers has announced its 2021 High School Scholarship winners.

They include Charlotte Little of Hamiota, Jessica Young of Miniota, Kyla Krahn of Mather, Megan Beswitherick of Austin, and Samuel Krahn of Rivers.

Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Recipients must be graduating from grade 12, are from a farm that is a member of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association and are planning to attend post-secondary education in any field within two years of graduating.

Students submit their applications, which are judged by an independent panel, based on academic standing, personal canola connection, references, essay submission, and school and community involvement.

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What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima

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In this special rerun episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, discusses how grow-finish pigs respond to high soybean meal diets. He explains the initial drop in feed intake, changes in backfat, later adaptation, energy efficiency, amino acid utilization, and the rise in nitrogen excretion at higher inclusion levels. Listen now on all major platforms!

Click here to read the full research article: https://academic.oup.com/jas/article/...

“Once they got adapted to the diet, they can handle higher levels of inclusion of soybean meal.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University whose work focuses on swine nutrition, ingredient characterization, energy metabolism, caloric efficiency, and applied data analysis. With more than 15 years of experience in swine production across Latin America, Gustavo also brings expertise in environmental control, performance evaluation, barn ventilation, and grow-finish housing. Learn more from Gustavo Lima on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.