2026

• Julia Beechinor received 1st Place Award by CSAFM for the oral presentation "Breaking Up is Never Easy: Initial Carbon and Water Dynamics of Perennial Land Conversion to Annual Cropping in Southern Manitoba" during the 2026 CSSS-CSA-CSAFM joint annual meeting  "Soils & Crops In Focus" in Guelph. [June].
• Nathan Lamb received 1st Place Award by CSAFM for the poster presentation "Gross Ecosystem Productivity and NDVI Relationships of Canola (Brassica napus L.) in Manitoba" during the 2026 CSSS-CSA-CSAFM joint annual meeting  "Soils & Crops In Focus" in Guelph. [June].
• Emily Robb received CSI Bert Tanner Award by CSAFM for the oral presentation "Cover Crops vs. Carbon: A Preliminary Evaluation of Carbon Dynamics in Conventional and Diversified Cropping Systems in Manitoba" during the 2026 CSSS-CSA-CSAFM joint annual meeting  "Soils & Crops In Focus" in Guelph. [June].
• HDRC interviewed by Elyette Levy of La Liberté about climatic effects on planting dates in Manitoba. [June].
• HDRC interviewed by Greg Berg of The Western Producer and AGronomyTV about the eddy flux network work to study carbon and water dynamics in agriculture. [June].
• HDRC and Claudia-Wagner Riddle organized a full-day micrometeorology workshop "Field to File: Practical Techniques for Greenhouse Gas, Soil, and Ecosystem Measurement" during the 2026 Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS), Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA), Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (CSAFM) joint annual meeting "Soils & Crops In Focus" in Guelph. [June].
• Researchers Janne Rinne and Niko Kinnunen from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) visited the eddy flux sites operated by the Micromet Lab and the Oak Hammock wetland site operated by Pascal Badiou (Ducks Unlimited). [May].
• HDRC interviewed about the effects of climate change on plant adaptation as it relates to gardening and food production (https://umtoday.ca/stories/longer-seasons-thirstier-soil). [May].
• M.Sc. Graduate Students Rachel Teller and Nathan Lamb joined the Micromet Lab. Shayla Trippier is now a technician. [May]
• HDRC gave an online seminar to the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota about the eddy flux and tall tower work (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D8c-7f6CAo&t=3s). [April]. 
• Emily Robb received 2nd Place Award for the oral presentation "Initial Assessment of Carbon Dynamics in Conventional and Diversified Cropping Systems in Manitoba" during the 2026 Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Virtual Conference. [March].
• Emily Robb received 3rd Place Award by the Manitoba Soil Science Society (MSSS) for the oral presentation "Initial Assessment of Carbon Dynamics in Conventional and Diversified Cropping Systems in Manitoba" during the 2026 AGM. [February].
• Jamie Wan successfully defended her thesis titled "Comparative Evaluation of Fusarium Head Blight Risk Models Using Ground Observations and Forecast Weather Data in the Canadian Prairies". Congrats Jamie! [February].
• HDRC organized the 2026 Manitoba Soil Science Society (MSSS) AGM titled “Soil Health Strategies for Manitoba Soils". [February].
• Jamie Wan awarded the Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Completion Scholarship. [January].

2025

• HDRC nominated Leader of the Biophysical Measurements and Sensors Community as part of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) for the second time. 
• HDRC joined the Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) board on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
• HDRC nominated President-Elect of the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (CSAFM). [July].
• Jamie Wan received 1st Place Award by the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (CSAFM) for the oral presentation "Comparative Evaluation of Spring Wheat Fusarium Head Blight Risk Models Using Ground Observations and Forecast Weather Data in the Canadian Prairies" during the “Soils For Our Future” International Conference. [July].
• HDRC co-chaired the Program Committee of the “Soils For Our Future” International Conference and organized a two-day micrometeorology workshop “Flux Measurements in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum”. [July].
• M.Sc. Graduate Students Emily Robb and Julia Beechinor and Summer Students Shayla Trippier and Nathan Lamb joined the Micromet Lab. [May].
• LICOR Scientist Mike Abraha visited the Micromet Lab for a 2-day eddy covariance workshop. [May].
• HDRC gave an invited presentation about the eddy covariance work to the AAFC CALL-NET Labinar Series on Micrometeorological Measurements for GHG monitoring. [April].
• HDRC gave an invited presentation about the CanN2ONet project to the Field to Market Canada – Innovation & Collaboration Forum. [April].
• HDRC recognized by the FAFS Students’ Organization with the 2023/2024 Professor of the Year Award. [March].
• HDRC interviewed by Michael Brossart from the Dauphin Broadcasting Company Ltd. “Noon-hour Agriculture Segment” about the Tall Tower Observatory at Yorkton (SK) and the CanN2ONet Project. [January].
• HDRC interviewed by Don Norman (Grainews) about the “Tall Tower” component of the CanN2Onet project. https://www.producer.com/news/researchers-measure-emissions-from-the-sky/. [January].

2024

• HDRC gave an online seminar to the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems. [November].
• HDRC appointed as Associate Editor of the journal “Agricultural & Environmental Letters”. 
• Jamie Wan awarded the Carl Shaykewich Graduate Travel Award in Agricultural Meteorology. 
• HDRC nominated Western Director of the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (CSAFM). [May].
• HDRC gave an invited oral presentation to the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (CSAFM) Annual General Meeting (AGM) during the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) meeting in Ottawa. [May]. 
• HDRC nominated President-Elect of the Manitoba Soil Science Society (MSSS). [February].
• Phone interview with CJOB on the Jim Toth Show about the potential impacts of warm winters for farmers. [February].
• M.Sc. Graduate Student Jamie Wan joined the Micromet Lab. [January].

2023

• Adam Green (Campbell Scientific) visited the Micromet Lab and gave a 2-hour introductory training on sensors and data loggers to Soil Science graduate students. [December].
• HDRC joined the Soil Science Department at the University of Manitoba. [July].