Manitoba Soil Science Society Conference and AGM
Holiday Inn Pembina South, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
February 5-6, 2026
The Manitoba Soil Science Society holds an Annual General Meeting to provide industry professionals and academics a place to share their research findings and network. This year’s plenary session theme is “Soil Health Strategies for Manitoba Soils”.
The full 2026 Conference Program and Agenda is now available! Come have a look at the fantastic lineup of presenters!
In addition to a full line-up of presentations, MSSS will also be holding their annual AGM Business Meeting on Friday February 6 at 11:00. Please have a look at the agenda and the minutes of 2025 AGM.
Registration is now open!
Register before January 16, 2026 to avoid late registration fees! Registration closes February 1st, 2026.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Laura Van Eerd is the Charlotte Products Chair in Net-Zero Soil Management and Professor at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus. She grew up on a cash crop and finishing hog farm, where picking rocks and hoeing beans instilled a life-long love of agriculture. The goal of her internationally-recognized research program is to advance our understanding of how agricultural practices influence soil health and biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen. This research is aimed at finding solutions for farmers that enhance soil care, crop productivity, and profit margins. Her innovation and foresight led to the establishment of a state-of-the-art long-term experiment that has advanced global knowledge on cover cropping in temperate climates. She has co-authored over 88 peer-reviewed publications, including Best Paper Award 2018 in Canadian Journal of Plant Science and those in top-tier soil science and agronomy journals. Dr. Van Eerd co-led the textbook chapter on soil health for Digging into Canadian soils- An introduction to soil science. In addition to awards acknowledging her significant contributions to teaching, research and extension, Dr. Van Eerd is a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Agronomy, a Soil Champion (Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association 2021) and an Influential Women of Canadian Agriculture (2020).
Dr. Brian Amiro completed B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Biology and Ecology at Laurentian University, and a Ph.D. in Land Resource Science at the University of Guelph. He has worked as an Environmental Scientist for Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; as a Research Scientist with the Canadian Forest Service; and as a Professor, Department Head, and Associate Dean at the University of Manitoba. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. He is currently a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Manitoba