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Indian farmers have ramped up planting of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed (canola) and chickpea, putting the country on track for record acreage.  Photo: Diptendu Dutta/Nur
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India’s winter crops set for record as soil moisture soars 

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By Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters December 9, 2025
Indian farmers have ramped up planting of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed (canola) and chickpea, putting the country on track for record acreage as abundant soil moisture enables cultivation even in typically rainfed areas that often remain fallow.

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected
Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2025
Australian pulse production is expected to set a record for the second year in a row in 2025/26, with a slight decline in the chickpea crop countered by increased lentil production, said the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) in its December crop report.


Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

By Adam Peleshaty November 20, 2025
Western Canadian chickpeas saw stable prices and its largest crop in two decades.

Photo: Thinkstock
Lentils, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus

By Adam Peleshaty October 14, 2025
Provincial agricultural departments are reporting pulse yields higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimates.


Fendt Momentum planter at Ag in Motion 2025. PHOTO: Don Norman
Canola, Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Seed costs spark new interest in planters for canola

Savings on seed are clear, but zero till and fertilizer logistics remain big questions

By Don Norman October 9, 2025
High seed costs and low grain prices are renewing debate over planters in canola. Experts weigh seed savings, fertilizer limits and agronomic trade-offs.

Photo: mtreasture/Getty Images Plus
Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 16, 2025
Lentil production in the United States hit its largest level in nearly a decade, while the dry edible pea crop reached levels not seen in over five years, said updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


Saskatchewan Agriculture’s special crops specialist says that lentils are in good condition in that province.  Photo: Thinkstock
Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Canadian pulse production to rise in 2025-26

By Adam Peleshaty September 2, 2025
Statistics Canada projected greater production for dry peas, lentils and chickpeas, as well as declines in dry beans, in its satellite/model-based crop estimates released on Aug. 28, 2025.

A John Deere X9 combine. Photo: Deere.ca
Crops

Alberta Crop Report: Clear weather aids harvest

By Adam Peleshaty September 2, 2025
Clear skies allowed Alberta producers to advance their harvesting operations during the week ended Aug. 26, 2025.


chickpea-flax intercrop at AAFC booth at Ag in Motion 2025, showing height difference. Photo: Janelle Rudolph
Crops, Features

Ongoing research on chickpea-flax intercrop shows the mix reduces ascochyta blight

The intercrop works for reducing the disease, but Michelle Hubbard, an Agricutlure and Agri-Food Canada researcher, is still working on the why

By Janelle Rudolph August 29, 2025
Michelle Hubbard, an Agricutlure and Agri-Food Canada researcher, says chickpea-flax intercrop works to reduce ascochyta blight disease. She shares some theories on why.

Mustard harvest: File photo
Crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Varied precipitation as harvest begins

Dry areas begin harvest operations

By Adam Peleshaty August 7, 2025
Some areas of Saskatchewan received more than 100 mm of rain during the week ended Aug. 4, 2025, but others had little to none. Harvest operations began in those dry areas.


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