Edible beans Archives - Page 21 of 51

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Toban Dyck: This year we decided to grow black beans

New doesn’t mean impossible

By Toban Dyck October 23, 2020

This growing season has been different. I think we can all agree on that. As much as I have tried, it has pushed me to the thresholds of my cognitive abilities to index the challenges associated with the pandemic and then separate those from the unique challenges facing the agricultural sector. The general COVID-19 malaise […] Read more

Pinto beans. (Vergani_Fotografia/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba’s edible beans come off in good shape

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News October 20, 2020

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s edible bean harvest wrapped up in much easier fashion in 2020 compared to the snow delays of the previous year, with relatively good quality and yields, according to early indications. “When you don’t get a major snowstorm on Thanksgiving weekend, it makes a difference,” said Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange, noting […] Read more

Farm Credit Canada’s chief agricultural economist doesn’t see the Canadian dollar ending the year very strong, a positive for margins where livestock and crops are concerned.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Our lines of defence during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Kari Belanger October 14, 2020

As we settle into fall, the reality of living with the COVID-19 pandemic long term is hitting home for all of us. The pandemic has changed how we work, how we connect and even how we celebrate a festive event or grieve a loss. We are having to adapt. Many of us are searching for […] Read more

The pea crop on the left side of the photo was treated with Nodulator Duo, which includes rhizobium as well as another bacteria that produces a root strengthening bio-film. The crop on the right side of the photo was treated with a competitive product that was rhizobium-only.

Crops, News

Biological power complements inoculants for pulse crops

Nitrogen-fixing rhizobia aren’t just for pulse and legume crops

By Lee Hart October 8, 2020

While the 2020 crop may not be harvested and in the bin yet, early fall is still a good time to be thinking about the 2021 crop and lining up pulse crop inoculants for the coming growing season. Producers should be lining up inoculant needs this fall to avoid disappointment next spring. In addition to […] Read more

Markets, News

Your marketing plan and COVID-19

Should farmers change their marketing strategies because of the pandemic or stay the course?

By Angela Lovell September 24, 2020

As another year’s crop will soon fill their bins, should farmers change their marketing strategies because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or do they maintain the same course they had planned out for this winter? “COVID-19 has had some impacts on the markets, but it hasn’t really been that much for grains and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Fababeans staying on field

By GFM Network News September 10, 2020

MarketsFarm — As other crops make their way into the bin, fababeans across the Prairies are lagging behind. “They’re further behind this year because they were later going in,” said Dale McManus, a broker with Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. Saskatchewan grows over half of Canada’s fababeans, and most are grown around the Yorkton area, […] Read more

Beyond Meat’s ‘latest iteration’ of its Beyond Burger gets to carry a Made in Canada label. (Photo courtesy Beyond Meat via Globe Newswire)

Crops, Peas

Beyond Meat lines up Canadian patty co-packer

U.S. company launches 'latest iteration' of burger line

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 23, 2020

One of the names tied closest to the plant protein-based meat substitute sector has enlisted an unnamed Quebec operation to make its beef-similar patties for the Canadian retail market. Los Angeles-based Beyond Meat on Wednesday launched the “latest iteration” of its flagship Beyond Burger, billed as “produced locally at a co-manufacturing facility in Canada” and […] Read more

Pinto beans. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Pulses, Soybeans

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba edible beans look good for now

Bean growers watching weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News July 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Edible bean crops in Manitoba remain in generally good shape in mid-July, with early indications pointing to solid production on the year. “Overall, they look pretty good,” said Dennis Lange, provincial pulse specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, on the state of dry edible bean crops. The crops had struggled with wind damage early on […] Read more

By controlling grasshoppers in the nymph stage, you can keep them from feasting on your fields later on when they reach adulthood.

Crops, Features

Higher grasshopper nymph populations expected this spring in Manitoba

Manage nymphs in hatching areas before they disperse into crops

By Madeleine Baerg May 20, 2020

It’ll come as no surprise to Manitoba producers that the major pests to watch for this coming growing season are flea beetles in canola as well as grasshoppers and cutworms across all Prairie crops. All three are well established in Manitoba, all three overwinter in the province and all three showed high populations last year. […] Read more

Crops, Features

Expect flea beetle and cutworm issues in Alberta fields

Grasshopper population levels will depend on weather, for one

By Madeleine Baerg May 20, 2020

Spring is finally coming to Alberta crop fields. Unfortunately, insect pests won’t be far behind. Weather, natural population cycles and wind conditions are just a few factors influencing insect pest numbers this season. Grasshopper Alberta is home to 85 species of grasshoppers, three of which caused economic damage to Alberta fields last year. In the […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News