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Other Manitoba pulses may eat edible beans’ lunch

By GFM Network News March 24, 2016

CNS Canada –– As insatiable demand for lentils, peas and other major pulses grows louder, so do expectations for more pulses to be planted in Manitoba. When it comes to edible beans, however, acreage is expected to go down slightly, not up. “We’re probably going to be around the 110,000-acre range — a bit down […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Weather

Alberta to launch malt barley insurance

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 21, 2016

Alberta is set to launch Canada’s first crop insurance product for malt barley this year. The province’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) last week said it will now provide insurance coverage for a malting end-use for growers with malt barley contracts. The coverage is subject to a contract from a licensed buyer, with a minimum […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Growers plan to plant pulses, but seeds scarce

By GFM Network News March 11, 2016

CNS Canada — Farmers are eager to grow peas and lentils this year, but sourcing those seeds could prove difficult, according an industry group official. “We have heard that given the expected increase in area for both peas and lentils this year, the availability of good-quality seed could be a challenge,” said Carl Potts of […] Read more

Livestock

Federal rules arrive on halal food claims

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 10, 2016

Any food marketed in Canada as certified halal in its labeling or ads will have to include the name of its halal certifying body, starting next month. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Wednesday the two-year grace period it launched in 2014 for halal labelling and advertising requirements will end April 4. Past that […] Read more

Left: CDC Meadow was the most widely grown yellow pea variety in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 2015. Right: The most widely grown small green lentil variety grown in 2015 was CDC Imvincible, an imidazolinone (Clearfield) tolerant variety.

Crops, Features

New pulse crop varieties for 2016

These new pulse varieties are hitting the market for the first time this spring

By Angela Lovell February 25, 2016

Still looking for a way to get into pulses this spring? Here is a roundup of new pulse varieties. This list is adapted from reports by Donna Fleury and Bruce Baker, prepared for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association, with information also from the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers 2015 Variety Evaluation Trials. Yellow Peas The […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Spring road bans to slow grain movement across Prairies

By GFM Network News February 25, 2016

CNS Canada –– Spring road bans are starting to be put into place across Western Canada as temperatures warm up in the Prairie provinces. The annual restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads in an effort to reduce the damage heavier loads can cause during the spring thaw period. Grain and […] Read more

Crops, Features

Two modes are better than one

The newest pulse fungicides have chemicals from two different fungicide groups

By Leeann Minogue February 16, 2016

Farmers across the Prairies are looking at high pulse prices and trying to find ways to add pulses to their 2016 rotation. Crop protection companies are ready to help, releasing new fungicides to help farmers protect their yield from diseases like ascochyta blight and anthracnose. As with herbicides, to extend the life of fungicides and […] Read more

Farm Life, FarmLife

Ring in the International Year of Pulses with this recipe

Prairie Palate: United Nations has declared this for 2016 — and with good reason

By Amy Jo Ehman February 5, 2016

Take your pulse. Not that pulse. I’m talking lentils, chickpeas, beans, peas. The United Nations has declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. That’s something we can celebrate here on the Canadian Prairies, where we grow more pulses than most places on earth. But we don’t eat them, not nearly enough. Almost all our pulse […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ChemChina said close to striking deal for Syngenta

By GFM Network News February 2, 2016

Reuters — China’s state-owned ChemChina is nearing a deal to buy Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta for around 43 billion Swiss francs (C$59.4 billion), two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The deal, for roughly 470 Swiss francs (C$649) per share, would be the biggest cross-border deal involving a Chinese buyer and […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Lower loonie helps farmers, but only so much

By GFM Network News January 27, 2016

CNS Canada — The slumping price of oil continues to weigh on the Canadian dollar, while at the same time providing a boost to Canadian grain prices. Out-of-country buyers tend to more attracted to Canadian grain and wheat when the loonie is low, as they can get more product for their money. However, one market […] 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