Lentils & Production Tips

Wet weather threatens record lentil crops

By GFM Network News July 4, 2016

CNS Canada — An increase in Canadian lentil acreage this year comes as a blessing in disguise as wet conditions threaten some crops, worrying producers. Farmers in parts of the Prairies increased lentil seedings by 48 per cent, covering a record 5.8 million acres this year, according to Statistics Canada. While the increase in lentils […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Pulses

Consider timing when choosing desiccants for lentils

Depending on what you're trying to achieve, you do have choices

By Lisa Guenther June 22, 2016

Whether you’re an old hand at growing lentils, or relatively inexperienced, it’s worth brushing up on a few harvest tips before the combines start rolling. Harvest success begins before seeding. It’s best to pick land that’s fairly level and stone-free, says Dale Risula, provincial specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina. “Rolling your land is a […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Lentils move lower as production anticipation grows

By GFM Network News June 9, 2016

CNS Canada — As negative features continue to mount in Canada’s lentil market, prices are following the tried-and true phrase, ‘What goes up must come down.’ Lentil prices skyrocketed ahead of this year’s growing season, but now the market is starting to trend lower. “This isn’t a disaster; it’s just that gravity is pulling it […] Read more

Lentil consumption is increasing at a rate five times higher than human population growth.

Crops, Lentils

Lentil genome sequenced, but more to do

Lentils have become a staple crop across the Prairies. Watch for new developments

By Angela Lovell March 3, 2016

At the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), researchers recently released the first draft version of the lentil genome as a result of a collaborative, international genome sequencing project involving researchers from around the globe. “The lentil genome assembly will provide important information to help us better understand this crop,” said Kirstin Bett, U of […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Lentil prices just keep rising

By GFM Network News December 9, 2015

CNS Canada — Lentil prices just keep moving up in Western Canada, with no end in sight to the rising market as end users work to book coverage. However, the high prices may prove unsustainable, especially in the long run, as values are already expensive for international buyers and strong new-crop prices should lead to […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Wide-ranging green lentil quality good for Sask. markets

By GFM Network News November 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Variable weather throughout Saskatchewan’s growing season brought a range of quality and prices to green lentil producers — and that’s a good thing, according to a processor in the province’s south. The final quality of green lentils in Saskatchewan ranges from No. 1 to No. 3, said Colin Young of Midwest Investments, […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Churchill to move pulses this fall, consider partnerships

By GFM Network News September 10, 2015

Churchill | CNS Canada –– As its shipping season gets underway, the operators of Manitoba’s Port of Churchill are considering options for keeping the port viable going forward — especially as the end looms for its government subsidy. Churchill has previously relied on the Canadian Wheat Board as its primary supplier of grain, but in […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Large green lentil prices move up on supply concerns

By GFM Network News September 2, 2015

CNS Canada — Price-wise, large green lentils have been outpacing their red counterparts, due to poor acreage and a general disappearance of the crop, according to an industry specialist. Delivered No. 1 large green or Laird lentils are between 38 and 47 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those prices would bring farmers […] Read more

The bronzing within the crop wasn’t occurring just in the low areas, but was happening on slopes and in higher areas of the field as well.

Crops, Lentils

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: The case of the bronzing lentils

A Crop Advisor’s Solution from the July 22, 2014 issue of Grainews

By Jeneen Ewen August 11, 2015

Rob, a mixed grain and cattle farmer east of Swift Current, Sask., went on a week-long fishing trip in mid-July. Upon returning to his 3,000-acre farm where he grows canola, lentils, durum and barley, Rob noticed the plants in one of his lentil fields were turning brown and appeared to be dying. He called me […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas, Weather

Early Sask. lentil, pea harvests likely to support prices

By GFM Network News July 16, 2015

CNS Canada –– Saskatchewan’s dryness could likely mean an earlier harvest and smaller yield for pea and lentil crops this year, according to a regional crop specialist. That means new-crop prices will be supported, said Chuck Penner, president at LeftField Commodity Research. Old crops are disappearing, he said, and the market will become active as […] Read more

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Lentils

Wet weather threatens record lentil crops

Consider timing when choosing desiccants for lentils

Lentils move lower as production anticipation grows

Lentil genome sequenced, but more to do

Lentil prices just keep rising

Wide-ranging green lentil quality good for Sask. markets

Churchill to move pulses this fall, consider partnerships

Large green lentil prices move up on supply concerns

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: The case of the bronzing lentils

Early Sask. lentil, pea harvests likely to support prices

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