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Screenshot from an Alberta Agriculture video profiling Innisfail-based pulse and grain handler W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions. (Alberta Agriculture and Forestry via YouTube)

W.A. Grain’s farmer suppliers to get 80 cents on dollar

CGC program to provide $5.6 million of $7.1 million owed

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News March 10, 2022

Farmers owed $7.1 million by W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions, which had facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan, will get $5.6 million, or about 80 per cent of the money owed to them, via the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. “While we regret producers didn’t get 100 per cent (of what they […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers hope timely rains follow snows

High N prices may favour pulse acres

By GFM Network News March 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — As March 1 marked the start of meteorological spring, it feels like anything but that in southern Manitoba. One of the snowiest and coldest winters in years has been a mixed blessing for pulse growers, providing much-needed moisture for fields while also raising flood fears in some areas. Dennis Lange, a pulse specialist […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: India removes tariffs on most lentil imports

By GFM Network News March 2, 2022

MarketsFarm — Lentil suppliers in Canada have received a bit of a boost from a surprise policy decision overseas. India’s government on Feb. 12 suspended all tariffs on most lentil imports, which will reduce costs for its two largest exporters, Canada and Australia, to ship the crop to the country. The tariff removal is not […] Read more

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Peas, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Four factors to consider before going with peas

By GFM Network News February 22, 2022

MarketsFarm — There are four factors to consider before deciding whether to plant dry peas this spring, according to Darryl Domitruk, executive director of Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers at Carman, Man. The first is field selection, as peas need to be planted with less residuals such as nitrates, Domitruk said. “Pulses manufacture their own […] Read more

Crops, Features, Pulses

Nitrogen fertilizer requirements for dry beans: new emerging guidelines

Research indicates Manitoba growers may be applying too much nitrogen — assess nodules and/or start on-farm trials

By Jeff Melchior February 15, 2022

If you’re a dry bean grower in Manitoba, you may be spending too much on supplemental nitrogen even when staying within the province’s recommendations, says Kristen MacMillan, a research agronomist for the University of Manitoba’s department of plant science. A five-site-year study conducted by MacMillan revealed using no nitrogen fertilizer on pinto and navy beans […] Read more

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices lower but still very good

By GFM Network News February 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — Although prices for chickpeas have pulled back somewhat over the last month, Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask. emphasized the market has not turned bad in any manner. “It’s just the level of expectation we had, given the rise in prices of other commodities. Given that we were out there […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

By GFM Network News February 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of principal field crops clearly demonstrated how much of an effect last summer’s historic drought in Western Canada had on pulse crops. According to the report released Tuesday, last December’s total domestic stocks for dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and soybeans all declined from the year earlier. Those […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices decline, may shift in spring

By GFM Network News February 1, 2022

MarketsFarm — Prices for Canadian lentils, along with other pulses in the country, have slightly declined since the start of 2022. However, one pulse buyer thinks the next few months can recharge the market. Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker Spice and Pulse at Elbow, Sask., explained that a good Australian lentil harvest in December has […] Read more

A field of peas in 2016. When planning for your fertilizer needs in 2022, are you thinking about P if planting peas?

Crops, Peas, Wheat & Chaff

P is for peas

Q & A with an expert

By Lyle Cowell January 26, 2022

Q: Do peas need phosphorus fertilizer? A: We know that when peas are inoculated with the proper rhizobia bacteria, they can fix their own nitrogen, which means no additional nitrogen fertilizer is required. Therefore, when planning your fertilizer needs, the question is do peas need phosphorus (P) fertilizer? The answer is, yes, peas require more […] Read more

File photo of lentils being moved into bins in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Early signs point to larger Canadian crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 26, 2022

MarketsFarm — Early signs point to a sizeable increase in Canadian pulse production in 2022-23, but co-operative weather will be needed to meet those expectations. Strong returns over the past year relative to other crops should encourage farmers to seed more peas and lentils in 2022, according to the first outlook for the new crop […] Read more

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