Pulses & Production Tips

Pea growers weigh demand opportunities against root rot

By GFM Network News April 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Pea acreage in Western Canada could rise by five to 10 per cent this year, according to one industry expert, who notes root rot threatens to curtail that projection. Demand from India, China and Bangladesh is strong and that means total pea area could hit four million acres, said Carl Potts, executive […] Read more

Columns, Pulses

Fabas: residues and don’ts

Check your herbicide history before seeding those sensitive fabas this spring 

By Sarah Weigum April 6, 2015

Judging from the tweets I read and the phone calls I received during and after Saskatoon’s Crop Production Week in January, fababean fever has hit Saskatchewan much like it hit Alberta about a year ago. It’s not very often that Albertans get to give their eastern neighbours tips on producing pulses, but it seems that […] Read more

Pulses, Wheat & Chaff

Seed treatments maximize potential

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Mark Mercier, Syngenta March 31, 2015

Seed treatments can’t walk on water, but they’ll help to enhance the existing seed quality that you have. That’s why it’s very important to select the highest-quality seed you can possibly get. A good start to the year will put you in the best position to maximize the genetic potential of your pulse crop. If […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Record Prairie lentil area likely

By GFM Network News March 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canadian lentil acres are expected to rise considerably this spring, with most of the increase in red lentils, according to industry participants. While the acres are going up, the opposite is likely in prices. “Everybody is looking for an increase (in lentil acres),” said Darren Lemieux of Simpson Seeds at Moose Jaw, […] Read more

Features, Peas

Up seed rate to add pea yield

Prairie researchers looks at the costs and benefits of combinations  of four pea input treatments. Try their results on your farm

By Melanie Epp March 20, 2015

While individual aspects of field pea production have been researched, combined agronomic factors have not been evaluated simultaneously before. Led by Laryssa Grenkow, research manager at Western Applied Research Corporation, a team of researchers, including Eric Johnson, Anne Kirk, Stewart Brandt, Sherrilyn Phelps, Chris Holzapfel and Bryan Nybo, determined which agronomic practices contribute most to […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Inoculant: Finding the right formulation

Liquid, peat or granular? Choose the best one for your fields

By Melanie Epp March 18, 2015

Inoculants can offer tremendous value to growers at a reasonable price. Under ideal conditions, all three formulations — liquid, peat or granular — can be equally effective. As conditions deteriorate, though, differences can occur. The different types of inoculants refer to the substrate that the rhizobium bacteria are applied to, says Dr. Diane Knight, soil […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Pulses

Legumex Walker puts sale, merger options on table

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 16, 2015

Pulse, canola and special-crop processing firm Legumex Walker has declared itself open to “strategic alternatives” for its future, including a sale or merger. The publicly-traded Winnipeg company said Monday its board of directors has set up a review committee to “identify and consider strategic and financial alternatives… with the ultimate goal of maximizing shareholder value.” […] Read more

Features, Lentils, Peas

Minimizing the impact of Aphanomyces

There are no in-crop solutions to root rot in peas and lentils. But there  are ways to minimize your risk of losing yield to Aphanomyces

By Melanie Epp March 13, 2015

Given the wet springs and dry summers we’ve seen in recent years, Aphanomyces euteiches — Aphanomyces root rot — has become a real problem for pea and lentil growers. First confirmed in Saskatchewan in 2012 and then in Alberta in 2013, the disease has been slowly creeping across the country, destroying crops in its wake. Making […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

VIDEO: Blending more ‘superfood’ into the North American diet

By FBC Staff March 11, 2015

It’s hardly an exaggeration to call pulses a ‘superfood’ — they’re high in protein and other nutrients, they’ve been proven to reduce bad cholesterol and they provide free nitrogen for the farmers who grow them. But while they’re a staple in diets in the Middle East, consumption is low in North America. In this video, […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Red varieties driving lentil acreage increase

By GFM Network News March 11, 2015

CNS Canada — As Canada’s remaining old-crop lentils shuffle off to buyers overseas, interest is building in the potential for new crop in 2015. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research in Winnipeg said he expects more acres will be planted this spring as a result of the strong interest. “Oh, there’ll definitely be more; the […] Read more

Daily Network News

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