Peas & Production Tips

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba may give peas a chance

By GFM Network News March 27, 2018

CNS Canada — Total Canadian pea acres are likely to be down in 2018 as export challenges have cut into prices. However, Manitoba could be an outlier, with increased area to the pulse crop a strong possibility. “People are interested in growing peas, but there’s caution there,” said Francois Labelle, executive director of Manitoba Pulse […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Alberta pea area tries to hang on

By GFM Network News March 8, 2018

CNS Canada — Despite a drop in spot prices due to tariffs imposed by India on peas, one industry expert says she isn’t convinced that means acreage will drastically be reduced in Alberta this spring. “I think we’ll see a little bit of a drop, but I don’t think it will be as impactful as […] Read more

Volunteer growth in the field on November 10, 2016.

Columns, Peas

Diary of a pea crop

This season was too wet,  then dry, but it’s left a  promising start for next year

By Les Henry January 2, 2018

This is the story of the pea crop on my farm near Dundurn, Sask., in the 2017 growing season. August 21, 2016 Last year we combined an 82 bushel per acre malt barley crop on this field. The soil was well supplied with water at seeding time and the May to July rain was 10.5 […] Read more

Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro announced provincial funding Dec. 8 for what will now operate as Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station. (LakeheadU.ca)

Crops, Forages, Lentils, Peas

Lakehead University to operate Thunder Bay ag station

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 31, 2017

The not-for-profit Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station’s quest for a longer-term operating plan has ended with a new operator, and a new name. The Ontario government recently announced it will transfer the TBARS’s operating and research programming responsibilities to Thunder Bay-based Lakehead University, which will now operate the site as Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station […] Read more

Crops, Peas, Reuters

Canada pans India’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ over pulses

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 30, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada on Wednesday accused India of “discriminatory treatment” against it in a dispute over $1.1 billion worth of Canadian pulse crop exports. Canada normally ships much of the peas, lentils and other protein-rich pulse crops its farmers grow to India, where they are a staple of many diets. But earlier this […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

By GFM Network News November 16, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — India’s surprise move to impose 50 per cent tariffs on pea imports was a shock to Canadian exporters, but the tariffs were introduced to help India’s own farmers as the country works toward self-sufficiency in pulse production. That’s according to Anurag Tulshan, director of pulse brokerage Esarco Exim Pvt. Ltd. […] Read more

Peas, Pulses

Surprise Indian duty on peas leaves Canada scrambling

By GFM Network News November 8, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – The Canadian pea industry was shocked Wednesday morning to wake up to a notice from India declaring a 50 per cent tax on pea imports to the country. “This sort of moves us beyond even where India has been before in pulse import duties … more than a decade ago we […] Read more

The plant symptoms included stunted development, twisted and bent stems and chlorosis at the growing point.

Crops, Features, Peas

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Why are these yellow peas in a twist?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the July 18, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Jodi Christopher July 19, 2017

On June 6 of last year, I visited Mike’s 3,000-acre farm, near Morse, Sask., where he grows green lentils, yellow peas, mustard and durum. Mike was concerned about some yellowing, unhealthy-looking plants in an area of his pea crop. Two days before he noticed the damaged plants, the crop had been sprayed by a custom applicator […] Read more

Ed Seidle farms with his family near Medstead, Sask. He also conducts on-farm research and is an honorary lifetime member.

Crops, Features, Peas

Ed Seidle learns on the job

This on-farm research program generated info about everything from aphanomyces to root rot

By Lisa Guenther April 24, 2017

How can producers make sure their on-farm trials produce useful results? Or perhaps a better question is whether growers can, or need to, run trials as rigorously as researchers? Most farmers don’t have the time or patience to run the types of on-farm experiments that scientists do, says Ed Seidle. But that doesn’t mean they […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

Peas hold range ahead of upcoming production

By GFM Network News April 7, 2017

CNS Canada — A policy extension from major pulse buyer India has brought short-term support to Canada’s dry pea market, but values are hanging in a range, price- and demand-wise. India in late March extended its fumigation policy requirement for three months, allowing the market some breathing room, though officials still hope to come to […] Read more

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