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Disease pressure is more likely to be a problem on fields that have been seeded to lentil for multiple years running, and treated with the same modes of action.

Apply fungicide when lentils start flowering

If you have valuable lentils out in your field, make sure you protect them from crop disease

By Julienne Isaacs June 21, 2016

Spray on time — don’t wait to see signs of disease. This is the advice Bobbie Bratrud, who farms near Weyburn, Sask., offers to first-time lentil growers. “Because they’re so valuable this year my advice would be to spray on time, and don’t wait to look for the disease. If you’re starting to see signs […] Read more

Canola east of Livelong on June 8. Much of the canola in the area has outgrown the stage that it’s vulnerable to flea beetles, says a local ag retailer.

Canola, Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Guenther: Seeding is a wrap up, scouting now crucial

By Lisa Guenther June 9, 2016

Seeding is a wrap in Saskatchewan, according to the latest Saskatchewan Crop Report. While dry pockets remain, crop growth has generally been excellent due to recent moisture and warm weather. But while many farmers are relieved that rains quenched what was shaping up to be a dry year, ag retailers in northwest Saskatchewan urge farmers […] Read more

Chickpea is one pulse crop seeing renewed interest from growers.

Crops, Features, Pulses

Pulse acres on the rise this spring

High prices are driving higher interest in planting peas and lentils this season

By Angela Lovell March 4, 2016

The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association (SPGA) predicts, in its January 2016 pulse outlook, that there will be a significant increase in pulse acres again this year, with lentils leading the charge. At least 4.46 million acres of lentils are expected to go in the ground this spring, with some market experts predicting it may go over […] 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, Pulses

Use a true desiccant for best dry-down

By Carolyn Ruzicka, Syngenta September 10, 2015

A big part of getting high quality peas and lentils in the bin is using a “true” desiccant that gives you a fast, even dry down. How I define a “true” desiccant? Simple. A true desiccant is not systemic and works by actively bursting the live cell of the plant on contact, thus releasing moisture. […] Read more

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Apply fungicide when lentils start flowering

Guenther: Seeding is a wrap up, scouting now crucial

Pulse acres on the rise this spring

Lentil genome sequenced, but more to do

Use a true desiccant for best dry-down

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