Research at Manitoba Diversification Centres shows farmers can seed legumes with spring wheat to establish cover crops without hurting yield, even in dry years.
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Cover crops seeded with wheat show no yield penalty in Manitoba trials
Seeding legumes with wheat shows promise gettting a cover crop established during the short growing season
Buyer steps up for shuttered Winnipeg plant protein processor
Receiver for Merit Functional Foods plant has requested court approval for the sale
The receiver for the Merit Functional Foods plant protein processing site in Winnipeg has applied for court approval to sell to a Manitoba numbered company.
Starch market search yields results for pulses
Food scientists look to improve pulse crops’ value proposition beyond their proteins
Glacier FarmMedia — Protein is normally the focus of pulse production, but research shows value can also be gained from the starch byproduct. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are seeking new uses for pulse starches in the food and biomaterial sectors. Byproduct market research aims to reduce food waste, increase efficiency and add more […] Read more
Research lights up pulse flours’ specific properties
A project uses Saskatoon’s synchrotron to dissect the best flours for given food uses
Glacier FarmMedia — Pulses have a niche in the plant protein space, but the industry hopes new markets and new end-uses will help those crops expand their footprint. Chitra Sivakumar, a doctoral researcher at the University of Manitoba, is one of the people trying to make that happen. In a recent project, she and her […] Read more
Possibilities prevail for the Prairie soy sector
Choices include the introduction of gene-editing and opportunities in the food market
Glacier FarmMedia — Canada has a small but growing soybean industry that faces some forks in the road. Soy Canada executive director Brian Innes tells growers from across the country that they should relish the options that lie before them. “Where do we want to go from here? The choice is ours,” he said repeatedly, […] Read more
ADM announces plan to address accounting issues, posts earnings miss
The company's shares were up 4.3 per cent but down nearly 21 per cent for the year
Global grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland announced a plan to fix accounting issues that caused it to correct certain transactions in six years of financial results on Tuesday, though it warned the plan would take time to implement.
The flatulence-free faba bean
The process used is seen as an important tool for sustainability
Glacier FarmMedia — Let’s get the obvious part out of the way. By separating “the good stuff” (protein, starch and dietary fibre) from faba beans, a University of Alberta researcher has improved on a process that minimizes human flatulence from eating them. That issue has long been a deterrent to mass acceptance of the pulse. […] Read more
Protein processing more efficient with lower-protein peas
Odd as it might seem, a study shows one of the processes used to extract protein concentrates from peas, for use in plant-based food products, may in some ways favour lower-protein peas. First some background: a few weeks ago we got a note from the Canadian Grain Commission about its Harvest Sample program for 2023, […] Read more
ADM CFO placed on leave, shares tumble on probe into nutrition unit,
The global grains merchant cut its 2023 profit forecast, delayed Q4 results on investigation into flagged transactions
Shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland ADM.N slid 16 per cent in early morning trade on Monday after CFO Vikram Luthar was placed on administrative leave as the company investigates certain accounting practices at its Nutrition segment.
Shedding new light on spoiling crops
A few pages from now you’ll see Jim Timlick check in on the topic of grain storage with Dr. Digvir Jayas, one of the Prairies’ best known experts in that field of research. Earlier this summer Dr. Jayas was named the president of the University of Lethbridge, after a storied 38-year stint at the University […] Read more
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