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Pulse sector welcomes federal funds

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Pulse Canada is getting $11 million in federal funds to take crop production to the next level. The funds from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were announced Feb. 9 at the University of Manitoba by Winnipeg South-Centre MP Ben Carr on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. “This is going to be an extremely powerful[...]
Crops, Pulses

Bean crops take yield hit

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HARVEST Lack of summer rains lowered early harvest soybean and dry bean yields, judging by the first beans to hit the bin

Acres are up but yields are trending down for soybeans and dry beans across the province this year, according to Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange. “The key word this year is variability,” he said. “It all depends on when you got that rain, or if you got that rain. “If you got that rain, generally, harvest[...]
News, Pulses

Roquette puts out call for organic peas

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Manitoba organic producers will be able to sell peas to processing giant Roquette in the 2021 season, the company announced on Oct. 28. Interest among growers has already been high, said Glen Last, grain buyer at Roquette during a call with media. “We’re very confident that the grower base is there,” he said. Roquette continues[...]
News, Pulses

Protecting Canadian pulse crop market

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To protect their markets Canadian pulse growers need to be aware of three pesticides — glyphosate, diquat (Reglone) and glufosinate — that either they need to talk to buyers about before applying, or not apply at all. Pulse Canada’s maximum residue limits (MRL) advisory, updated in April, says farmers should talk to buyers before applying glyphosate to the following crops: peas, lentils, chickpeas,[...]
Crops, Pulses

Time for a new balance on pulse protein-yield trade-off

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Canada’s pulses have a protein problem, and now the group that recommends varieties for CFIA registration says it’s time to add it back into the equation. The shortfall was under scrutiny during the latest annual meeting of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Pulse and Special Crops (PRCPSC) in Saskatoon Feb. 25-28. The committee highlighted the[...]
Local news, Pulses

Roquette breaks ground on Portage pea-processing plant

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Manitoba farmers don’t grow many field peas anymore, but that could change when the world’s biggest pea-processing plant, being built here by French-based Roquette, starts operating in April 2019. Pascal Leroy, Roquette’s vice-president for pea and new protein business line, and Premier Brian Pallister, broke ground Sept. 28 for the $400-million facility, in what had[...]
Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Choosing the right inoculant strategy

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Manitoba Agriculture pulse crop specialist Dennis Lange says it’s a good time to think about just what’s the right approach regarding inoculants for pulses. “This year I’ve had a few calls on peas and soybeans from western Manitoba where they are finding very poor nodulation,” Lange told the Co-operator in a recent interview. He says[...]
Crops, Pulses

Pulses toward back of research pack

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When competing against staple crops like corn, wheat and rice, pulses get the short end of the research funding stick. Speaking to a crowd of biotechnology insiders at the Agricultural Bioscience International Conference in Fargo, North Dakota last week, Professor Irvin Widders said the sheer variety of pulse crops guarantees funding will be spread across[...]
Pulses, Recipe Swap

2016 is International Year of Pulses

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A new year always begins with resolve to eat better, shed a few pounds, and become healthier. 2016 just might be the year more make good on those intentions. The United Nations has declared 2016 International Year of Pulses (IYP) to get people around the world rethinking a healthy diet — for the good of[...]
Local news, Pulses

Crossing the urban-rural divide to promote pulses

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It’s noon and McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg’s Grant Park Shopping Centre is so packed that it takes several minutes and sharp elbows to navigate the throng of people. But these urbanites aren’t here to shop for books to feed their minds, they’re here to learn about healthy new eats made from some unlikely sources[...]

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