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CNS Canada -- Price-wise, large green lentils have been outpacing their red counterparts, due to poor acreage and a general disappearance of the crop, according to an industry specialist. Delivered No. 1 large green or Laird lentils are between 38 and 47 cents per pound, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those prices would bring farmers[...]

CNS Canada -- Lentil producers have been stuck on a roller coaster this season, and the ride isn't slowing down going into harvest. "It's been a very hard year to predict because we have record amounts of acres planted, an incredible start to the season, and then of course the well-publicized weather problems leading to[...]

The Jim Pattison Group has consolidated its Prairie farm equipment dealerships in Saskatchewan and Manitoba under one new banner. Pattison on Tuesday announced the merger of its Maple Farm Equipment and JayDee AgTech chains, which deal mainly in John Deere farm equipment. The two chains are to be rebranded as Pattison Agriculture. Darrin Didychuk, now[...]

CNS Canada -- Prairie pea prices are steady, but farmers are holding out, according to one trader, as emerging new-crop bids grow in strength. "I think what's moving prices is simply the expectation that (they) can't go that much lower," said David Newman of Victoria-area pulse trading and processing firm Commodious Trading. A lack of[...]

CNS Canada -- Favourable weather throughout spring and winter has allowed Manitoba's winter cereals to flourish, according to the head of an industry group. "People are bragging about their fall rye," said Jake Davidson, executive director at Winter Cereals Manitoba. "Wheat is also excellent." A relatively warm spring with few cold snaps and a mild[...]

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers wants your opinion on how they release pulse varieties through exclusive tenders. The grower group contributes levy funds to the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre pulse breeding program. In return, Sask Pulse holds exclusive commercial rights to varieties developed in the program. Most new varieties are released royalty-free to seed growers[...]

CNS Canada -- Canadian pea crops are generally in the ground, as they are usually one of the first seeded in Western Canada, but the makeup of the acreage remains to be seen and could impact prices going forward. Canadian farmers, primarily in Saskatchewan, intended to plant 3.975 million acres of peas in 2014, up[...]

Consider swathing canola now -- or at least a few days before the next expected killing frost, according to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development's oilseed specialist Anastasia Kubinec. And if standing canola is frozen, be prepared to swath it as soon as possible, she said in an interview Monday. Swathing too soon can reduce[...]

CNS Canada -- The International Year of the Pulses is certainly living up to its name, as territories capable of growing them look to cash in on India's insatiable demand for supplies. However, it seems not all pulses are created equal, as lentils appear to be the main driver, with peas coming in second. "It[...]

Manitoba's incumbent agriculture minister was among the casualties in Tuesday's provincial election as Brian Pallister's Progressive Conservatives swept the New Democrats from office. Ron Kostyshyn lost his seat Tuesday to Tory candidate Rick Wowchuk, a schoolteacher from Swan River, by a spread of over 1,500 votes. Kostyshyn, a cow-calf producer from Ethelbert, Man., had been[...]