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Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

New Seed Treatment For Pulse And Soybeans

Bayer CropScience has released Trilex AL, a seed treatment that gives pulse and soybean growers a powerful ally in the fight against early-season seed and seedling disease, the company says in a release. Registered for use on beans, chickpeas, lentils, peas and soybeans, the water-based liquid formulation of Trilex AL provides unmatched seed and seedling
Crops, Pulses

Taking The Pulse On Canada’s Bean Consumption

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Do you eat chickpeas? Enjoy hummus or black bean stews? If so, you’re part of a small group in Canada. Researchers from Ipsos Reid recently conducted a survey in Canada and found that people don’t know how to prepare pulses, or don’t consider them when planning meals. This represents a significant opportunity for anyone involved
Crops, Pulses

P&H To Replace Ontario Bean Plant

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Winnipeg agri-food firm Parrish and Heimbecker is close to putting shovels in the ground to replace its dry bean-processing plant in southwestern Ontario. The privately held company said in a release March 16 it will spend an undisclosed sum to build what it calls a “multimillion-dollar food-grade facility” at Hensall, about 55 km north of
Crops, Pulses

Dry Bean Acreage Looking Up In 2010

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“It’s time to make some money in the bean industry.” – TODD STEWART, MPGA Expect an increase in Manitoba’s edible bean acreage this year. Stable prices and steady demand should result in a “fairly decent bump in acres” for dry beans in 2010, says Jonathon Driedger, a marketing analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Speaking at
Cereals, Crops, Pulses

New Herbicide Sought

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The federal government is contributing $772,000 to help Pulse Canada develop a herbicide that will dry crops faster for easier harvesting. New restrictions for herbicide residues mean there are fewer products available for desiccation as harvest aids for dry bean growers in Canada. The funding will allow researchers to evaluate what is currently available and
Crops, Pulses

Alliance Purchases Parent Seed Farms

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Alliance Grain Traders Inc. (AGTI) has announced the purchase of Parent Seed Farms, a longtime merchandiser and processor of dry edible beans in St. Joseph, Manitoba. Alliance is a large pulse-trading organization with 14 facilities in Canada, the U. S., Turkey and Australia, and owner of SaskCan Pulse Trading, based in Regina. Alliance also recently
News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Harvesting Wet Soybeans

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You want your beans in the combine, not on the ground. After a tough growing season for soybeans there are two more hurdles – harvest and drying. When racing to get the soybeans off keep the combine groundspeed reasonable. It helps keep the cutterbar low which reduces losses. The best beans are often lowest on
Country Crossroads, Pulses

Easy-To-Grow Beans

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Whether green, yellow or purple, raw or cooked, beans are delicious! They are a common garden vegetable in Prairie gardens mostly because of their wonderful taste, but also because they are quite prolific and also relatively easy to grow. The green varieties are called “string” beans; the golden ones “wax.” Like all vegetables, it is
News, Pulses

Encourage Traditional Diets, Symposium Urged

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It’s good to promote health benefits and create new food products with pulses, but don’t forget the traditional ways beans and other pulses have been eaten in culture, an American professor of nutrition told the second annual Pulse Health and Food Symposium. Donna Winham, a professor in the department of nutrition at Arizona State University,
Crops, Pulses

Industry Leader Looks Back On 30 Years Of Bean Industry Growth

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“It’s a great feeling.” – JACK FROESE, MPGA It’s the colour that keeps Jack Froese in the business of growing pulse crops. Just as golden kernels give delight to a corn grower, so the sight of bright-red, white, brown and black beans flowing into a combine hopper inspires Froese. “It’s a great feeling,” he says.

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