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of between 140,000 and
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That’s the range where
you’re going to maximize
your yield.”

Finding sweet spot for soybean seeding

Things to consider this year when planting soybeans

By Don Norman May 31, 2023

Manitoba Agriculture pulse and soybean specialist Dennis Lange says the window for seeding soybeans is getting wider. “In the past, one of our big concerns was planting soybeans too early,” he said. “That was our initial discussion a few years ago.” WHY IT MATTERS: Late May is historically the prime time for planting soybeans, although

“We should continue breeding local varieties that are adapted to Manitoba and not rely on other entities.” – Daryl Domitruk, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers.

News

Pulse Growers releases research cluster results

Insights will push forward root rot research, variety development

By Geralyn Wichers May 18, 2023

Results from a five-year cluster of research will advance work on issues like root rot and develop locally adapted pulse varieties, according to the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG). The group recently released the results of studies it co-funded through the Pulse Science Cluster. MPSG contributed just over $1.4 million to eight projects within

News

Pulse Growers continues research focus

Lower revenue, director elections also key themes of MPSG annual meeting

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 28, 2022

Agronomy and research continue to be the core focus of the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, the group’s annual meeting heard last week. “Quite simply, it’s in the field that our growers find the majority of their challenges,” Daryl Domitruk, MPSG’s executive director, told the online event. MPSG was forced to go virtual when the

News

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers saw funding rebound in 2020

High prices, more sales boosted checkoff dollars even as soybean acres dropped

By Geralyn Wichers March 2, 2021

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers saw a sharp rebound in checkoff dollars in 2020 after a dismal 2019 — largely due to a late-year rally in prices. “There was a big spike in price,” said Daryl Domitruk, MPSG executive director. “Farmers sold a lot more in 2020, probably than they had been planning to, to

MPSG executive director Francois Labelle.

News

Labelle retiring from Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers

NAMED: Daryl Domitruk will be the new executive director effective July 15

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 30, 2020

Francois Labelle, executive director of Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) since 2014, is retiring July 15, the organization announced Tuesday. Daryl Domitruk, the organization’s director of research and production, will be the new executive director and keep his current position also, MPSG said in a release. “Francois’s contribution to Manitoba’s pulse and soybean industry

Female soybean cyst nematodes feeding on soybean plant roots form bulbous, egg-filled nodules from which their young hatch the following spring. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff September 19, 2019

A damaging soybean pest that was expected to show up sooner or later in agricultural Manitoba has officially arrived. Crop surveys by University of Manitoba Ph.D. student Nazanin Ghavami with soil science professor Mario Tenuta and his students have turned up soybean cyst nematode at “extremely low” levels on soybean plant roots in one field

Manitoba Agriculture’s Dennis Lange puts hail recovery products to the test in Carman this year.

Crops, Pulses

Hail Mary passes?

The promise of hail recovery products sounds great for dry bean producers, but so far trials have yielded mostly question marks

By Alexis Stockford July 22, 2019

Dry bean growers better be ready to make more than one pass if they’re trying some of the new post-hail recovery products to fend off blight. “There are products registered, but they’re registered for multiple applications, so if you’re just spraying something on a crop as a one-off, you probably won’t see that yield benefit,”

Greg Bartley, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers on-farm specialist, gives this year’s Ag Days audience tips on developing their own research on farm.

Crops, Local news

Farmers urged to add on-farm research

Farmers are already expected to wear many hats, from mechanic to grower, but it may be time to add ‘researcher’ to that list, according to one Ag Days speaker

By Alexis Stockford February 6, 2019

Greg Bartley wants more producers to take research into their own hands. An on-farm specialist with the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, Bartley has been working with farmers to develop research trials in the commercial field, rather than the research plot. That research may become a producer’s greatest tool in measuring the actual value of

Crops, Local news

Adding on-farm research to the rotation

News from Ag Days 2019: Farmers are already expected to wear many hats, from mechanic to grower, but it may be time to add “researcher” to that list, according to one Ag Days speaker

By Alexis Stockford January 23, 2019

Greg Bartley wants more producers to take research into their own hands. An on-farm specialist with the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, Bartley has been working with farmers to develop research trials in the commercial field, rather than the research plot. That research may become a producer’s greatest tool in measuring the actual value of

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Sub-zero temperatures descend on Manitoba

Special Crop Report due to early fall frost on Sept. 5

By Manitoba Agriculture September 5, 2018

Sub-zero temperatures were recorded in Southwest, Northwest, Central and Interlake stations overnight. Sub-zero temperature and duration of temperature are important factors to consider for their effect on immature crops. Where frost occurred, crops susceptible at present maturity are canola, soybean and silage corn. Producers are cautioned that frost that occurred on greenfeed and corn can

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Daily Network News

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

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Finding sweet spot for soybean seeding

Pulse Growers releases research cluster results

Pulse Growers continues research focus

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers saw funding rebound in 2020

Labelle retiring from Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Manitoba

Hail Mary passes?

Farmers urged to add on-farm research

Adding on-farm research to the rotation

Sub-zero temperatures descend on Manitoba

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