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What to know when choosing seeds

By Albert Parsons April 18, 2013

In the spring gardeners are busy planning their summer gardens, and one of the enjoyable tasks is choosing and purchasing of seeds both for the vegetable garden and for the flower border. There are a few points to keep in mind when doing this job so that the garden produces its maximum output. Rather than

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, Pulses

Demand and prices are positive for peas — but seed is in short supply

By Shannon VanRaes March 7, 2013

There’s good money to be made in peas these days but producers such as Jason Hodsen  are struggling to find sufficient supplies of seed

A small green and yellow pea crop in 2012 and increased demand is pushing old-crop prices to new heights this spring, while limiting the amount of available seed. “There is a potential for a very strong market for the next few years,” Jackie Kress, senior grain manager for Legumex Walker, said at the recent Wild

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Pulses

Green pea prices hit record highs

By Terryn Shiells February 22, 2013

Both old- and new-crop cash bids for green peas have now reached record highs due to extremely tight supplies. Francis Gaudet with Belle Pulses Ltd. in Saskatchewan said there are almost no old-crop green pea supplies left in Canada, leaving zero carry-over stocks. Gaudet said supplies are extremely tight because acreage has been on a

Crops, News, Pulses

AAFC lowers pulse and special crop forecasts

By Terryn Shiells November 10, 2012

Production estimates for Canada’s major pulse and special crops were mostly lower compared to the previous month, according to updated supply-demand tables released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Market Analysis Division on Oct. 18. Dry pea, dry bean, mustard seed and canaryseed production numbers for the 2012-13 crop year were all lowered from the Sept.

News, Pulses

Pulse Industry Innovator Honoured

July 28, 2011

Geoff Heal of Best Cooking Pulses, Inc. (BCP) was posthumously presented with the CSCA Industry Appreciation Award at the Canadian Special Crops Association Silver Jubilee Convention Gala Dinner held in Vancouver July 13. The CSCA’s Industry Appreciation Award is presented annually to an individual who has shown a significant commitment to promoting and expanding Canada’s

News, Pulses

Canada’s Pulse Exports To China Set To Rise

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

Canada’s pulse exports to China could take a big jump, following that country’s recent elimination of a major trade barrier to peas and other legume crops. China announced last week it had removed the maximum limit for selenium in imported food, a restriction that hampered sales of Canadian dry field peas to the Asian country.

Livestock, Pulses

Pea Outlook Good

March 10, 2011

Cool conditions, and in some cases frost, has affected India’s dry pea crop, and that is expected to improve the export outlook for Canadian producers in the 2011-12 crop year, Fred Oleson, deputy director of the Market Analysis Group with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, told the annual GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg Feb. 28. “The frost

Cereals, Country Crossroads, Pulses

Recipe Swap – for Feb. 17, 2011

By Lorraine Stevenson February 17, 2011

If dried peas don’t strike you as something to use when you’re baking, you probably haven’t heard about the flour made from them. Green split pea flour, whole yellow flour and chickpea flour are a line of Manitobamade flours now passing taste tests in kitchens around the country as home bakers hear about their health

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Canadian Pulse Processor Scoops International Business Award

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 16, 2010

Best Cooking Pulses, Inc., a Canadian-owned pulse-processing firm, has picked up an international award recognizing excellence among women-owned businesses. The award was presented by WEConnect Canada at the 2nd Annual WEConnect Canada national conference in Toronto from November 8 to 10, 2010. The company won the “Done Deal” award in the International category. WEConnect Canada

Grain Markets, Pulses

CWB Pool Forecasts

November 4, 2010

No. 1 CWRS 13.5 No. 1 CWRS 12.5 No. 2 CWRS 13.5 No. 1 CWHWS 13.5 No. 1 CPSR No. 1 CPSW No. 1 CWRW No. 1 CWES No. 1 CWSWS No. 1 CWAD 13.0 October PRO 2010-11 308 293 296 308 255 252 249 278 250 September PRO 2010-11 300 286 288 300 247

Daily Network News

Pulse Weekly: No upside for peas until after New Year

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat sets fresh lows on supply pressure, Ukraine ceasefire talks

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, hogs recoup losses

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