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Dirty Green Peas Could Cause Harvest Problems – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Brent Harder September 2, 2010

The harvest of green peas has yet to begin, and early indications are showing that it may be a stressful one for producers. Cam Laxdal of Lakeside Global Grains, said there are a lot of dirty crops in Manitoba, which could make for a challenging harvest. “When there’s foreign material in there, it will thicken

Grain Markets, Pulses

Special Crops – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

Report for August 23, 2010 – Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan SPOT MARKET Large Green 15/64 Laird No. 1 Eston No. 2 27.30 -28.75 27.25 -28.75 20.50 -22.75 FIELD PEAS(Cdn. $ per bushel) Green No. 1 Medium Yellow No. 1 FEED PEAS(Cdn. $ per bushel) Feed Pea (Rail) Yellow No. 1 Brown No. 1 Oriental

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Mung Beans For Morden And Yellow Ones For Mexico? – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Kim Langen August 26, 2010

Seed breeders hope to see mung beans on the farmer’s order list one day. That’s the aim of Deng-Jin Bing at the Morden Research Station, who thinks that the high-value beans, which prosper under good heat and moisture conditions, might just find a home here in the south. “There is a market for the crop

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Edible Pod Peas — A Midsummer Treat – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Albert Parsons July 29, 2010

Other than the salad plants such as lettuce, radish, onions and spinach, the first “main crop” vegetables that we harvest from our vegetable patch are the edible pod peas. What a treat to be able to pick these delectable treats from the vine and simply pop them into our mouths – they could certainly be

Cereals, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

China Lifts Import Restrictions On Canada Peas

April 22, 2010

Canada won concessions from China on several farm exports during a trade mission to Beijing and Inner Mongolia, but China’s more-important restrictions on Canadian canola and beef remain in place. China lifted import restrictions on Canadian peas, signed an agreement to buy $100 million worth of malt barley from the Canadian Wheat Board and reopened

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Growing Corn And Pea Greens

By Kim Langen January 21, 2010

It may be January, with a windchill of -30 outside – but inside the peas and corn are thriving. This is because they are for eating as young shoots, when the tender plants reach a height of just one or two inches. I had wondered what to do with several pounds of decorative Indian corn

Crops, Pulses

New Energy Economics: Field Peas As An Ethanol Feedstock

By Cole Gustafson November 12, 2009

Corn has become the mainstay of ethanol production. However, many firms are investigating new feedstocks, such as switchgrass, forest products and algae, to produce cellulosic biofuels that meet pending federal and state regulations. Biofuel production from most of these alternative feedstocks has not been commercialized as yet. Moreover, numerous agronomic and environmental challenges also exist,

Cereals, Country Crossroads, Pulses

SUNOPTA RELEASE

November 12, 2009

“Our pea fibre is a natural, allergen-free functional fibre with proven health benefits that fits well into the SunOpta fibre portfolio…” Best Cooking Pulses of Portage la Prairie will be supplying pea fibre to the U. S.-based SunOpta Ingredients Group, which is expanding its portfolio of functional fibres to include organic and conventional pea fibre.

Crops, Pulses

Pea Starch Project Improves Food Safety – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Western Grains Research Foundation October 8, 2009

Researchers at the University of Manitoba have produced bioactive edible films and coatings from yellow field pea starch to improve food quality and safety. Jung Han with the university’s department of food science says his main goal was to make a bioactive material delivery matrix – a neutral food-grade material – that could contain or

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Start Sweet Peas Indoors Soon

By Albert Parsons April 2, 2009

I plant my sweet peas indoors in early April in cell packs that have fairly large cells. For a lot of years I would be a very frustrated gardener in late August and early September when the first fall frost ended the display of sweet peas in my garden. It seemed that every year the

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Tag Archives Pea

Dirty Green Peas Could Cause Harvest Problems – for Sep. 2, 2010

Special Crops – for Aug. 26, 2010

Mung Beans For Morden And Yellow Ones For Mexico? – for Aug. 26, 2010

Edible Pod Peas — A Midsummer Treat – for Jul. 29, 2010

China Lifts Import Restrictions On Canada Peas

Growing Corn And Pea Greens

New Energy Economics: Field Peas As An Ethanol Feedstock

SUNOPTA RELEASE

Pea Starch Project Improves Food Safety – for Oct. 8, 2009

Start Sweet Peas Indoors Soon

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