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File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: StatCan shows big jump in pea, lentil production

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MarketsFarm –– The Canadian pulse harvest appears to be making a comeback after production struggled with a historic drought in Western Canada last year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its July satellite image-based principal field crop production estimates on Monday, projecting sharp increases in production for most of Canada’s crops, including pulses. Canada’s dry pea harvest
Terry Buss of Manitoba Agriculture talks about the importance of plant counts at the Prairies East Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (PESAI) Crop Diversification Centre field day July 26.
Crops, Pulses

When it comes to productive pea fields, location is key

Drainage is the key to growing field peas in a wet year

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Field pea acres have grown steadily in recent years, but 2022 won’t likely bring an increase in production. While acres remain high, agronomists predict yield per acre will take a nosedive. “We’ve dreamt of a 300,000-acre industry,” said Terry Buss, an agriculture adaptation specialist out of Manitoba Agriculture’s Beausejour office. “Back in 2017, we only
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Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba pulse crops showing resilience 

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MarketsFarm–After a late start in seeding due to higher-than-normal moisture in most areas, Manitoba’s pulse crops are growing well, according to an agronomist. Laura Schmidt, a production specialist and agronomist for Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG), said while pulse crops are in various stages of development, many are maturing as expected while some are
Dennis Lange at the 2022 Crop Diagnostics School.
Crops, Pulses

Scout early for blight in peas

High moisture makes diligence even more important this season

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Manitoba agronomists recommend that farmers scout now for mycosphaerella blight in field pea crops. High moisture conditions this year are likely to result in more disease pressure. “The scouting time would be right around early flowering and some fields have started to flower already,” said Dennis Lange, provincial pulse specialist. According to Manitoba Pulse and
File photo of a field of soybeans under turbines at southern Manitoba’s St. Joseph wind farm. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba’s crops in ‘better situation’ than last year

Lost acreage still a question mark

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MarketsFarm — Despite varied amounts of rainfall across the southern half of Manitoba over the past few weeks, pulses are faring quite well according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange, who’s based at Altona, said while peas in fields with excessive moisture are struggling, those grown in adequate moisture and lighter soils are in
The executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers anticipates a rise in seeded lentil acres this year, along with a decline in seeded dry pea acres. Photo: Thinkstock
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: SaskPulse head hoping for “normal” in 2022

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MarketsFarm – Following variable conditions over the first few weeks of the growing season, there has now been a marked improvement over the last, according to Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse). Potts said while western parts of the province had little precipitation and eastern parts saw seeding delayed due to above-normal
File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils faring well but threats remain

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MarketsFarm — Growing conditions for peas and lentils in Saskatchewan during the spring can be described as variable. While western parts of the province continued to endure dry conditions carried over from last year’s drought, regions in the east were drenched with near-continuous rainfall to go along with below-normal temperatures. Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker
Field peas show signs of notching after being fed on by adult pea leaf weevils.
Crops, News

Time to tag pea leaf weevil

Agronomists hope a survey on pea leaf weevil will give a better sense of where the pest is and how many of them there are

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It’s time to put Manitoba on the map — the risk map for pea leaf weevil, that is. Manitoba is the last Prairie province to get the pest, but the province’s bug experts and pulse specialists know it’s lurking. Not only that, according to Laura Schmidt, production specialist with the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers

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