Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Stronger prices for new-crop lentils and peas over the past few weeks could lead to an increase in Canadian acreage compared to the Statistics Canada estimates released last week. “You have to look at the timing of when the survey was done for the StatsCan report. Of course there’s a bit of […] Read more
Strong new-crop prices could entice more pea, lentil area
Root rot disease could become the clubroot of pulse crops
For pulse growers, aphanomyces has all too much in common with canola’s clubroot
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nervous eyes are watching it, and voices are already whispering that it may become the clubroot of pulse crops. Aphanomyces is a virulent root rot, technically classified as a water mould, and it appears to be slowly spreading throughout the Prairie region, affecting annual and perennial legumes including legume forages. First confirmed in Saskatchewan in […] Read more
Pea growers weigh demand opportunities against root rot
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Pea acreage in Western Canada could rise by five to 10 per cent this year, according to one industry expert, who notes root rot threatens to curtail that projection. Demand from India, China and Bangladesh is strong and that means total pea area could hit four million acres, said Carl Potts, executive […] Read more
A gluten-free market for pulses
A new Cigi project may help western pulses tap into growing nutritional demand
Reading Time: 3 minutes The use of pulses as ingredients to improve nutritional levels in gluten-free commercial food products is the focus of a four-year project that began last April at Cigi (Canadian International Grains Institute). Gluten-free products have been on the radar for the pulse industry for some time, says Heather Maskus, project manager for pulse flour milling […] Read more
From farm to seed company
Can the succession process at Simpson Seeds help your farm keep growing through the transition years?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Greg Simpson and his two brothers have already been through succession planning once. Almost 40 years ago, Greg’s father successfully transitioned the family farm to the three brothers. He also helped them set up Simpson Seeds, telling Greg “You know I’ll be here to backstop you, but I want you to have the reins.” Today […] Read more
Record Prairie lentil area likely
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Canadian lentil acres are expected to rise considerably this spring, with most of the increase in red lentils, according to industry participants. While the acres are going up, the opposite is likely in prices. “Everybody is looking for an increase (in lentil acres),” said Darren Lemieux of Simpson Seeds at Moose Jaw, […] Read more
Legumex Walker puts sale, merger options on table
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse, canola and special-crop processing firm Legumex Walker has declared itself open to “strategic alternatives” for its future, including a sale or merger. The publicly-traded Winnipeg company said Monday its board of directors has set up a review committee to “identify and consider strategic and financial alternatives… with the ultimate goal of maximizing shareholder value.” […] Read more
Red varieties driving lentil acreage increase
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — As Canada’s remaining old-crop lentils shuffle off to buyers overseas, interest is building in the potential for new crop in 2015. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research in Winnipeg said he expects more acres will be planted this spring as a result of the strong interest. “Oh, there’ll definitely be more; the […] Read more
VIDEO: Putting more ‘superfood’ in the North American diet
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s hardly an exaggeration to call pulses a ‘superfood’ — they’re high in protein and other nutrients, they’ve been proven to reduce bad cholesterol and they provide free nitrogen for the farmers who grow them. But while they’re a staple in diets in the Middle East, consumption is low in North America. In this video, […] Read more
Monsanto rolls out fababean inoculant
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fababean growers in Canada in the market for a granular inoculant now have their first-ever option. Monsanto BioAg, the joint microbial marketing arm for Novozymes and Monsanto, announced Friday it will now launch TagTeam fababean granular inoculant, which picked up Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval last fall. The product’s CFIA registration covers its dual-action use […] Read more
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