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VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update for Aug. 3, 2016

By D'Arce McMillan August 4, 2016

D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. The Western Producer is a member of the Glacier FarmMedia network.

Crops

Five Q and As on soil testing

Here’s what you need to know to make sure your plants have all the right nutrients

By Lisa Guenther May 25, 2016

Soil testing will help you give your crop the best possible start. Dr. Jeff Schoenau, soil fertility expert at the University of Saskatchewan, delivered a free webinar on soil earlier this winter. Schoenau had answers to five common questions about soil testing and fertility.

Crops, Pulses

Some Prairie pulses’ limited releases under review

By Lisa Guenther May 16, 2016

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers wants your opinion on how they release pulse varieties through exclusive tenders. The grower group contributes levy funds to the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre pulse breeding program. In return, Sask Pulse holds exclusive commercial rights to varieties developed in the program. Most new varieties are released royalty-free to seed growers[...]
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Crops, Pulses

Fababean acreage muted this year

By Dave Sims April 28, 2016

CNS Canada –– Lower pricing and a softer supply/demand ratio has fababeans trailing some of their more high-profile pulse cousins when it comes to grower intentions across the Canadian Prairies this year. “The marketplace is really being driven by lentils and peas. The indication for many growers is to put their acres into those type[...]
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Producers can bale kochia along with a stunted wheat crop, an AAFC release notes.

Crops

Top 10 weed management practices

Herbicide resistant weeds are no longer a novelty, they’re the norm

By Lisa Guenther April 25, 2016

Hugh Beckie, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, said it’s a challenge to get farmers to implement herbicide-resistance best management practices (BMP) because growers are diverse, and one size doesn’t fit all. But Beckie has found that growers who use BMPs tend to have less herbicide resistance. So, in the spirit of David[...]
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Crops

Eight tips to run your own crop trials

Do your own research instead of adapting other people's research to your farm

By Lisa Guenther April 18, 2016

Every acre can be a research acre, said Nicole Philp to farmers at this years CropSphere in Saskatoon. Farmers interested in testing new products and practices can create powerful data sets with a little co-ordination, said Philp, a Canola Council of Canada agronomist. But how can you make sure you get good data out of[...]
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News, Pulses

VIDEO: Cooking up good things with pulses

Canned chickpea water substitutes for egg whites in making macarons

By Shannon VanRaes January 8, 2016

While Canada grows copious amounts of pulses, most are exported. Chefs Geoffroy Dextraze and Chef Chris Kopp of Winnipeg’s Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery share their experiences developing new pulse recipes for the provincial launch of the International Year of Pulses. The event was put on by the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and attended by[...]
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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulses: Lentil-based beer unveiled in Saskatchewan

By MarketsFarm Team November 5, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday, Nov. 5. • Shortages and resulting high local prices in India remain at the forefront of the global pulse market. However, government efforts to ease the situation are starting to be seen in the domestic market, with the[...]
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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulses: India looks to cut international business red-tape

By MarketsFarm Team October 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27. • Indian police have seized approximately 1,650 tonnes of pulse crops from warehouses in Thane. The stocks that were seized include Russian chickpeas, tur and Australian chickpeas, according to reports out of the country. It[...]
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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulses: Feed pea benchmarks declining

By MarketsFarm Team October 26, 2015

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Monday morning, Oct. 26. • Shortages and resulting high local prices in India remain at the forefront of the global pulse market. The government recently imposed restrictions on how many tonnes companies can store in an effort to curb[...]
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

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VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update for Aug. 3, 2016

Five Q and As on soil testing

Some Prairie pulses’ limited releases under review

Fababean acreage muted this year

Top 10 weed management practices

Eight tips to run your own crop trials

VIDEO: Cooking up good things with pulses

Pulses: Lentil-based beer unveiled in Saskatchewan

Pulses: India looks to cut international business red-tape

Pulses: Feed pea benchmarks declining

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