Insights and Stories on Pulses

Feb. 25, 2014 at 1:30 am CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — The area seeded to pulse and special crops is expected to increase in Western Canada this spring, according to an outlook presented here Monday at the Wild Oats Grainworld conference. Jon Driedger, a market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions in Winnipeg, said favourable input costs […]

By Terryn Shiells

Feb. 19, 2014 at 4:54 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Lentil acres are poised for a slight increase in Canada this spring, with some area likely shifting from green into red varieties. However, ongoing logistics issues across Western Canada are putting some pressure on nearby values. Canadian farmers planted 2.39 million acres of lentils in 2013, growing […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 7, 2014 at 3:13 pm CST

Having spent the week taking the pulse of Saskatchewan’s grain and oilseed growers, the province’s pea, bean and lentil grower organization expects to see more acres in the province shift this spring to pulses — and to soybeans. “We’re expecting pea and lentil acreage to be up this spring,” Carl […]

By Leeann Minogue

Feb. 7, 2014 at 2:07 pm CST

CNS Canada — Relatively favourable prices should see more acres seeded to edible beans in Manitoba this spring, according to market participants. After seeding only about 94,000 acres of edible beans (white and coloured combined) in 2013, early indications are pointing to area in the 120,000- to 130,000-acre rage, depending […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 21, 2014 at 5:09 pm CST

BASF’s Clearfield cropping system has been expanded to allow a Clearfield-friendly herbicide’s use on the system’s lentils. BASF Canada recently announced it now supports the use of its Group 2 herbicide Ares on Clearfield lentils. The imazamox/imazapyr combo is approved for use on grassy and broadleaf weeds such as cleavers, […]