Insights and Stories on Peas

Nov. 1, 2022 at 3:16 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty Glacier FarmMedia staff The month of October is usually when harvesting operations come to a close for conventional crops in Western Canada and organic crops are no different. While yields from organic crop harvests in 2021 were severely reduced due to drought conditions, this year’s harvests were […]

By OrganicBiz

Oct. 31, 2022 at 4:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Ten representatives from companies buying or producing organic crops took part in a webinar discussing the markets for those crops hosted by SaskOrganics on Oct. 27. The marketing webinars, which are held bi-annually before spring seeding and after harvest, are designed to connect organic grain buyers and producers […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Oct. 25, 2022 at 2:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As harvesting operations for pulses in Western Canada come to a close, Mac Ross, Pulse Canada’s director for market access and trade policy, said this year’s crops have been successful in terms of quality and yields. “I haven’t heard any concerns regarding quality. In a lot of cases, […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Oct. 18, 2022 at 12:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the return of typical temperatures and healthy amounts of precipitation throughout the growing season, Manitoba had successful pea and dry bean crops during the 2022-23 marketing year, according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said both crops showed high yields from their respective […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the harvest in Saskatchewan wraps up for 2022, pulse specialist Dale Risula said pulse crops were quite good this year — a definite improvement over last year’s drought-stricken production. “Overall for the province we will likely see average production this year, although some areas suffered pretty badly,” […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm