Insights and Stories on Pulse Crops

flax flowers blooming in Manitoba's Interlake area

AgGronomyTV: Evaluating on-farm research

May. 30, 2025 at 11:01 am CDT

Crop research is essential to provide insight into how crops perform. Commodity groups in particular are well-positioned to help produce and distribute that information once it’s collected. In this video from St. Jean Farm Days earlier this year, Madison Kostal with the Manitoba Crop Alliance and Daryl Domitruk with Manitoba […]

A soybean crop in Manitoba's Interlake in 2022.

The power of pulses in your crop rotation

Jan. 31, 2025 at 10:22 am CST

By Miranda Leybourne

Vanscoy, Sask. plant protein processor closes

Jan. 8, 2025 at 5:08 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Canadian pea exports slow in June

Aug. 6, 2024 at 2:15 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse Weekly: Pea prices decline as harvest gets closer

Jul. 30, 2024 at 9:01 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse Weekly: Harvest pressure approaches, expecting market to bounce back

Jul. 16, 2024 at 3:26 pm CDT

With the peas harvest in Alberta about a month away, prices have been beginning to slip back according to Kyle Sinclair, chief executive officer for Producer Profit in Lacombe, Alta.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse Weekly: Warm, dry weather needed in Manitoba

Jul. 9, 2024 at 11:37 am CDT

The Manitoba government’s pulse specialist said crops are in good condition across the province, but they need some hot temperatures in the days ahead.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. pulse area tops early intentions

Jul. 2, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

Farmers in the United States planted considerably more pulse crops in 2024 than originally projected, according to updated acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released June 28.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Grain commission revokes GFI licenses

May. 16, 2024 at 2:57 pm CDT

The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked six licenses for Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan.

By Robert Arnason

GFI closes Saskatchewan operations

May. 15, 2024 at 12:23 pm CDT

Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan, has announced a “wind down” of its business operations. A May 7 news release on the GFI website says the company cannot service its outstanding debts.