Category: Pulse Beat Articles

  • Setting up for Success: Planting tips for high pea yields

    With field peas and other crops, yield potential is a function of the number of plants/acre multiplied by the number of pods/plant, seeds/pod and seed size. Extra plants make for good yield insurance for unexpected curves thrown by Mother Nature. Continue reading →

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  • Declining Sources of Resistance to Phytophthora Root Rot in Soybeans and How to Manage It

    SINCE the mid-1950s, many soybean growers across Canada have struggled with Phytophthora root rot (PRR), caused by the oomycete Phytophthora sojae. Once the disease is present in their fields, farmers must deal with it for a long time as surviving spores will persist in the soil for approximately 10 years. Continue reading →

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  • Protein Industries Canada Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Variety Development

    Miranda Burski, Marketing and Communications Consultant, Protein Industries Canada – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat  PEA BREEDING ISN’T a new venture for DL Seeds, a company situated in southern Manitoba. They have been selecting and breeding yellow peas for the North … Continue reading →

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  • Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program Launched

    HAVE YOU STOPPED doing the activities you normally enjoy? Are you feeling sad, angry or “not yourself ”? Have your friends told you they’re concerned? As a farmer, there are many challenges every day. Whether they are operational, personal or … Continue reading →

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  • Gwyneth Paltrow, Celebrity Chefs and the Role of Influencers in Agriculture

    Toban Dyck, Writer and Farmer – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat  I’LL ADMIT. I have a lot to say when it comes to “influencers.” If you’ve never heard the term, perhaps you should consider yourself lucky, stop reading this and move … Continue reading →

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  • Food-Grade Soybeans

    Demystifying a profitable opportunity for Manitoba farmers Toban Dyck, Writer and Farmer – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat Brent Kosie is Sevita International’s sales and contracting manager for western Canada. He sells food-grade soybean seed to Manitoba farmers, contracting with them … Continue reading →

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  • MPSG Director Profile: Alex Burgess – Lawyer and Farmer

    Toban Dyck, Writer and Farmer – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat ALEX BURGESS IS a lawyer. He is also a farmer and Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers’ new director.  He and his father — who is also a lawyer and a … Continue reading →

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  • Assiniboine Community College Sets Sights on Advancing Ag in Manitoba

    Spring 2022 Pulse Beat ASSINIBOINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ACC) in Brandon is increasing its commitment to agricultural programming, a trajectory that includes Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG). MPSG has committed $200,000 towards ACC’s Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, which … Continue reading →

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  • Soy Canada: Reflections from the Summit

    A view full of opportunity Brian Innes, Executive Director, Soy Canada – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat  WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG, like the soybean industry in Manitoba, you’ve got your whole future ahead of you. Add to that the fact that we’re … Continue reading →

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  • Pulse Canada: Pulses Benefit the Environment and the Economy

    Denis Tremorin, Director of Sustainability, Pulse Canada – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat IF YOU LOOK at agricultural policies around the world, you will see very different visions for how the world feeds its people. More often than not, it feels … Continue reading →

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  • Grain Growers of Canda: Farmers Deserve a Seat at Sustainability Table

    Erin Gowriluk, Executive Director, Grain Growers of Canada – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat FOLLOWING OUR MOST recent federal election, it should come as no surprise that the conversation around sustainability and environmental stewardship has moved to the forefront.  While this … Continue reading →

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  • Clancey’s Stats: 2021 drought results in strong prices for pulses

    Brian Clancey, Senior Market Analyst and Publisher, STAT Communications – Spring Pulse Beat 2022 THE REALITY OF last year’s drought has been fully accepted by markets, resulting in unusually strong prices for many pulses. As a result, attention is switching … Continue reading →

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  • Message from Board Chair

    Calvin Penner, Chair, MPSG – Spring Pulse Beat 2022 AS I SIT and think about what I will write for this message, it is snowing and the wind has switched back from the north after blowing from the south. These … Continue reading →

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  • Message from Executive Director

    Daryl Domitruk, Executive Director, MPSG – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat  THE ROLLER COASTER of sentiments felt by growers this crop year is leaving its mark in the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) office. In addition to anxiety over drought … Continue reading →

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  • On-Farm Network: Your Fields, Your Results Webinar Recap

    On February 1, 2022, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) co-hosted a webinar with Manitoba Crop Alliance to showcase on-farm research results from 2021. Find a recording of the webinar here. 2021 Results in a Nutshell MPSG’s On-Farm Network (OFN) … Continue reading →

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  • Short-Season Soybean Breeding at AAFC

    Dr. Elroy Cober, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 The Ottawa Research and Development Centre hosts Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) short-season soybean breeding program. This program develops maturity group (MG) 00 and earlier … Continue reading →

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  • Growing Impacts of Multi-Year Precipitation Deficits

    Timi Ojo, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 The impact of water availability for optimal crop yield quality and quantity is well known. However, after almost a decade of being at the wet end of … Continue reading →

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  • The Pea Leaf Weevil: An Invasive Pest of Peas and Faba Beans

    Dr. Meghan Vankosky and Dr. Hector Carcamo, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 The pea leaf weevil, Sitona lineatus, is an invasive pest in Canada. Following its initial detection in southern Alberta in the late 1990s, … Continue reading →

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