Category: Pulse Beat Articles

This spring, as soil test results were rolling in from trial fields, an unusual number of fields tested high to very high for residual nitrate in the top 24 inches. Continue reading →

Megan Bourns, MSc, Agronomist – On-Farm Network, MPSG – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 The 2021 growing season was full of production frustrations and environmental challenges, but it led to some interesting findings from On-Farm Network (OFN) dry bean trials. … Continue reading →

Winter rye has a wide fall planting period and range of rates, depending on goals for the cover crop. Continue reading →

Dr. Mario Tenuta, Professor of Soil Ecology, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 The soybean cyst nematode (SCN), Heterodera glycines, is the most damaging pest or disease of soybeans in Ontario and the … Continue reading →

Daryl Domitruk, PhD, PAg, Executive Director, MPSG – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 In our constant effort to optimize the transfer of research results to farmers, MPSG will be expanding the breadth and depth of research reporting. An expanded suite … Continue reading →

Toban Dyck, Writer and Farmer – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 Crush a soybean and you’re left with oil and a granular substance referred to as meal. Dale Heide has cooked with both, in their raw, unprocessed forms. He made … Continue reading →

Dan Kraft, VP of Operations, Merit Functional Foods – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 Merit’s grower partnerships are pivotal to producing highly functional pea and canola protein ingredients that help manufacturers unlock better plant-based products that deliver on taste, texture, … Continue reading →

Ag in the Classroom – Manitoba Two exciting new resources are in the works at Agriculture in the Classroom–Manitoba (AITC–M) this school year, both focused on educating kids about Manitoba commodities and their importance to our everyday lives. “We are … Continue reading →

What growers need to know Delta Hirsch, Pulse Canada – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 North America is collectively struggling with availability of shipping containers to trade goods with global markets and Canadian pulse growers can expect to face some … Continue reading →

Jeff English, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Pulse Canada – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 The topics of sustainability and climate change have been at the forefront of national conversations for some time. And while pulse growers and the industry … Continue reading →

Brian Innes, Executive Director, Soy Canada – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 Introducing Soy Canada’s new Executive Director, Brian Innes In May of this year, Brian Innes joined Soy Canada as its Executive Director, replacing Ron Davidson. In his role … Continue reading →

Erin Gowriluk, Executive Director, Grain Growers of Canada – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 At first glance, the political landscape in Ottawa, post-election, does not appear much different than it did a few months ago. Yet, a renewed Liberal minority … Continue reading →

North American pulse production is down sharply from last year Brian Clancey, Senior Market Analyst and Publisher, STAT Communications – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021  ACCORDING TO THE most recent production estimates from Statistics Canada and the U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

“The glass is half full and the first half was delicious.” Calvin Penner, Chair, MPSG – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 It has been an interesting year for farmers, to say the very least. Soybean and pulse crop yields have … Continue reading →

Daryl Domitruk, Executive Director, MPSG – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 I AM PLEASED to report neither drought nor pandemic could prevent Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) from accomplishing another successful field season. The efforts of our agronomists backed … Continue reading →