Agronomist-in-Residence Program

A unique collaboration between Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) and the University of Manitoba, the Agronomist-in-Residence is an applied research position focusing on pulse and soybean production issues.

May 12, 2023

Soybean and Pulse Agronomy Lab 2021-2022 Annual Report

The 2021 – 2022 annual report containing summaries of 15 research trials in Manitoba on soybean, dry bean and field pea agronomy, and on intercropping and relay cropping with soybeans and peas.

Go to download: Soybean and Pulse Agronomy Lab 2021-2022 Annual Report
January 3, 2023

Relay Cropping Soybeans and Winter Wheat – Boom or Bust?

Kristen P. MacMillan, MPSG Agronomist-in-Residence, University of Manitoba Pulse Beat 96, Fall/Winter 2022 HARVESTING A SOYBEAN crop in the same year following harvest of a winter wheat or fall rye […]

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March 22, 2021

Soybean and Pulse Agronomy Lab 2019-2020 Annual Report

The 2019 – 2020 annual report containing summaries of 15 research trials in Manitoba on soybean, dry bean and field pea agronomy, and on intercropping and relay cropping with soybeans and peas.

Go to download: Soybean and Pulse Agronomy Lab 2019-2020 Annual Report
March 15, 2021

Applying the 5% Rule to Soybean Production

A 5% increase in yield, a 5% decrease in costs and a 5% increase in price received will produce more than a 15% increase in net returns. The effect is cumulative, multiplicative and compounding.”

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December 3, 2020

Embracing Change… at Home and in the Field

2019 was our busiest research season with 20 field trials spread across six locations in Manitoba.

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March 24, 2020

A Practical Alliance: University and industry benefit from agronomist-in-residence

It has been three years since Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) and the University of Manitoba (U of M) joined together to create the Agronomist-in-Residence program, an applied research position designed to help bridge the gap between classroom and farmers’ fields.

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Dry Bean

June 7, 2019

Dig Up Those (Dry Bean) Roots!

Digging up roots… is this part of your routine crop scouting?

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May 6, 2019

Soybean and Pulse Agronomy Lab 2018 Annual Report

The 2018 annual report, containing summaries of nine different research projects in Manitoba on soybean and dry bean agronomy, and on pulse intercropping.

Go to download: Soybean and Pulse Agronomy Lab 2018 Annual Report
Soybean

March 8, 2019

Soybean Seeding Decisions – Seeding Window and Seeding Depth Results from 2017 and 2018

What seeding date and depth maximizes soybean yield?

Go to download: Soybean Seeding Decisions – Seeding Window and Seeding Depth Results from 2017 and 2018
January 11, 2019

Diversity in Crops, Research and Conversations

An update from the soybean and pulse agronomy lab following its second field season.

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May 14, 2018

Yield and Maturity of Late-Seeded Soybeans in Manitoba

How late can soybeans be planted in Manitoba?

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May 14, 2018

Field Research is Like Farming

The first field season of the soybean and pulse agronomy lab at the University of Manitoba!

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May 14, 2018

Building a Research Program

The beginning of the applied pulse and soybean research program at the University of Manitoba

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