Reading Time: 3 minutes Caroline Sekulic just got back from the biggest pulse convention in the world — and she has a message for Alberta farmers. “We have to stay competitive and we have to keep on it with our market access initiatives,” said the Peace Country farmer, who was one of five Alberta pulse growers at the conference […] Read more
It’s a great time to be a pulse grower
Five Alberta farmers attending the world’s biggest pulse event get an up-close look at the red-hot market for pulses
Weather, crop conditions a ‘mixed bag’ for growers
Many came through a late, wet spring better than expected and dry hasn’t equalled disaster — but no one’s expecting a bin buster
Reading Time: 4 minutes For Alberta growers right now, the biggest clouds on the horizon are the lack of them — particularly the ones bringing rain. “It’s a real mixed bag throughout the province with some of the weather conditions that we’ve been dealt,” Rimbey-area producer Jason Lenz said earlier this month. “Certainly the south has some very, very […] Read more
Unseeded acres create ripple effect in the number of insured acres this summer
Insured barley and pea acres are down, but canola, lentil, and hemp acres went up
Reading Time: 3 minutes Two years of rough weather conditions haven’t been enough to drive producers to increase their crop insurance coverage. “I don’t think there’s a huge change in the overall level of insurance participation. The reasons people participate aren’t always dependent on the weather,” said Jesse Cole, research analyst at Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC). “There could […] Read more
Crop conditions decline, hot, dry weather continues
Alberta crop conditions as of July 25
Reading Time: < 1 minute Crop condition ratings declined a further 4 points this week to 60 per cent good/excellent, compared to the 5 year average of 74 per cent. Hot, dry weather continues to cover the South region and is now affecting significant portions of the east half of the Central region and parts of the NE region. Heavy […] Read more
Declining lentil prices should level off, improve
CNS Canada — Red lentil growers, who have seen prices cut in half during the past year and a half, may finally be able to find solace in what some analysts call a brighter outlook for the remainder of 2017. “I personally am optimistic that we will see higher prices. Some other people will dispute […] Read more
Canadian pulses granted three-month extension to India’s fumigation exemption
Canadian pulse officials have less than three months to reach a long-term agreement with India over fumigation in pulse shipments
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian pulse exports to India have been given the green light, at least for the short term, temporarily heading off fears of higher fumigation charges or being shut out of the country completely. The federal government announced July 5 that India has granted another exemption to allow Canadian pulse exporters to access that market. Exports […] Read more
Crop ratings in the south decline due to ‘droughty’ conditions
Alberta crop conditions as of July 4
Reading Time: < 1 minute Provincial crop condition ratings declined by 3 points this week to 75 per cent rated good or excellent, solely due to a significant decline in the condition ratings of crops in the South region as the droughty conditions currently affecting the US northern tier states has reached into southern Alberta. Crop condition ratings were virtually […] Read more
Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups
Bayer CropScience is recommending users of its Proline foliar fungicide double-check the nozzles they’re using before spraying, to avoid the “plugging issues” affecting some customers’ sprayers. The company on Wednesday reported a “small” number of cases in which farmers’ sprayers were plugging up during applications of Proline, a broad-spectrum prothioconazole (Group 3) suspension Bayer bills […] Read more
Pulse exporters get India exemption, no penalties attached
CNS Canada — Canadian pulse exports to India have been given the green light, at least for the short term, temporarily heading off fears of higher fumigation charges or being shut out of the country completely. The federal government announced Wednesday that India has granted another exemption to allow Canadian pulse exporters to access that […] Read more
Strings seen attached to India’s extended fumigation deadline
CNS Canada –– India has extended its Friday deadline on a requirement that all pulse shipments to that country be fumigated with methyl bromide — but it wasn’t quite the good news the Canadian pulse industry had hoped to hear. “India has basically extended the ability for exporters around the world to ship to India […] Read more