Reading Time: 2 minutes Mark Olson has finally found the perfect standing field pea. “It’s called faba bean,” said Olson, pulse crops unit head at Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “People have struggled with the harvestability of field pea for a number of years, especially in those areas where there’s a lot of moisture. Faba bean is a crop […] Read more
It was a faba-ulous year for growing broad beans
Acreage of the pulse crop doubled or tripled this year, with good prices and yields making it a big money maker
