Welcome to the Winter 2023 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view the entire publication, including features on root rot, biodiversity and cropping systems, and more. Click the links below to view individual stories.
Biodiversity and Cropping Ecosystems
Team Alberta – Land is a Limited Resource
Pulse Canada – Market Innovation Spotlight
Alberta Farm Tour for Delegation from India
Know Your Food Trailer Launched
Welcome to the Fall 2022 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view the entire publication, including QR code for APG member survey on cover. Click the links below to view individual stories.
Policy Column – Much Ado About Fertilizer Emissions
Pulse Canada – Update from Ottawa
APG Bylaw Development – A Red Tape Reduction Effort
Team Alberta Crops – Advocating for Farmer Tools
Plot to Field – APG Continues to Lead Field-Scale Research in Alberta
Prices – Lessons Learned About Pulse Demand in 2021-22
AgSafe Alberta – What is Your Farm’s Safety Story
New Event & Digital Coordinator
Nutrition Notes – Including Pulses in a Diabetes-Friendly Diet
Welcome to the Summer 2022 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view the entire publication. Click the links below to view individual stories.
Agricultural Wetland Contributions
Team Alberta Crops Adds New Partners
Crop Protection Product Advisory
Innovator Award Nominations Open
7 Types of Rest Every Farmer Needs
Nutrition Notes – Power of Collaboration
Recipe – Beans and Rice Master Mix
Welcome to the Winter 2022 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view the entire publication. Click the links below to view individual stories.
Zone Meeting Speaker Discusses Pesticide Shortage
Crop Sector Journey to Net Zero
ART Project Assistant Puts Environmental Degree to Work
Cliff Cyre Honoured with Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award
Pulse Canada – Sustainability and Container Crunch
Soil Testing After a Growing Season of Drought
Chuck Penner – Seasonal Price Patterns
The Adventures of Buckwheat & Lucy – Planning for #Plant22
Nutrition Notes – Pumping Iron with Pulses
Feature Recipe – Gardener’s Pie
Welcome to the Fall 2021 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view the entire publication. Click the links below to view individual stories.
Pulse Canada Sustainability Update
Heat Dome Reduced Pulse Yields
Alberta Wetland Stewardship Project
BEAN=Brief Emerging and Notable
APG Seeks Advisors in All Zones
Feature Recipe – Honey Pecan White Bean Bread Pudding
Welcome to the Summer 2021 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view the entire publication. Click the links below to view individual stories.
Sharing our Sustainability Story
Keep it Clean and Product Advisory
Commercial Production of Blue Lupin in Alberta
Turn Up the Volume on Ag Advocacy
2021 Alberta Innovator Award Winner
New Pea Processing Plant in Calgary
Welcome to the Winter 2021 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view the entire publication. Click the links below to view individual stories.
Lupin Crops Coming Soon to Alberta
Energy Efficiency of On-Farm Grain Conditioning Systems
Adventures of Buckwheat & Lucy: Field Selection
Chops & Crops Virtual Reception
Judy G Launches Cakes Made with Faba Bean Flour
Nutrition Notes: (What a) Year in Review!
Feature Recipe: Lentil Salad Rolls
Welcome to the Fall 2020 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here to view a pdf of the entire publication. Highlights include APG’s new vision and strategic plan, fall zone meetings going virtual, update on research impacted by COVID-19 and more. Click the links below to see individual stories.
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR)
APG Director Elected Pulse Canada Vice-Chair
New Portage Pea Protein Facility
Updated Growing Pulses Section of APG Website
Welcome to the Summer 2020 issue of Pulse Crop News. Click here view a pdf of the entire publication. Highlights include the 2020 Grower Advisory, Organic Regional Trials Begin, COVID-19 Supply Chain, Pulses Key to a Healthy Heart, and more. Click the links below to see individual stories.
Policy Update – COVID-19 Supply Chain
Mark Olson Wins Alberta Innovator Award
Social Media Key to Translating Farm to Food
Chuck Penner on Shifting Pulse Market Sentiment
Pulses Conclave and Gulfood Show
Dog Treat Made for 2016 Showcase Preparing to Ramp Up Distribution
Welcome to the Pulse Crop News 2020 Research Report. Click here to view the entire publication or click a link below for individual stories.
Grow Genetics
Research targets a new paradigm for pulse improvement
Pea breeding seeks to balance yield, protein, agronomics
Screening program spans early germplasm to co-op trials
White mould in dry bean – If you can’t beat it, avoid it
APG research moves from small plots to field scale
Grow Yield
Top faba bean agronomy questions, studied and answered
Chocolate spot is here (and now so is Stemphylium)
Going deeper on pea leaf weevil management
Research targets multiple strategies against pea root rot
As pea leaf weevils spread, management options are growing
An integrated approach to pea leaf weevil management
Better tools in sight for dry bean disease management
Grow Sustainability
Soil microbes offer new road to pulse productivity
Understanding the trade-offs of crop rotations
Land stewardship yields slow, steady benefits
When storing pulses, consider what is inside and outside the bin
Regional Variety Trials – New management, new convenience
Grow Utilization
Chef-directed product innovation will benefit pulses
New directions for pulse-based protein
Sprouting project seeks new applications for faba bean
Project takes wide view of pulse processing innovation
Nutritional data key to increasing pulse usage
Grow Health
Show, don’t tell, to boost pulses in health-minded diets
Doing the right thing and telling the right story
