More than half of the dry bean trials at the Centralia Research Station are now done using strip tillage equipment. “We want to go strip till, because that’s what we’re […] Read more
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Researchers expand tillage options related to dry beans
There are few weed control options for dry bean in conservation tillage
Pulse weekly outlook: StatsCan acres see little change
MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil acres only saw slight adjustments in the latest acreage estimates Tuesday from Statistics Canada, with little market news to draw in extra area since […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans in good shape
MarketsFarm — Despite temperatures ranging from near-freezing lows to sweltering highs and receiving little precipitation, Manitoba’s dry edible bean crop has weathered the conditions well, according to the province’s pulse […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Timely rains benefitting Saskatchewan crops
MarketsFarm — As with crops across the Prairies, pulses in Saskatchewan got a much timely shot in the arm with recent rainfall, according to Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops emerge despite dry soils
Beans 'tougher than people think'
MarketsFarm — While Manitoba continues to deal with drought conditions in many growing areas, planting of pulses and soybeans is near done and some pulses are starting to emerge. “Pea […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Seeding numbers may exceed USDA expectations
MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) prospective plantings report, delivered March 31, provided a mixed bag for pulse growers in that country as far as the numbers are […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Normal yields expected for dry beans in 2021-22
MarketsFarm — The number of acres seeded for dry beans in Canada in 2020-21 was at its highest level in more than a decade. But this upcoming crop year, acreage […] Read more
Farmers retrieve beans from Global Grain
That will cut the amount of security money needed to cover what farmers are owed
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is still tallying how much farmers are owed by Global Grain Canada Ltd. at Plum Coulee, Man. for dry beans they delivered to the firm […] Read more
Desiccant options continue to decline for dry beans
Use of chemicals on dry beans increasingly depends on requirements of end users
Ontario dry bean growers continue to search for alternatives to use as a desiccant after buyers rejected the further use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest burndown in 2019. Limitations on […] Read more
Dry beans absorb major hit
Canadian production is down, but not much as in the United States
Glacier FarmMedia – It has been a disastrous year for most areas in North America in dry bean production and that will eventually result in rising prices, says an industry […] Read more