Message from Board Chair
“The glass is half full and the first half was delicious.” Calvin Penner, Chair, MPSG – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat…
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Message from Executive Director
Daryl Domitruk, Executive Director, MPSG – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 I AM PLEASED to report neither drought nor pandemic…
Clancey’s Stats: Are the global base industrial commodity markets entering a supercycle?
There is some interesting speculation emerging that global base industrial commodity markets could enter what is termed a supercycle, where demand is greater than supply for several years.
Expanding Plant-Based Food Market Leads to Expanding Opportunities
There’s no question that the global demand for plant-based food, feed and ingredients is increasing. Between a growing worldwide population, the desire to lead a healthy lifestyle and support for a sustainable food value chain, many consumers are turning to plant- based foods and beverages for part or all of their protein needs.
Message from Board Chair
As I write this, it’s mid-April, and we’re experiencing some welcome, wet snowfall. Our farm is still trying to catch up from a large moisture deficit. I realize that not all Manitoba farmers are looking for moisture at this time.
Message from Executive Director
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Sharp and Focused on Being Where Farmers Need Us to Be
Much like farming, the agriculture advocacy world is one that changes with the seasons and can force you to be put your best-laid plans by the wayside.
Foreign Events Impact the Canadian/Manitoba Soybean Sector
Contrary to the circumstances that existed for the 2018 to 2019 soybean crops, it is certainly a welcome change to prepare Soy Canada commentary when soybean demand and prices are not only strong but are projected to remain so for at least the coming year.
Improving Supply Chain, Increasing Demand
While pulse growers are hard at work seeding across western Canada, the team at Pulse Canada continues to work to advance the priorities of our industry.
Winter Rye Preceding Dry Beans and Soybeans
Overview of North Dakota research Greg Endres, NDSU Extension Cropping Systems Specialist, Carrington Research Extension Center, ND – Summer (June) 2021…
Oat-Pea Mixed Grain Intercropping on the Canadian and Northern U.S. Prairies
During the past decade, mixed grain intercropping has become a commercially significant practice for some farm operations on the Canadian and Northern U.S. prairies.
Tolerance to Iron Deficiency can be Enhanced by Altering the Level of the Phytoglobin Gene
Dr. Claudio Stasolla, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba — Bethany Asmundson and Dr. Mohamed Mira conducted this work…
Insecticide Resistance in Soybean Aphids
John Gavloski, Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development – Summer (June) 2021 Pulse Beat WITH ANY INSECT, pathogen or weed, repeated…
Fine-Tuning Management of Dry Bean Diseases
Jonathan Reich and Dr. Syama Chatterton, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Summer (June) 2021 Pulse…
Agronomists Answer Sessions
THE ON-FARM NETWORK (OFN) hosted the first-ever Agronomists Answer sessions in early March 2021. These virtual sessions were designed to…
Soybean and Pulse Webinar Summaries
Earlier in 2021, MPSG teamed up with Glacier Farm Media and the other commodity organizations to bring you the…
Keep it Clean – What’s New this Year?
Pulse Canada and Keep it Clean! – Summer (June) 2021 Pulse Beat KEEP IT CLEAN provides annual updates as part…
Late-Season Weed Scouting. So Many Questions.
It’s late summer. You’ve sprayed for weeds. Between now and harvest, there’s nothing left to watch for except insects and diseases, right? Not necessarily. Your weed control program doesn’t end when the sprayer pulls out of the last field.