Michelle Hubbard is an Agriculture Canada researcher in pulse pathology who is studying how a chickpea-flax intercrop might control Ascochyta blight.
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Tried and true tips still work to control Ascochyta blight
Agriculture Canada pulse pathology researcher shares best ways to mitigate Ascochyta blight in chickpeas
Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month
Exports for 2024-25 remain solid
Canadian pulse exports were down in June, but remain solid with one month left in the 2024-25 marketing year, according to Statistics Canada.
Reduce Ascochyta blight with an intercrop
Flax/chickpea blend an ‘eye catcher’
Chickpea flax intercrop has been proving successful in reducing fungal disease, says AAFC at Ag in Motion 2025
U.S. pulse group commits to doubling production in five years
USA Pulses new name for organization
The pulse industry in the United States has plans to double production and consumption of pulse crops by 2030, USA Pulses announced at their annual conference held in Spokane, Washington, July 7-10.
Pulse weekly: Canadian pea exports up in April
China the largest destination despite tariffs
Canadian pea exports were up in April, with China the largest destination despite new trade barriers, according to the latest Statistics Canada data.
Chickpea supplies tight despite large Australian forecast
All eyes in the desi chickpea market are on Australia, but an analyst warns you shouldn’t trust what you see.
Chickpea acres prepare to mount a comeback
With harvest in the home stretch in southern regions, thoughts turn to cropping plans for next year. In the typically drier brown and dark brown soil zones, more chickpeas will be seeded next spring. Chickpeas don’t get a lot of attention because they aren’t a widespread cropping choice. The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. will only […] Read more
Chickpeas could help make or break pea market
Canadian pea exports to India soar when the country is short of desi chickpeas, and Australia is looking at a bumper crop SASKATOON — The yellow pea market hinges on one key factor this year, says an analyst.“The outlook is 80 per cent political, 20 per cent fundamental,” said Greg Kostal, president of Kostal Ag […] Read more
Wealth of chickpeas will affect export market
SASKATOON — The United States could be sitting on a massive stockpile of kabuli chickpeas by the end of the 2024-25 crop year, says an analyst. Farmers in that country planted 529,900 acres of chickpeas, a 42 percent increase over the previous year, according to the USDA’s Farm Service Agency. Related stories: The breakdown by […] Read more
Chickpeas galore in Australia could impact yellow pea prospects
SASKATOON — Australia’s desi chickpeas could provide stiff competition for Canada’s yellow peas in India this year. Farmers Down Under could be harvesting a massive crop based on early-season expectations. Related stories: The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is forecasting 1.15 million tonnes of chickpea production in 2024-25. That would […] Read more
