Kirsten Ratzlaff of Corteva said the company’s new active ingredient, adavelt, is a florylpicoxamid/FRAC group 21 and the first broad-spectrum picolinamide fungicide for use against ascomycota pathogens.
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New fungicide for lentils, peas and chickpeas
"This solution was developed specifically for this market, at BASF research farms, and has proven performance on major pulse diseases regardless of a pathogen's resistance status," said Sylvain Mialon, brand manager, fungicides, cereals & pulses at BASF.
Pulse breeders get serious about tackling root rot problem
A joint Limagrain-Saskatchewan Pulse Growers program is in full swing as it searches for a solution to aphanomyces
In the latest episode of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers' Pulse of the Prairies podcast, Jason Reinheimer of Limagrain said the French company is combining the best-known sources of resistance from North America and Europe to combat the devastating root rot disease.
Pulses’ impact measured
Pulse Canada directors are in Ottawa this week discussing a new report that benchmarks how pulses impact sustainability. Chair Kevin Auch said they are meeting with government officials and others about the benefits of pulses and how governments can help farmers grow even more of them. Governments have a role in easing marketing and transportation […] Read more
Pulse planting acreage trends down
Price, rotation and especially disease weigh on cropping decisions for the Prairies 2023 spring planting season
Canada’s pulse acres are expected to fall slightly in 2023, according to Agriculture Canada’s Market Analysis Group. Pea plantings are forecast at 3.21 million acres, a 4.6 percent decline. Lentils are projected at 4.27 million acres, a more modest 0.5 percent drop. LeftField Commodity Research analyst Chuck Penner thinks the pea reduction will be more […] Read more
Pulse exports look plentiful; India weather a concern
Pulse markets will be better supplied in 2022-23 despite lingering concerns in some key producing and consuming regions, says a major processor and exporter of the crop. Will Watchorn, global head of pulses at Viterra, is optimistic about a big rebound in exports. “Canada’s crop this year is looking average to above-average but the final […] Read more
Renewed pea exports to India considered likely
Food inflation may prompt government to lift import restrictions, as well as concerns about the size of country’s pulse crop
Canada’s pea markets will transform in 2022-23, says an analyst. “There is a lot of shifting going on here,” said Marlene Boersch, managing partner of Mercantile Consulting Venture. The biggest question mark is what will happen with India this year? Food price inflation is rampant in that country, which could cause India to rethink import […] Read more
Plant condition and stage are crucial to effective crop protection
Nothing beats careful scouting of individual fields to guide herbicide and fungicide application
During a year when pulse growers are facing everything from extremely dry conditions in southern Alberta to flooding in Manitoba, Tammy Jones keeps one thing in mind. “I think that, like every year, there is no normal and that there are some challenging conditions regardless of where you go.” As technical sales agronomist in Manitoba […] Read more
Pulse sector welcomes trade talks with India
India will also consider allowing unfumigated Canadian pulses without penalty until a more permanent solution is found
Canada and India have formally relaunched trade negotiations that could lead to increased Canadian pulse exports to the country. Federal international trade minister Mary Ng met with her Indian counterpart, Shri Piyush Goyal, in New Delhi March 11 to discuss economic relationships between the two countries. In addition to highlighting existing trade relationships, the ministers […] Read more
Feds fund pulses, special crops
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced $4.3 million in funding for the pulse and special crops sectors. Pulse Canada will receive slightly less than $4.2 million of the investment with $2.3 million aimed at its 25 by 25 strategy. That plan calls for 25 percent of production to be in new markets by 2025. […] Read more
