Pulse of the Prairies

In this episode, SPG’s Agronomy Managers, Meagen Reed and Mike Brown, along with SPG summer student Braiden Leppa, discuss how this year’s pulse harvest is going here in Saskatchewan. Editor's note: As of August 1, 2023, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has implemented a change so that grasshoppers, other insects, and insect parts are no longer a downgrading factor in lentils and are instead included in dockage. Visit the CGC's website to learn more.

In this episode SPG’s Agronomy Managers, Meagen Reed and Mike Brown, discuss the current situation with pulse crops in Saskatchewan including environmental impacts, pest pressures, and disease management. Additional Resources: FUNGICIDE OPTIONS FOR PULSE CROPS → FUNGICIDE INSENSITIVITY IN PULSE CROPS → INSECTICIDE OPTIONS IN 2023→ PRAIRIE PEST MONITORING NETWORK → ADJUVANTS: WHAT THEY DO & HOW THEY DO IT → OPTIMIZING SPRAY APPLICATIONS →

SPG & Limagrain Field Seeds are excited to announce a new collaboration for Pulse breeding in Saskatchewan. This new collaboration has a strong commercial focus and will bring new and additional investment into Pea and Lentil breeding locally in Saskatchewan, increasing competition, and creating a strong environment to foster innovation. In this episode Shaun Dyrland, SPG Chair, & Jason Reinheimer, Limagrain Field Seeds Head of Research for Cereals & Pulses, share more about the newly announced Pulse Breeding Collaboration including principles, priorities, and technology. Read more about this announcement: https://saskpulse.com/news-events/news/saskatchewan-pulse-growers-and-limagrain-field-seeds-forge-a-new-path-in-pl Watch the video: https://youtu.be/AHq6hBEPAEg

In this episode Amber Johnson, SPG’s Director of Marketing & Communications, sits down with Dr. Julianne Curran, Vice President of Market Innovation with Pulse Canada. They discuss the Canadian pulse industry’s 25% x 2025 market development strategy and provide an update on how those goals are progressing.

In this episode, SPG’s Agronomy Manager, Sarah Anderson, sits down with Sandy Junek, co-owner and Molecular Lab Manager of Discovery Seed Labs. They discuss everything to do with seed testing, including how testing works, when to test seed, what to expect from test results, as well as trends from the 2021 annual seed survey. Read the latest article on the important of seed testing here.

This podcast episode features Dr. Chris Willenborg, Associate Professor, Plant Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, and graduate student Amanda Fedorchuk, discussing some of the research objectives of faba bean seeding rate and herbicide considerations for weed control, and outcomes observed thus far from the trials. Read the accompanying research summary here. [Editor’s note: in this episode, all rates of active ingredients were measured in grams per hectare.]

In this episode, SPG’s Agronomy Manager Sarah Anderson is joined by Agronomy Extension Specialists from SaskWheat and SaskCanola, Haley Tetreault and Kaeley Kindrachuk, to host a collaborative discussion on herbicide carryover with Provincial Specialist in Weed Control, Clark Brenzil. Listen now to learn more about the risks and considerations pertaining to herbicide carryover, and read our new article on the topic at SaskPulse.com.

This episode features SPG’s Agronomy Manager Sarah Anderson, Shaun Dyrland, SK pulse grower and SPG Board Chair, and Judy Elias, Operations Supervisor for the Canadian Grain Commission. They discuss the key considerations for selling pulse crops. As well, Amber Johnson, SPG’s Director of Marketing & Communications speaks with Jon Driedger, Vice President with LeftField Commodity Research, about how the Canadian pulse market fared this season, and what the future holds for global demand for Canadian pulses.