The dreaded aphanomyces has been found in the fields… does that mean it’s time to quit growing pulses?Robyne Davidson, pulse and special crops research scientist with Lakeland College, says not necessarily, as she speaks with RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell about aphanomyces host and non-host crops in this episode of Pulse School.Aphanomyces thrives in wet soil conditions… Read More
Category: Lupin
Integrating pulses into a cropping rotation can be a great way to break pest and disease cycles, improve soil fertility, and diversify farm income while reducing fertilizer costs.Peas and lentils are a common sight in the western Canadian Prairie pulse growing regions, however the smaller-acreage faba beans and even lupins offer farmers new options to… Read More
Growing a new crop can be tricky for a number of different reasons. There are so many unknowns, and at the end of the day, a farmer needs to know they will make a profit off the crop.Robyne Bowness Davidson, pulse specialist at Lakeland College, has been working with lupins for 20 years. The difference… Read More
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is announcing a project to establish lupin as a staple crop in the Canadian agri-food sector. Lupin Platform Inc., Hensall Co-op, Lumi Foods, and PURIS have come together to establish an integrated ecosystem to increase the production and processing of lupin in Canada. The $7.3 million project will develop a lupin… Read More