Western Canadian farmers will seed more wheat and canola this spring and less peas and lentils. That was the forecast made this week by market analyst Chuck Penner with LeftField Commodity Research at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. Penner says bullish signs for wheat include the outlook for a poor winter […]
Regina-based Protein Industries Canada has set up a 30 million dollar fund to support expansion of the plant-based food business. The chief technology officer for Protein Industries Canada, Meghan Gervais, says the fund will support the use of artificial intelligence to expand the use of food options from field peas. The use of artificial intelligence […]
Seeding of the 2021 crop has started in scattered parts of southern Saskatchewan. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says a few farmers in the southeast and southwest have started spring planting this week. He says farmers have been seeding peas and some other crops. He says dry soil conditions are a key concern. Struthers […]
Regina-based Protein Industries Canada has announced a 19 million dollar project to expand pea and fava bean processing on the prairies. The CEO of Protein Industries Canada, Bill Gruel, says a partnership with two companies, Roquette and Prairie Fava will work on pea and fava bean crop research and processing. He says its designed to […]
Yellow pea farmers in eastern Saskatchewan are well positioned to sell into a soon-to-open Manitoba processing plant owned by French company Roquette. Roquette agronomist Bruce Brolley says the Portage processing facility will turn peas into products for cosmetics, human nutrition and pet food. He says the company specifications has no tolerance for soybean residue, which […]