Next week starts final week of pea leaf weevil survey in AB. I’m moving to Peace. So if you have a pea field I could visit…please reach out! I’d be so grateful!
APG’s Nodulation Scorecard calculator is now available on the app! Use this tool to estimate nodule health & nitrogen fixation potential for all pulse crops. Check it out under Calculators! Download the APG app at ow.ly/9gBs50Z6IF7#westcdnag#plant26
There has been a lot of happenings in May!
I was walking last night (cuz steps are important 🤪) and reflecting on the dual nature of this month.
A month of beginnings and endings.
One year of growth (the 10 pound puppy of 2025 is now 110 pounds of bigger puppy), the first days and signs of budding, the hope of new growth and crops planted and babies born.
But May also is about endings; the last of our boys stepping into adulthood, the final high school grad, the elusive last field planted (YESSSS, finally) and a host of other things small and not so small.
Happy day friends. I hope you get a chance to just sit and take in the moments. The starts and stops. The easy and the hard. It really is a beautiful life.
Also did I mention WE ARE DONE SEEDING!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
#reflections#farming#may#plant26
Think cabbage is only for coleslaw? Think again! Grilled Cabbage Wedges with Crispy Lentils & Creamy Lemon Sauce will have you loving cabbage all over again. Crispy #lentils add texture, protein & fibre to this delicious dish!
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The power found within a single seed is difficult to match.
All of the ingredients required for life, packaged in something so unassuming and simple.
How ironic that demise of the individual actually results in exponential multiplication.
Marvel super hero's stand aside.
The process of germination is vitally important to understand because it informs management recommendations.
#scienceiscool#farming#agriculture#agronomy#germination#peas#lentils#chickpeas#fava#beans
AB Farmers...we still have openings in our pea leaf weevil survey for 2026.
We:
➡️dont drive in field, but park on the approach
➡️work off headland, and wear disposible booties (fashion statement for sure)
➡️send you the results
st when you think everything is going smoothly: wind, frost, cutworms can all show up and create confusion... what to do, what to do?
The answer for pulse crops, lies in the type of emergence they have.
#agronomy#plant26#farming#Cdnag#peas#lentils#chickpeas#fava
SAVE THE DATE(S)!
Alberta Pulse, Alberta Grains and Alberta Canola are pleased to host the ALBERTA CROP DIAGNOSTIC DAYS at locations across the province this July/Aug.
Hope to see you there :)
#agronomy#farming#CdnAg#barley#canola#wheat#pulses
Do you know someone who has helped shape the pulse industry & contributed to the success of the industry as it is today? Nominate them for the 13th annual Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award ow.ly/pjfL50YXP4Y#westcdnag
How did we get to the recommended seeding rates?
What's the reasoning behind the targets.
If some is good isn't more better? (if we are talking ice cream, YES - more is better).
Revisiting the whiteboard; grain bag school the reprise :)
#agronomy#farming#economics#plant26#peas#lentils#chickpeas#fava#lupins