Agriculture Canada says a new pulse grain offers the chance to expand prairie farm markets. Researchers are looking at the sweet white lupin as a new source of high quality protein and a source of essential nutrients. Sweet white lupin is most commonly grown in Europe and could be another crop to help Canadian […]
Regina-based Protein Industries Canada has launched an 11 million dollar project to make plant-based cheese products. C.E.O. Bill Gruel says B.C.-based Lumi Foods and Save On Foods are partnering in a project to turn oats, legumes and pulses into cheese-like products. Lumi Foods is hoping to use oats and pulses instead of cashews and almonds […]
A $3-million research project from Regina-based Protein Industries Canada is moving into commercial production. CEO Bill Gruel says a by-product of pulse crop processing has been turned into a component for fertilizing prairie crops. Gruel says the by-product, pulse crop seed hulls, have been turned into a carrier for micro-nutrient fertilizers. Gruel says the new […]
Avena Foods says its gluten-free oat ingredients have been certified by the Detox Project as Glyphosate residue free. Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide. For such designation, products must have no residue down to government-recognized limits of detection for food and supplement samples. Avena foods is a major oat and pulse processor with facilities […]
The federal and provincial governments are pumping $2.5-million into pulse crop research at the University of Saskatchewan. Agriculture minister David Marit says the goal is to find new opportunities to use the starch by-product in pulse crop processing. He says Saskatchewan is a big player in the world market, with exports 60 percent of the […]
Regina based Protein Industries Canada has announced a $2.2-million investment in research to expand the use of pulse and canola crops. Protein Industries Canada CEO Bill Gruel says a partnership has been formed with two Ontario companies to turn pulse and canola crops into high protein food for use in hospitals and athletic consumers. He […]
Saskatchewan farmers exported a record amount of agricultural products in 2020 despite the coronavirus. Agriculture minister David Marit says the biggest exports were canola, wheat, and pulse crops. He says farm exports reached 16.9 billion dollars last year. He says it is incredible to see such an increase in one year, 31 percent increase […]
Some special crop grain prices have shown softening in recent weeks. Allan Johnston operates Johnston’s Grain Marketing at Welwyn. He says pulses have slipped a little. He says red lentils were at 30 cents a pound one month ago but have slipped to 25 or 26 cents. With large green lentils, he says prices were […]
