Pulses

O&T Farms announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility, located northwest of Regina on Highway 11. According to a news release, “O&T manufactures products used for animal health, animal performance, pet food, methane reduction and Omega-3 foods for humans.” To make the products, they purchase 50-thousand metric tonnes of flaxseed, canola, pulses, and alfalfa per […]

Pulse Canada is making one more push for chickpea producers to participate in a survey. Director of Sustainability for Pulse Canada Denis Tremorin says at least 25 producers are needed and so far about half have filled it out.  This survey is about assessing the environmental impact chickpea production has in Canada, and Tremorin says […]

India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by one through the end of April. There have been duty-free imports on yellow peas since early December. It was part of New Delhi’s intervention to cool the prices of the overall pulse basket. India largely imports yellow peas from Canada and Russia. India […]

  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 […]