E-Delivery

Summer is finally here. Alberta Pulse Growers' staff are gearing up for another season of sharing informa on about how pulses are performing and what to watch for in the fields. APG staff will be present at crop walks and other local events, as well as at larger events like CanolaPALOOZA and the Lacombe Field Day. We are also available by email and phone if growers have specific ques ons about their pulse crops. Plans are underway for the second year of the Plot to Field program. This project takes research ques ons from plot-size trials to full field-scale research. The protocols have been reviewed, and once again the project will repeat last year's seeding rate study. This year, APG is expanding the work to include a site loca on with the Manning Agricultural Research Associa on. In addi on, there will be another ques on added to the seeding trial informa on in some sites assessing pea leaf weevil, a common field pea pest. APG is excited to have researchers approaching us to address some of their research at field scale, and the opportunity to have all the proven farmer collaborators and agronomists back for another year is going to make this project a success. During the growing season, farmers are encouraged to visit www.keepingitclean.ca. This is the site that contains recommenda ons on crop protec on products for canola, cereals, and pulses. On the pulse sec on of the site, farmers will be able to access the most recent informa on on crop protec on products and learn what to watch for in terms of market access. APG encourages growers to visit the site regularly to remain updated on any changes to the recommenda ons. The current informa on is published on page 20, in this edi on of Pulse Crop News. In summer, APG reaches out to another important audience that is cri cal to our industry. This audience is our dealer network. Star ng in late May through to July, APG contacts the dealer network and provides updates and license renewals. In Alberta, a dealer is considered a person purchasing or acquiring regulated product from a producer, and this includes but is not limited to elevator companies, grain companies, grain dealers, grain brokers, processors, feed manufacturers and livestock feeders or a person who acquires regulated product from the producer for sale on the producers' behalf (Alberta Pulse Growers Marke ng Plan Regula on AR. 120/99). These individuals and/or organiza ons must carry an updated dealer license. Growers should ask their dealers if they are licensed. In this year's dealer outreach, dealers will learn more about the recent changes to our service fees that will become effec ve on August 1. In the new crop year, dealers will be taking 0.75% of the cash sale on pulses delivered. Growers need to make sure that this change is reflected on their cash ckets. While farmers are busy plan ng and we are reaching out to our various networks, India con nues to be a focus for our industry. Through Pulse Canada there is work to address the unpredictable nature of the current trade with our largest pulse buyer. Recently, India ins tuted an import restric on that focused on peas, limi ng the import to just 100,000 tonnes from April 1 to June 30, 2018. Earlier this winter, APG Zone 1 Director Rodney Volk joined Honourable Oneil Carlier in India to learn first-hand about the situa on. We are pleased to share with you Rodney Volk's thoughts on the importance of Canadian pulses to the Indian marketplace (page 24). The pulse industry con nues to forge ahead on market development work. Grower organiza ons such as ours will work to collaborate, share and invest in research that is important for our sector in an effort to provide growers with the best informa on possible so that they can access greater profitability. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE APG SOWS AND GLEANS KNOWLEDGE WHILE THE CROP IS IN THE FIELD Leanne Fischbuch, Execu ve Director P U L S E C R O P N E W S S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 | 5

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