Farms.com Home   News

Alberta pulse growers needed for survey

This survey will inform the work that looks at the environmental benefit of pulses.
 
The pulse industry is collecting data on the environmental footprint of pea and lentil production in Western Canada.
 
“This survey will help our industry tell the good news story of pulse crops and continue building our understanding of the good work initiated in 2015 with the Alberta Field Pea LCA,” says Nevin Rosaasen, policy and program specialist with the Alberta Pulse Growers.
 
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) is both a partner and stakeholder in this work that Pulse Canada is leading.
 
“This work will provide the industry with credible information on their environmental performance of pea and lentil production in support of the increasing market demands for sustainability information,” says Kerrianne Koehler-Munro, environmental program specialist with AF.
 
Producers taking the survey will share their production data. Individual farm data will not be disclosed, and confidentiality of that data is assured.
 
“We understand that producers’ time is valuable, and the survey process of estimating fuel and partitioning electricity use can be difficult,” Rosaasen adds. “However, this information is critical to the long term positioning for pulse growers (industry) in retaining or increasing market access and consumer acceptance. Consumers and citizens are becoming increasingly aware that different foods and food products have varying levels of impact on the environment.”
Source : Alberta.ca

Trending Video

A new era in biostimulants and bionutritionals

Video: A new era in biostimulants and bionutritionals


In response to the growing need for efficient, effective biosolutions, HGS BioScience continues to expand its footprint in the bionutritional and biostimulant market with the acquisition of NutriAg, Ltd. The Paine Schwartz Partners-backed HGS BioScience is a global leader in humic and fulvic acid products. Toronto-based NutriAg is an innovator in bionutritional technologies with a deep R&D engine. North American growers and retailers will benefit from:

• Solutions across the biostimulant spectrum - including humics, fulvics, bionutritionals, carbohydrate chelation, amino acids, plant and seaweed extracts, and microbial technologies.
• A portfolio and R&D pipeline of science-backed solutions proven to drive crop productivity and farm profitability.
• Actionable nutrient insights and recommendations based on data specific to their farm and cropping goals with the NutriAnalytics platform