Pea yields

[furrowtickler]

These fields looked 50 plus, small seeds light seeds. Just starting the fields that look 20 bushels today so expecting 10 to 15. These are the fields that viper damage occurred. Once the viper weakens the plant any even slightly out of normal weather and yield is gone.
The yield most commonly heard from neighbors in our area is 25 bushels this year. Didn’t pay to get out of bed to seed for that yield.

Rotations are 7 years plus.

Sounds like a common story

[newguy]

Anyone have inka peas? Sounds like some big yield reports on them in our area.

[farmaholic]

I told Tom Warkentin at a regional pulse meeting that if they don't breed is some resistance for the root rot complex and aphanomyces the other traits they're breeding for are almost worthless. Don't know if he liked it or not but its true.

I would rather see disease tolerance in the genes than coming out of a chemical jug!!!

Now wouldn't that be a good place to spend our non-refundable levy dollars?!?!?!

[bucket]

I told Tom Warkentin at a regional pulse meeting that if they don't breed is some resistance for the root rot complex and aphanomyces the other traits they're breeding for are almost worthless. Don't know if he liked it or not but its true.

I would rather see disease tolerance in the genes than coming out of a chemical jug!!!

Now wouldn't that be a good place to spend our non-refundable levy dollars?!?!?!

Excellent idea...but how do you convince the masters at the chemical company to go along with that idea??????

The saskpulse directors love their sprayers. Its a feel good thing...

[the big wheel]

and isn’t it about time for some new chemicals in pulses that are more safer on the crop and do a better job on the weeds? I mean really all this money we spend surely there must be something they can make better?

[furrowtickler]

I told Tom Warkentin at a regional pulse meeting that if they don't breed is some resistance for the root rot complex and aphanomyces the other traits they're breeding for are almost worthless. Don't know if he liked it or not but its true.

I would rather see disease tolerance in the genes than coming out of a chemical jug!!!

Now wouldn't that be a good place to spend our non-refundable levy dollars?!?!?!

Absolutely, I have been saying the same thing for 8 years .
It falls on deaf ears , breeders just want the easy button cash .
With out some disease resistance to the root rot complex , pea acres are going to decline more and more .

[bucket]

Absolutely, I have been saying the same thing for 8 years .
It falls on deaf ears , breeders just want the easy button cash .
With out some disease resistance to the root rot complex , pea acres are going to decline more and more .

Seems odd the they hand out 100 million plus for pea protein plants and the yields continue to decline and so does the price....

[Hamloc]

Anyone have inka peas? Sounds like some big yield reports on them in our area.

I grew Inca peas this year, they look good but still very green. Looks like my barley will be ready before my peas this year. Pretty wet here for peas this year not expecting anything great just hoping to get them in the bin at some point lol.

[furrowtickler]

and isn’t it about time for some new chemicals in pulses that are more safer on the crop and do a better job on the weeds? I mean really all this money we spend surely there must be something they can make better?

Nufarm had one on the go but have heard zero in the past few years .

Best bet is to use Edge , trifuralin , with a generic basagran.
Problem is Edge still way way overpriced as well

[farmaholic]

We tried a couple of different things. Edge fall applied(yup too expensive with mixed results) with a spring application of imazethapyr(-pursuit) with the spring burn-off. Obviously it's acting in residual so "maybe" better than foliar applied? Still can be taken up by roots though. Can always follow with Viper if you really like spending money.

We had 80 acres of peas that saw zero herbicide this year( other than diquat), only regret was not doing a spring burn off.
Would have spanked the wee bit of absinthe, narrow leaf HawksBeard and small patch of foxtail barley.

Oh well can't say they were any better than the other fields that saw herbicide but the year was kinda kind to peas for not developing root rot in the Sahara Slum of the Ghetto.