Invitation

[furrowtickler]

It was very good from the guys that went
i unfortunately was tied up that day , but the other guys went
Well put together Vickie

[westernvicki]

Do you have the Cole's notes Vicki? I was at a seed meeting today and there wasn't much excitement around fabas because of the limited market opportunities. I like growing them but the yield variability is extremely wide on our farm.

Faba and the market: indeed that is part of the PIC protein industry Canada funding: new uses.

Indeed the market is a challenge: mills are now using faba and peas both in feed compounds. Heidi Dutton at Lovingly Made is buying for feed and food, as well as other plant based processors. Increasing demand from the USA also supports movement.

But, movement is slow and deliberate so you need to plan your cash flow to accommodate.

Faba is indeed the top deck ingredient for nutritional value and "quiet" taste as an ingredient.

At the moment FABA demand is made in Canada, which is nice. Peas are more dependent on global production and competition.

Pulses in the rotation are a very sustainable practice, but we need to make money doing it, so increasing demand is key.

We grow FABA alternatively with PEAS. Our goal is to keep a pulse in the rotation every 4 to 6 years. Faba needs moisture in July August like any bean. Peas need June July. As such growing both has a benefit. Mastering the disease cycles of both: Aphanomyces and Chocolate Spot rotation is the best way we find.

Both have crappy crop insurance coverage and high per acre costs, something I have been encouraging Pulse growers to challenge, our formula is built on risk ratios so we reward Canola and Wheat as lower risk crops.

As prices drop and costs do not, the fertilizer benefit has a value we will include as we strive for profitable margins.


Thank you furrowtickler for saying, it was an excellent day! We appreciate all who took the time to attend. Thank you.

The GIFS study on carbon is Saskatchewan's best kept secret. Not sure why the province and the Ag Associations have not blasted this study all over and put up border signs!

[crusher]

Thanks for the summary. I totally agree with everything you said, those have been my experiences too. Yellow peas were the highest net on my farm this year, by a long shot. A fababean fractionation plant is near completion 30 miles from me, see if that ever gets traction.

[furrowtickler]

Vickie can use post a link to the recent GIFS pamphlet you had at that meeting.
it’s extremely important to share