Growing Pulse Crops
This show features the latest in research, agronomy, and economics of pulse crops (peas, chickpeas, lentils, etc.).
Demand for these nutrient-dense, high-protein foods continues to grow. There is also interest from farmers to include more pulses into diverse rotations for benefits like nitrogen fixation and soil health.
But the industry continues to face challenges, and we are eager to address these head on. So if you’re a pulse grower or in any way interested in these important crops, hit subscribe and stay tuned for future episodes. We’ll be back with plenty of information about challenges pulse farmers are facing throughout the U.S. and what solutions are working.
Brought to you by the Pulse Crops Working Group with support from the North Central IPM Center and USDA NIFA.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 92
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Pea Aphids and Pea Leaf Weevil
Pulses require unique rotations, harvesting and inputs. To continue with this theme, they also have unique pest challenges. Today we are joined by Lance Lindbloom the Lead Agronomist for 406 Agronomy…
Intercropping
Can intercropping pulses with other crops help with problems like disease pressure? That's what we explore on this episode.
Farmer driven research at the Southeast Research Farm in Saskatchewan is a …
Canadian Pulses and Foliar Disease Management
Canada has long been a leader in pulse crop production. A lot of what we know and use in the United States comes from their experiences and research. We are joined today by Dale Risula. Dale is the P…
Seed Treatments & Root Rots
Farmer Lavern Johnson returns once again to share his insight with pulse crops. After 20 years of pulse crop farming, Lavern explained in episode 4 how root rot affected his ability to plant pulse cr…
Pulse Market Update & Understanding Rhizobia
Pulse crops offer some great benefits to the farmers that pursue them. Today we will talk about the market opportunities pulse crops offer especially during current uncertain times in regards to the …
Resistance and In-Crop Herbicides in Pulses
“It is difficult to find a chemistry that is safe on the crop, controls multiple weeds, is fairly easy to make, (and is) relatively inexpensive to make.” - Dr. Brian Jenks
Creating, trialing and gaini…
Pulse Crop Fertility
Mark Schmidt, a North Dakota Farmer, joins us to share the steps he is taking to improve the fertility of his pulse crops. Dr. Dave Franzen from the NDSU extension also chimes in to share what curren…
Managing Fusarium and other Root Rots
Today we are joined by farmer Lavern Johnson and Dr Lyndon Porter, a pulse crop plant pathologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. After 20 years of experience as a pulse crop grower, Lav…
Disease Management in Pulses
Today we discuss soil-borne and seed-borne diseases in pulse crops. We are joined by Chris Westergard a farmer in Montana, who gives us insight into what his operation looks like and how he manages t…
Pre-Plant Herbicide Applications
Meet Ryan Ellis, a farmer from North Dakota. Ryan shares how he is preparing for the upcoming season. Dr. Brian Jenks, a weed scientist from the North Dakota State University, also joins us to discus…
What's Happening in Pulse Crops?
Welcome to Growing Pulse Crops Podcast! In our first episode we speak with Tim McGreevy, CEO of the American Pulse Association. Tim explains how pulse crops became a priority in the farm bill and wha…
Welcome to Growing Pulse Crops!
Today we introduce you to this brand new podcast focused on growing pulses like field peas, chickpeas and lentils.
The purpose of this show is to follow some pulse crop farmers through the growing se…