here to The Pulse Agronomy Network (PAN) links retail personnel, farmers, extension specialists, and researchers in the pulse industry. It provides timely answers and supporting resources to agronomists and farmers. Past bulletins and reports are available in pdf format below. If there is an article that you would like to see or contribute to the Pulse Agronomy Network, e-mail tjones@pulse.ab.ca or call 780-986-9398 Ext3. To subscribe or unsubscribe to this mailing list please e-mail tjones@pulse.ab.ca.
The Pulse Agronomy Network (PAN) links retail personnel, farmers, extension specialists, and researchers in the pulse industry. It provides timely answers and supporting resources to agronomists and farmers. Past bulletins and reports are available in pdf format below.
If there is an article that you would like to see or contribute to the Pulse Agronomy Network, e-mail tjones@pulse.ab.ca or call 780-986-9398 Ext3.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this mailing list please e-mail tjones@pulse.ab.ca.
APB #10 – Aug 9th, 2010 - Weed Control Options, PMRA Label Access, Young Farmers Competition
APB #9 – July 12th, 2010 - Heat Blast in Pulses, Crop Update, Dr. Slinkard Award, Tour Listings
APB #8 – June 21st, 2010 - Nodulation Assessment, Disease Scouting, Tour Listings
o Nodulation Scoring pdf o Ascochyta Score Card
APB #7 - June 7th, 2010 - Pea Leaf Weevil, Lentil Disease Scouting Tips, Ascochyta Research Update
APB #6 - May 31st, 2010 - Pea Leaf Weevil Update, Online Purchase of AFSC Hail Insurance, Optimizing IMIs, Upcoming Tour Dates
APB #4 - May 4th, 2010 - Early seeded pulses and cold wet soils, Frost Damage Symptoms, SOLO BASAGRAN Forte Tank Mix Registration, GROU Program Reminder
APB #3 - April 19th, 2010 - Lentil Seedling Staging and Land Rolling, Authority 480 Update, AFSC Crop Insurance Enrolment Deadlines, Drought Report for Alberta
APB #2 - April 7th, 2010 - Lentil Seeding Tips, Seed Testing – Low Germination in Pulses, Soil Temperatures & Seeding, Seed Treatment Overview
APB #1- March 23rd, 2010 - Preparing to Grow Lentils, Seeding Rate Calculator, Bacterial Blight Research, HEAT™ and Pursuit® Updates
APB #16 - November 5th, 2009 - Contracting Pulse Crop Production, PMRA Update, Agriwebinars, Coming Events
APB #15 - October 19th, 2009 - Monitoring Stored Pulse Crops, Pea Samples Requested, PMRA Updates, Coming Events
APB #14 - October 5th, 2009 - Herbicide Bioassay Services, Pea Harvest Samples Needed, Coming Events
APB #13 - September 21, 2009 - Post-Harvest Weed Control, Determination of Dockage, Switch PMRA Registration, APG Annual General Meeting Schedule
APB #12 - September 9, 2009 - Feeding Pea Straw, CGC Grading Services, APG Annual General Meeting Schedule
APB #11 - August 24/09 - Tips for Drying and Storing Pulses, Pea Sample request, Allegro 500F Label Expansion ♦ Allegro 500F Label
APB #10 - August 10/09 - Harvest Tips, Winter Pulses, PMRA Update
APB #9 - July 27/09 - Maintaining Green Pea Quality, Sod Seeding Pulses, Tour Listings
APB #8 - July 13/09 - Downy Mildew Re-Appears, Tour Listings
APB #7 - June 30/09 - Ascochyta Scorecard, AFSC Response to Drought, Updated Tour Listings ***Ascochyta Scorecard for Disease Prediction
APB #6 - June 15/09 - Field Scouting, Nitrogen Scoring, Tour Listings Updated
APB #5 - June 1/09 - Optimizing IMI Herbicides, Faba Beans for Disease Survey, Tour Listings
APB #4 - May 19/09 - Authority, Poast Ultra, Kocide 2000, Gaucho 480FL, Reducing Group 2 Herbicide Injury in Pulse Crops
APB #3 - April 28/09 - Trilex AL, Solo Basagran Forte for Beans, Inoculants, and Seed Priming Solo Basagran Emergency Use Registration Supplementary Label
APB #2 - April 20/09 - Authority Emergency Registration, Inoculant and Seed Treatment Compatibility Authority Emergency Use Registration Label for Chickpeas in Alberta
APB #1 - March 31/09 - Glyphosate Damage, Pulse Market Report, RVT Results
APB #6 - August 20/08 - Reglone and Planning for PulsesAPB #5 - July 30/08 - Aphids and Downy MildewAPB #4 - July 25/08 - Quadris Bravo, Lentil Damage APB #3 - July 7/08 - Wheat Midge and Grasshopper Webinars APB #2 - April 18/08 - Seed Weight Counter, Seed Treatment Update APB #1 - April 8/08 - Express SG Glyphosate for Pulses, Fababean Inoculants
Pest Report #3 - June 4/07 - Ascochyta rabiei Resistance, Pea leaf weevil update Pest Report #2 - May 23/07 - Pea Leaf Weevil vs Pea Weevil, Grasshopper Update Pest Report #1 - May 11/07 - Pea Leaf Weevil APB #9 - December 21/07 - PAN Survey Results, Pea/Wheat Rotations, and RVT Results APB #7 - October 18/07 - Winter Pulse Research APB #6 - August 14/07 - Harvest Considerations APB #5 - July 12/07 - Downy Mildew and Ascochyta APB #4 - June 25/07 - Lentils, PLW Update, and Tour Listings APB #3 - June 7/07 - Herbicides and Rainfastness APB #2 - April 23/07 - A New Pre-Seed Herbicide Option for Pulse Growers APB #1 - March 30/07 - Emergency Registration of Pea Leaf Weevil Control
Pest Report #4 - June 6/06 - Insect update... Pest Report #3 - May 31/06 - Pea Leaf Weevil, Grasshoppers Pest Report #2 - May 24/06 - Pea Leaf Weevil Pest Report #1 - May 23/06 - Pea Leaf Weevil APB #14 - October 4/06 - Storage of Pulse Crops APB #13 - August 3/06 - Pea Harvest; Fababean Lupin Tour Aug 15th APB #12 - July 7/06 - Downey Mildew APB #11 - June 30/06 - Ascochyta Scoring System *Tour Listing 2006 *Ascochyta Scoring System 2006 APB #10 - June 27/06 - Nodulation Assessment, Disease Prediction Assessment.. *Nodulation Assessment GuideAPB #9 - June 12/06 - Disease Scouting APB #8 - May 18/06 - Crop Walks *Registration L1700... APB #7 - May 9/06 - Low-drift nozzles and low water volume... APB #6 - April 27/06 - Land Rolling APB #5 - April 18/06 - Improving Chickpea Maturity APB #4 - April 11/06 - 2006 Seed-Bourne Disease Guidelines *Chickpea Guidelines - Lentil Guidelines - Field Pea Guidelines APB #3 - April 4/06 - Seed Quality Issues for the 2006 Seeding Season APB #2 - March 1/06 - Field Proofing a Disease Prediction System... APB #1 - February 1/06 - Balancing Seed Protein & Soil Nitrogen – Research Results
Pest Report #7, June 15/05 - Diamondback Moth, Grasshoppers Pest Report #6, June 10/05 - Grasshoppers Pest Report #5 June 6/05 - Grasshoppers, Pea Leaf Weevil, Cutworm, Crop Staging Pest Report #4 May 25/05 - Pea Weevil, Cutworms, Brown Wheat Mite - Pea Weevil Survey Pest Report #3 May 20/05 - Chinch Bug, Cutworms, PAN – Platform Failure Pest Report #2 May 11/05 - Flee Beetles, Cutworms, Minor Use Label - Matador Pest Report #1 May 2/05 - Frost Caution,Glyphosate burn-off after Seeding APB #26 - October 11/05 - PAN Survey, Nitrogen Considerations APB #25 October 6/05 - Pulse Storage APB #24 August 19/05 - Managing Next Year Now APB #23 August 18/05 - Frost in Peas APB #22 August 15/05 - Harvest APB #21 July 29/05 - Harvest is near! APB #20 July 18/05 - Powdery Mildew in Field Pea, Aphids in Field Crops, Tours - Powdery Mildew Article - Ray McVicar & Penny Pearse - Aphids Article - Scott Hartley & Ray McVicar APB #19 July 6/05 - Mycosphaerella Blight in Field Pea, Tours - Myco Blight Article - Penny Pearse APB #18 June 28/05 - Feed back on pea branching, tips on shipping live plants, update from southern Alberta, Fababean flowering, Tours. APB #17 June 24/05 - Inoculation, did it work? What is happening with these pea stems? APB #16 June 22/05 - Tour Schedule, Grasshoppers in Lentils APB #15 June 1/05 - Scouting for Ascochyta Blight in Chickpeas APB #14 May 31/05 - Making Nozzles Work APB #13 May 26/05 - Crop Staging APB #12 May 12/05 - Frost Damage APB #11 Apr 26/05 - Land Rolling APB #10 Apr 19/05 - Speed Rate When Direct Seeding, PAN 500 APB #9 Apr 14/05 - Glyphosate Residue In Seed - Effects On Nodulation APB #8 Apr 12/05 - Crop Residue - Is it ready for seeding? APB #7 Apr 5/05 - Pre-seed Weed Control, Geo Reference Your Photos APB #6 Mar 31/05 - Seed Size and Seeding Rate Calculator APB #5 Mar 24/05 Inoculant Technology, Revised Table - Seed-bourne Diseases - PDF Table - Revised Field Pea - PDF Table - Infuence of Pulse Crops on AMF APB #4 Mar 15/05 - Guidelines for safe levels of seed-bourne diseases - Variety update - PDF Table - Chickpeas - PDF Table - Lentils - PDF Table - Field Peas APB #3 Mar 1/05 Seed Quality of 2005, PAN Expansion APB #2 Feb 9/05 Super Pulse Sessions *Updated* APB #1 Feb 9/05 Super Pulse Sessions
Alert #26 Sept 3/04 - Insect Update, Pulse Harvest Request, PAN Survey Alert #25 Aug 19/04 - PAN Survey Alert #24 Aug 12/04 - Pre-harvest Report Alert #23 Aug 3/04 - Mycosphaerella, What am I seeing?, Tours Alert #22 July 26/04 - Powdery & Downey Mildew, Blister Beetles, Ascochyta, Pea Aphids, Wheat Midge, Tours Alert #21 July 22/04 - Downey Mildew, Blister Beetles, Grasshopper Fungal Disease, Bertha Armyworm Map, Land rolling, Tours Alert #20 July 19/04 - Powdery Mildew Reports Alert #19 July 15/04 - Powdery Mildew - Early Diagnosis and Management Alert #18 July 14/04 Powdery Mildew, Disease update request, Tours next week Alert #17 July 5/04 Pulse Disease Report Alert #16 July 2/04 Grasshopper and Moth Update, Tour Schedule Alert #15 June 21/04 Frost Report, Insect Update Alert #14 June 14/04 Grasshopper, Vermillion Update, Blackgrass Bug Report Alert #13 June 10/04 Ascochyta Blight, Cutworm Update, Call for Tours Alert #12 June 7/04 Grasshopper, Flea Beetle, Cutworm Update, Pea Crop Staging Alert #11 June 4/04 Grasshopper, Cutworm, Beetweb Worm and Pea Crop Staging Alert #10 June 4/04 Grasshopper, Cutworm, Wireworm, Flea Beetle and Moth Update Alert #9 May 28/04 Cutworms, Staging Caution Alert #8 May 27/04 Flea Beetle, Hoppers and Cutworm Update, Staging Reports Alert #7 May 26/04 Flea Beetle and Wireworm Update with Picture Alert #6 May 21/04 Flea Beetle Alert, Cutworm and Wireworm Update Alert #5 May 19/04 Growth Stage of Peas, Update on Wireworms Alert Alert #4 May 17/04 Update on Wireworms Alert Alert #3 May 14/04 CARA Field Day Notice July 20th, Wireworms Alert Alert #2 Apr 22/04 Grasshopper Forecast Alert #1 Apr 13/04 Curtail M, Prestige, Prevail, Spectrum, Eclipse and FlaxMax ABP #18 Oct 26/04 Storage of Pulses ABP #17 Oct 14/04 Storage of Pulses APB #16 Sept 27/04 Nutrient Value of Feed Pea APB #15 Aug 13/04 Harvest Management APB #14 Aug 3/04 Pre-Harvest Weed Control vs. Crop Desiccation APB #13 July 5/04 Ascochyta Blight and Powdery Mildew in Field Pea, Tours APB #12 June 17/04 Pest Monitoring & Tours APB #11 May 25/04 Crop Scouting How-to's APB #10 May 12/04 Know Your Nodes APB #9 Apr 27/04 Seed Placed Fertilizer for Field Pea APB #8 Apr 20/04 Pre-seed Weed Control APB #7 Apr 12/04 Safe Handling of Pulse Crops During Seeding APB #6 Apr 1/04 Seeding Rates and Plant Stands APB #5 Mar 22/04 Pulse Inoculants and Coatings APB #4 Mar 16/04 Inoculants and Seed Treatments. What do you need to consider? APB #3 Mar 8/04 Inoculation and High Nitrogen Soils- What are my options? APB #2 Mar 1/04 Pulse Seed Treatments in 2004 APB #1 Feb 16/04 Seed Germination and Vigour
Alert #12 Sept 2/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dry Beans Update Alert #11 Aug 20/04 Glyphosate Timing in Dry Beans Alert #10 Aug 19/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dry Beans Update Alert #9 Aug 13/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dry Beans Update Alert #8 Aug 6/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dry Beans Update Alert #7 July 30/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dry Beans Update Alert #6 July 19/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dry Beans Update Alert #5 July 9/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dry Beans Alert #4 July 2/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring Update Alert #3 June 28/04 Soil Moisture Monitoring for Irrigation Scheduling in Dry Beans Alert #2 June 10/04 Weekly Bean Irrigation Monitoring Alert#1 Apr 29/04 New Bean Registration ABB #9 Sept 3/04 Harvesting Dry Beans ABB #8 June 15/04 Irrigation Management ABB #7 June 7/04 Basagran Timing ABB#6 May 25/04 Seedcorn Maggots ABB#5 May 17/04 Epidemiology of Bacterial Blight Diseases on Dry Beans ABB#4 May 2/04 Early Yellowing Syndrome ABB#3 Apr 1/04 Planting and Stand Establishment ABB#2 Mar 15/04 Fertilizer Management of Dry Bean in Southern Alberta ABB#1 Mar 1/04 Bean variety update for 2004
APB #16 Oct 29/03 Feeding Straw From Peas, Lentils and Chickpeas APB #15 Aug 29/03 Managing for Top Quality in Field Peas APB #14 Aug 1/03 Pre-Harvest Weed Control vs. Crop Desiccation APB #13 July 21/03 Assessing Peas on Fields with High Nitrogen Carryover APB #12 July 15/03 Mycosphaerella/Ascochyta APB #11 June 9/03 Inoculation - Did It Work and How Can I Tell? APB #10 May 26/03 Growth Stage and Herbicide Applications APB #9 May 20/03 Frost Damage on Peas APB #8 May 13/03 Seed-borne Disease / Emergence APB #7 May 6/03 Preseed Weed Control in Pulses APB #6 Apr 14/03 Land Rolling Pulse Crops APB #5 Mar 31/03 Pulses, Seeding Rates APB #4 Mar 24/03 Safe Handling of Pulses at Seeding Time APB #3 Mar 18/03 Seed Treatment in Pulses 2003 APB #2 Mar 10/03 Drought Tolerance of Field Pea APB #1 Mar 4/03 Pulse Seed Germination and Fusarium Update