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Emerging Pulse Crop Opportunities
Author: Mark Olson
Date Created: November 27, 2008
Last Reviewed: November 27, 2008
Mark Olson - Provincial Pulse Industry Development Specialist, Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development - Stony Plain, AB Emerging Pulse Crop Opportunities Zero tannin faba bean? Lupin? Mung bean? Winter pea, lentil and faba bean? These are all new pulse kinds that we've heard mentioned in passing, seen write ups in the farm press or maybe even have seen a small plot growing in a neighbors field. Come hear Mark Olson of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development update you on the research that has been completed and what new research is being worked on in the pulse area. Additionally, there will be a discussion on the developing markets and commercialization potential of these new pulse crops.  Click the pdf for the complete presentation