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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.Copyright 2025 Pulse Crops Working Group Ciencia Ciencias Biológicas Historia Natural Naturaleza y Ecología
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  • Pulse Crop Breeding Program at Montana State University With Kevin McPhee, Ph.D.
    May 14 2025

    Dr. Kevin McPhee is a pulse crop breeder at Montana State University. He’s been there for just over eight years after building a similar program in pulse crop breeding at North Dakota State University. Prior to that, he was working on pulse crops with the USDA ARS based in Pullman, Washington. Together we discuss the pulse crop breeding program in Montana, including their goals for the program in pea, chickpea and lentils. He describes varieties they’ve released and what’s in the pipeline that growers might want to know about for the future.

    “  What really separates the winter peas from the spring peas and gives them the advantage is when we have a dry year and there isn't the in-season moisture rains for the spring crop. With the winter peas already in the ground…they don't have to worry about planting them in the spring. That's one big advantage. And then they can take advantage of all of the winter moisture that's in the soil and any of the spring rains that occur. They flower a month ahead of the spring types. So they're well on their way before we get into the heat of the summer and the potential dry conditions, and that's where they shine.” - Dr. Kevin McPhee


    This Week on Growing Pulse Crops:

    • Meet Dr. Kevin McPhee, a pulse crop breeder at Montana State University
    • Discover new pulse crop varieties that are being introduced and the benefits they offer producers
    • Explore major advantages offered by winter peas that may benefit producers looking to be more water efficient


    Growing Pulse Crops is produced by Dr. Audrey Kalil and hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.


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  • Seeding Rate and Fertility Research for Lentil and Peas With Chris Holzapfel of IHARF
    Apr 29 2025

    Chris Holzapfel is the research manager at the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF). IHARF is a producer-led not-for-profit organization based in Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Their mandate is to provide extension type work for agricultural research and demonstration, including a lot of work with pulse crops.  Holzapfel started in his role at IHARF in 2005 and over the years they've grown to now conducting 40 to 50 small plot trials as well as some field scale research on crops relevant to the area.

    He shares some of the research they’ve done with seeding rates, fertility and with supplementing phosphorus in particular.

    “ Phosphorus is, without a doubt, by a large margin, the most important nutrient to manage. That's the one that we've gotten the most consistent responses to in our work…You know with phosphorus you're almost fertilizing the soil as much as you are the plants.” - Chris Holzapfel


    This Week on Growing Pulse Crops:

    • Meet Chris Holzapfel, the research manager at the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF)
    • Discover the soil and weather particulars of the Saskatchewan region
    • Explore the research being done to evaluate different seeding rates and their impact on competing with different weed populations
    • Learn about the potential benefits of a phosphorus supplement and how to evaluate its benefit on your operation
    • Read more about IHARF at their website


    Growing Pulse Crops is produced by Dr. Audrey Kalil and hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.






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  • Weed Management in the Age of Herbicide Resistance With Brian Jenks, Ph.D.
    Apr 10 2025

    Dr. Brian Jenks is a weed scientist at North Dakota State University based in Minot. Jenks has been in this role since 1997 and over that time he has seen an alarming rise in resistance to many of our herbicides from certain weeds, especially in kochia. In this episode, Jenks shares about the latest in kochia management including what’s working and not working, which products have built up resistance and which products are still effective. We also talk about a few other key weeds like palmer amaranth, wild oat and green foxtail.

    “ And if there's anybody listening who's thinking about using Tough on lentil, please call me before you use it because there's some things that you need to know. I mean just reading the label, you're not going to have sufficient information because all they say on there is spray 6 to 20 ounces and oh, by the way, you can tank mix with Metribuzin. Well, that is a recipe for potential disaster if you do that. Because we need to talk rates, we need to talk timing, we need to talk adjuvants, and I'm encouraging growers to do this only as a last resort because you will see severe injury.” - Dr. Brian Jenks


    This Week on Growing Pulse Crops:

    • Meet Dr. Brian Jenks, a weed scientist at North Dakota State University based in Minot, ND
    • Discover the rising risk of herbicide resistance in weed management especially with the weed kochia
    • Learn the process to evaluate the type of kochia resistance producers may be facing and how to get that service for free
    • Understand the significance of a weed being on the noxious weed list and the impact that has on producers
    • Contact Dr. Brian Jenks with any of your weed biology or herbicide questions at (701) 857-7677



    Growing Pulse Crops is produced by Dr. Audrey Kalil and hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.





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Never zoned out on this series… was always a good blend of info with a story or two. Reminds me of the dinner round table!

All around educational info for the producers and consumers.

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