2021 Premiere Pulse Virtual Series Session: Dry Beans
March 09, 2021
9:30 AM - 11:15 AM
SPG is proud to announce the Premiere Pulse Virtual Series occurring Tuesday mornings from February 2 to March 23, 2021. In this session, you will learn more about important topics concerning dry beans including production opportunities, varieties, and disease management.
9:30 – 9:40 AM: Welcome & SPG update on dry bean breeding and investment into dry bean research (Sherrilyn Phelps)
9:40 – 10:05 AM: Bean Production Opportunities (Jeff Ewen, Agronomist and Dry Bean Grower)
- Growing beans under narrow-row dryland
- Solid seeded/narrow-row versus traditional wide-row tillage systems
10:05 – 10:25 AM: Dry Bean Varieties and Disease Management (Kirstin Bett, Crop Development Centre)
- Varieties for dryland versus irrigation in Saskatchewan
- Bacterial blight
10:25 – 10:50 AM: Expanding Dry Bean Production Under Irrigation (Joel Peru, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture)
10:50 – 11:15 AM: Agronomist Panel Discussion and Live Q&A
*CEU and CCSC credits available.
Click here to register for this session.