2021 Premiere Pulse Virtual Series Session: Lentils
March 23, 2021
9:30 AM - 11:30 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 lentils including weed and disease management, crop rotations, seeding rates, intercropping, and varieties.
9:30 – 9:40 AM: Welcome & SPG update on lentil breeding, R&D short and long term objectives, market development for lentils, and more (Carl Potts)
9:40 – 10:05 AM: Weed Management in Lentils (Shaun Sharpe, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge)
- Reducing seed load with specific problematic weeds
- Weed control success using longer-term rotations or under organic
- Setting expectations with using soil-residual products
10:05 – 10:15 AM: Lentil Varieties (Laurie Friesen, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers)
10:15 – 10:40 AM: Disease Management in Lentils (Melanie Leppa, Soils and Such Agronomy)
- Reducing root rot risk
- Managing Anthracnose (status of fungicide insensitivity)
- Best fungicide rotations with two applications (managing insensitivity, three application system?)
10:40 – 11:05 AM: Crop Rotations, Seeding Rates, and Intercropping (Kui Liu, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current)
- Current rotations with lentils and what is known about shortened rotations
- Long-term implications of continuing with short rotations
- Future of lentil rotations
11:05 – 11:30 AM: Agronomist Panel Discussion and Live Q&A
*CEU and CCSC credits available.
Click here to register for this session.