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O n a surprisingly “warm” day for the dead of winter in Minot, North Dakota, a couple of hundred pulse crop growers gathered at the Holiday Inn-Riverside at the invitation of the Northern Pulse Growers Association to celebrate the conclusion of the International Year of Pulses. As in years past, the NPGA grower meeting was scheduled to coincide with the KMOT Ag Expo held at the Minot Fair Grounds, . According to Brian Gion, Marketing Director for the NPGA this provides the grower an added value experience to learn about and get updated on the pulse industry. “The meeting provided an interactive format between producers, researchers and industry people allowing the exchange of quality information,” said Gion. “Producers liked the opportunity to attend breakout sessions dealing with pulse crop production issues.” NPGA President Jerry Schillinger moderated the two-day event, starting in the afternoon of Monday, the 21st of January, and ending in the following morning, just in time to attend the Expo. In fact, according to Gion several producers stopped by the NPGA Expo booth indicating they were either planting pulse crops for the first time or they would be increasing their number of pulse acres, depending on this Spring’s planting condition. “They told me they saw pulses as being one of the few crops which show potential profit,” Gion divulged. “They also said pulses were a good option in their crop rotation.” Of course, the actual grower meeting reflected these sentiments, as the mood was very optimistic. Aside from the more popular workshops of any grower meeting worth its salt (such as breakout sessions on weed and disease issues, for instance), highlights include an information session by McIntosh County Extension agent Crystal Schaunaman on a new Extension workshop on farm succession planning. Schaunaman mentioned that the fear of communicating about succession is one of the biggest hurdles. “Most people aren’t in a hurry to talk about a succession plan,” she said adding no one will rush home to speak to their families after the meeting. “But, you need to talk about it and look at what is realistic for your family. One of the biggest problems is that multi- generation families have trouble talking together.” Many attendees were impressed by Schaunaman’s presentation. CONTINUED ON PG. 4>> Contents • NPGA Grower Meeting ......... 1,4, & 5 • Upcoming Workshops ...................... 2 • Pulse Market News............................. 3 • A Pulse Wedding................................. 6 VOLUME XVI ISSUE 31 FEBRUARY 03, 2017 USADPLC CEO Tim McGreevy presents grocery bags filled with every day grocery items made with Pulse Ingredients at the NPGA 2017 Annual Growers Meeting held in Minot, ND last week.
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On a surprisingly “warm” day for the dead of winter in Minot,
North Dakota, a couple of hundred pulse crop growers gathered at the Holiday Inn-Riverside at the invitation of the Northern Pulse Growers Association to celebrate the conclusion of the International Year of Pulses.
As in years past, the NPGA grower meeting was scheduled to coincide with the KMOT Ag Expo held at the Minot Fair Grounds, . According to Brian Gion, Marketing Director for the NPGA this provides the grower an added value experience to learn about and get updated on the pulse industry. “The meeting provided an interactive format between producers, researchers and industry people allowing the exchange of quality information,” said Gion. “Producers liked the opportunity to attend breakout sessions dealing with pulse crop production issues.”
NPGA President Jerry Schillinger moderated the two-day event, starting in the afternoon of Monday, the 21st of January, and ending in the following morning, just in time to attend the Expo. In fact, according to Gion several producers stopped by the NPGA Expo booth indicating they were either planting pulse crops for the first time or they would be increasing their number of pulse acres, depending on this Spring’s planting condition. “They told me they saw pulses as being one of the few crops which show potential profit,” Gion divulged. “They also said pulses were a good option in their crop rotation.”
Of course, the actual grower meeting reflected these sentiments, as the mood was very optimistic. Aside from the more popular workshops of any grower meeting worth its salt (such as breakout sessions on weed and disease issues, for
instance), highlights include an information session by McIntosh County Extension agent Crystal Schaunaman on a new Extension workshop on farm succession planning. Schaunaman mentioned that the fear of communicating about succession is one of the biggest hurdles. “Most people aren’t in a hurry to talk about a succession plan,” she said adding no one will rush home to speak to their families after the meeting. “But, you need to talk about it and look at what is realistic for your family. One of the biggest problems is that multi-generation families have trouble talking together.” Many attendees were impressed by Schaunaman’s presentation.
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Contents• NPGA Grower Meeting ......... 1,4, & 5• Upcoming Workshops ......................2• Pulse Market News .............................3• A Pulse Wedding .................................6
VOLUME XVI ISSUE 31FEBRUARY 03, 2017
USADPLC CEO Tim McGreevy presents grocery bags filled with every day grocery items made with Pulse Ingredients at the NPGA 2017 Annual Growers Meeting held in Minot, ND last week.
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Today’s Exchange Rate: 1 Canadian dollar = 0.77 U.S.
� Market prices contained in this newsletter may or may not reflect actual market conditions at the time of sale.
� U.S. prices are gathered from USDA Bean Market News which uses averages based on U.S. #1 production from the date surveyed and are for thresher run, clean basis.
� Canadian prices are gathered from the Saskatchewan government.
√ Compared to last week: Trading activity was steady with moderate demand. Contracted product is moving steady. Weather is a issue in certain regions making it hard to move commodities.
Nor thern T ie r : P r i ces reported on a cwt basis, Del warehouse, thresher run and U.S. No. 2’s or better.
2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015$5.97 $5.81 $5.29 $5.31 $13.86 $14.04 $10.59 $10.40 $11.28 $11.28 $7.43 $7.43
February 3, 2017 NPP $7.50 $7.50 $6.82 $7.00 $26.08 $26.08 $22.81 $22.44 $36.48 $36.48 $31.48 $31.48
January 27, 2017 NPP $8.62 $8.62 $7.94 $8.12 $26.00 $26.00 $22.73 $22.36 $36.30 $36.30 $31.30 $31.30September 11, 2015 NPP $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $30.85 $30.85 $27.58 $27.21 $26.00 $26.00 $21.00 $21.00
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Pulse Loan Rate: #2 Grade
Midwest region: all counties in Montana and North Dakota, plus all counties in all other states not in the West Region.Source: USDA Farm Service Agency
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PNW: Prices reported on a cwt basis, Del warehouse, thresher run and U.S. No. 1’s.
GreenPeas(whole) $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 11.00-12.50YellowPeas(whole) $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 12.00Lentils(Brewer) $ 27.00-27.50 $ 27.00-27.50 $ 46.00Lentils(Pardina) $ 25.00 $ 25.00 $ 45.00Chickpeas(LargeKabuli) $ 36.00-38.00 $ 36.00-38.00 $ 31.00-32.00
GreenPeas $ 11.25-11.67 $ 11.25-11.67 $ 10.00-10.83YellowPeas $ 11.67-15.00 $ 11.67-15.00 $ 10.83-16.25Lentils(Richlea) $ 35.00-39.00 $ 35.00-39.00 $ 45.00-48.00Chickpeas(LargeKabuli) $ 45.00-47.00 $ 45.00-47.00 $ 28.00-30.00
GreenPeas $ 11.50 $ 11.56 $ 11.95YellowPeas $ 11.52 $ 11.52 $ 16.66FeedPeas $ 8.70 $ 8.70 $ 8.38Lentils(Laird) $ 50.95 $ 51.12 $ 54.37Lentils(Red) $ 21.04 $ 21.70 $ 39.49Lentils(Richlea) $ 43.07 $ 43.07 $ 49.62Chickpeas(Desi) $ 26.51 $ 26.51 $ 20.46Chickpeas(Kabuli9mm) $ 44.47 $ 44.95 $ 23.10
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Later that day, the crowd was treated to the inspirational story of a young farm man, Chris Koch who was born with neither arms or legs, but overcame these obstacles to lead a normal farm life, and to share his unique perspective on life with others through the speaker circuit, and video from a reality TV series he is shopping around to television networks. Using humorous antectdotes of his life, and relaying his parent’s “hands-off” approach, Koch held the attention of the audience, and successfully shared his message, “Every day may not be great,” shared Koch, “but there’s something great in every day.” Koch concluded by advising the audience not to let the fear of regret keep you from living.
Day two was comprised of the usual business matters for the Northern Pulse Growers, including messages from congressional representatives and elections. To summarize, the NPGA have three new board members to welcome, Todd Wagner from Nashua, MT; Sam Arneson, from Williston, ND; and, Matt McCabe from Ekalaka, MT; and said goodbye to two beloved members, Beau Anderson and Steve Miner who both completed their terms of board service.
The rest of the late morning was dedicated to presentations about the success of the 2016 International Year of Pulses and the ongoing mission of the North America Marketing Campaign. After a
presentation by USADPLC CEO Tim McGreevy, who passed around sample after sample of new, innovative products using pulse crops as ingredients (Ripple milk anyone… a completely dairy-free milk made of pea protein?), and some amazing statistics of current pulse crop ingredient use in a marketing presentation by USADPLC Director of Food Marketing, Jessie Hunter, the current Chairman of the USADPLC, Idaho grower Pat Smith discussed the possibility of joining Idaho in increasing their assessment by another half percent for a sunset period of three years to help pay for all of the marketing activities.
Smith pointed to the incredible rise in pulse acreage over the last 10 years (as well as the initial investment by the pulse industry to pursue crop insurance and policy representation on the Hill as examples of an impressive return on investment). Smith acknowledged that there is always some reason to hold back on an investment, but “Sometimes uncertainty can be a good thing, because it keeps you on your toes,” he said. “But investing in ourselves is something we can control.” The attendees then were asked if they would support asking pulse growers in North Dakota and Montana to raise their assessments by another half percent for three years. If you are wondering about the results of the survey, 60% of
Pulse growers Cliff Issendorf and Dick Mickelson enjoying some “networking” opportunities during one of the breakout sessions.
Extension agent Crystal Schaunaman conducted an informa-tional session on her Farm Succession Planning workshops, one of the popular sessions at the 2017 NPGA Grower Meeting.
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attendees were in favor of a temporary assessment increase.
After a research presentation on the effect pulse crops have on Low Glycemic Index by North Dakota State University researcher Dr. Cliff Hall, and a brief marketing discussion by AGT Foods and JM Grain, the attendees retired to the awards luncheon to congratulate recipients of the Excellence and Service Awards (Dr. Julie Pasche for research and Cal Hoff for the producer award), and to listen to comedian Diane Eslinger, a farmer’s wife and self-proclaimed “Idiot on the Prairie.”
Overall, attendees report the event was informative, entertaining and inspiring. With that, remember the advice of speaker Chris Koch. “If you’re adding to your bucket list, but not subtracting, you’re going the wrong way.”
Featured speaker, Chris Koch inspired the audience with his presentation, “If I can....,” using video, humor and a skate-board to help relay his message to not let fear rule you.
AGT Foods was one of the many sponsors hosting a booth at the NPGA Trade Show.
Comedien and “Idiot on the Prairie,” Diane Eslinger entertained the awards luncheon crowd.
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We know many people are falling in love with pulses this year, but falling in love “over” pulses? That’s exactly what happened when AGT Foods employees Cory Christensen and Mackenzie Lilwall decided to get married this past week in Bismarck, ND. What makes this especially newsworthy, is Mackenzie is the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council’s former Director of Food Marketing. The USADPLC, and the Pulse Pipeline wish Cory and Kenz many, many happy years of married life!
