Looking for a new crop option that doesn’t require nitrogen fertilizer?
Do you have a small field that is very clean for weeds, has a pH lower than 7.5 and hasn’t been canola for a few years?
Intrigued by the challenge of producing an emerging protein source for feed and food (that they can make ice cream from) that is Aphanomyces resistant and part of a closed loop system that provides seed and inoculant for purchase and will buy back all of your production?
Planting a small acreage of lupins may be a last minute fit for your farm this spring.
One caution is with very limited registered in-crop herbicide options, Lupins are not a fit for every field and rotation.
Pre-seed herbicide application is essential.
The MPSG fact sheet for Lupin Production Guidelines can be found here:
https://manitobapulse.ca/production/production-resources/?fwp_research_crop=lupin
For more information contact:
Dennis Lange – Provincial Pulse Specialist – Manitoba Agriculture
Wendy McDonald – Production Agronomist – West, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers