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Did you miss the @SaskPulse Pulse Variety Update earlier this week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfq1...
The update on our pea (and soybean) activities can be found from timestamp 1:03:50 to 1:19:03. (and be sure to check out the Q&A section as well at the end).
2026 Pulse Variety Seminar
YouTube video by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
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January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Muhammad Qandeel Waheed is a PhD student in our research group focusing on the rapid development of host plant resistance to pea aphid in elite pea genetic backgrounds adapted to production conditions in western Canada.
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Are you planning on joining us at the @legumesociety.bsky.social 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗻𝗶𝗸, 𝟴-𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴:
Deadline for abstract submission: 𝟮𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Early registration before 𝟯𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Hope to see you there.

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5th ILS Conference – 5th International Legume Society Conference
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January 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Outlook for Canadian Peas & Lentils
This month, market analyst Marlene Boersch provides producers with her insights on the outlook for Canadian peas and lentils.

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Outlook for Canadian Peas & Lentils | Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
By Marlene Boersch, Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc.January 2026 Welcome to the markets of 2026. It is going to be another interesting year, influenced by global politics and trade disputes. Politic...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Check out the latest issue of CSA news. Two of our recent papers are highlighted in this cover story in the January issue.
@tom_warken40864 @agbiousask @CDC_USask

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Breeding pulse crops for enhanced plant-based protein | Science Societies
Pulse crops are a healthy, environmentally friendly alternative source of protein for consumers. With a rising demand for more plant-based food and drinks, more research needs to be done to unlock the...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Start off 2026 with a free webinar of the @legumesociety.bsky.social
Join us on Wednesday, 7 January, 2026, 11 am CET (UTC +1)
Bernadette Julier (INRAE, France)
Incorporating molecular markers in lucerne breeding

www.legumesociety.org/ils-webinars...
ILS Webinars 2025-2026 – The International Legume Society
www.legumesociety.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Legumes for Global Food Security, Volume III
This Research Topic is currently accepting articles.
Manuscript Summary Submission Deadline 30 May 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline 29 September 2026
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Frontiers | Legumes for Global Food Security, Volume III
Access Volume II by clicking this linkHumanity is facing three interlinked global challenges: ensuring food and nutritional security for a growing population...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A nice piece written by our colleage Pietro Iannetta from the James Hutton Institute highlighting the place legumes - and pulses especially - had in historic Scottish food culture.

sltn.co.uk/2025/12/19/p...
Peas on Earth – rediscovering Scotland’s forgotten winter foods
Long before turkey, shortbread and mulled wine, Scotland's Christmas diet was shaped by far more humble foodstuffs – peas and beans
sltn.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Are you planning on joining us for the 5th International Legume Society conference in Dubrovnik in 2026?
Get your abstract in by 28 February 2026.
We have 10 exciting scientific sessions where your talk or poster can feature!
We hope to see you in Croatia.
@legumesociety.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Interested in some of our varieties.
SeCan Association has you covered.
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Although our field season is over, greenhouse and phytotron facilites at the USask College of Agriculture and Bioresources allows us to continue our breeding program 12 months a year.
Carmen Breitkreutz has had great crossing successes the past month.
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reposted
New free webinar, young researchers edition! Nutraceuticals, orobanche and phenols with Julia Escudero Feliu, Gaetano Giudice, and Rafael Duarte.

youtu.be/DaS6OcgCs-U
[ILSW-s04e03] Junior scientists edition! Nutraceuticals, orobanche and phenols
YouTube video by The International Legume Society
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December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
While some are thinking of their holiday break our soybean breeder Ketema Daba Abdi is hard at work making soybean crosses in the phytotron here the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan. He is assisted by Brittney McTaggert.
December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Meet some of the keynote speakers lined up for the 5th International Legume Society Conference in Dubrovnik from 8-12 June 2026.
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Hope to see you there.
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reminder, oral and poster titles and abstracts for the 2026 Soils and Crops Conference scheduled for March 17-18, 2026 in Saskatoon, SK. are due Friday December 19, 2025
agbio.usask.ca/soilsncrops/...
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Are you planning on joining us for the 5th @legumesociety.bsky.social conference in Dubrovnik in 2026?
Take note of the key dates to plan for your participation.
We hope to see you in Croatia.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Join us for a special session of the monthly @legumesociety.bsky.social webinars. On 10 December 2025, 2pm CET (UTC+1) we will have a session featuring 3 early career scientists.
Julia Escudero Feliu, Gaetano Giudice, Rafael Duarte

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ILS Webinars 2025-2026 – The International Legume Society
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November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The field season might be over in the Canadian Priaries but our winter soybean nursery in Costa Rica is looking great.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
CDC Boundless in the spotlight at a @SeCan meeting this week. This yellow field pea has good lodging resistance, mean seed prot conc of 23.8%, good yielding ability, resistant to powdery mildew and moderately susceptible to Mycosphaerella blight and Fusarium root rot
Photo credit: Jim Dyck
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Breeding peas would not be possible without dedicated technical staff. Congratulations to Jaret Horner who recently received the North American Pulse Improvement Technical Merit Award for his dedication and long standing contributions to the pulse industry.
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reposted
New free webinar available: Pulses as a Sustainable Protein Source, with Fatma Boukid, (ClonBio Group Ltd., Ireland)

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[ILSW-S04e02] Pulses as a Sustainable Protein Source, with Fatma Boukid
YouTube video by The International Legume Society
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November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In case you missed the @legumesociety.bsky.social most recent webinar by Fanjiang Kong on soybean.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIk4...
[ILSW-s04e01] Soybean photoperiod flowering and architecture, with Fanjiang Kong
YouTube video by The International Legume Society
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November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The 5th @legumesociety.bsky.social is in Dubrovnik, Croatia in 2026.
Get you abstract submitted by 28 February 2026.
We hope to see you there.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM