Field Peas

Todd Scholz speaking at conference
Todd Scholz, vice president of research and members services of the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, discusses what’s new in the pulse crop arena. (Photo by Chabella Guzman)

Nebraska Pulse Crop Conference Reviewed Crop Insurance and Policy

December 15, 2023
USDA recently announced its expanded revenue protection for dry pea production in Nebraska, which is set to begin with the 2024 crop year.

Read more

Spring pea field
Spring pea trials at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney, Nebraska. (Photo by Chabella Guzman)

Results for 2023 Nebraska Pea Variety Testing Released

September 21, 2023
The 2023 trials included an assortment of winter and spring peas from ProGene, Meridian Seeds, Seed Ranch and Valesco Genetics.

Read more

Researchers walk through pea field
Dipak Santra, left, and other University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and graduate students in a plot of field peas at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab Field tour in June 2023. (Photo by Chabella Guzman)

Nebraska Pulse Crops Conference Scheduled at Two Locations

September 19, 2023
The conference will cover a wide range of agronomic topics for field peas, chickpeas, black-eyed peas and other pulses, including management of nutrients and diseases, genetics, crop insurance, policy and more.

Read more

Field day attendees
Attendees tour the wheat variety plots at the 2019 High Plains Ag Lab June field day. (CropWatch file photo)

2022 UNL High Plains Ag Lab Field Day Set for June 22

June 13, 2022
This year's HPAL Field Day will feature UNL research and varieties of peas, winter and spring wheat, and barley.

Read more

Field peas
The plot tours will be conducted at three sites in the Panhandle and southwest Nebraska, featuring numerous varieties of green and yellow peas from Meridian Seeds, Pulse USA, ProGene Plant Research, Valesco Genetics and ND Crop Improvement. (CropWatch file photo)

UNL Field Pea Variety Trial Field Days Scheduled for June 20-22 in Grant, Sidney

June 8, 2022
The plot tours will feature numerous varieties of green and yellow peas from Meridian Seeds, Pulse USA, ProGene Plant Research, Valesco Genetics and ND Crop Improvement.

Read more

Dipak Santra holding field peas

2021 Pea Variety Trial Results Available Online

February 10, 2022
Pea variety trials were conducted at three dryland sites in the Panhandle and southwest Nebraska — Box Butte County (19 varieties), Cheyenne County (19 varieties) and Perkins County (25 varieties) — plus two irrigated trials in Scottsbluff and Cheyenne County.

Read more

Field peas
Figure 1. Field peas are now being tested in Nebraska as a winter crop at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center.

Winter Field Pea as a Fall-planted Broadleaf Crop for the Panhandle?

October 7, 2021
For the first time, winter field pea varieties are being tested in Nebraska as a winter crop, as it has the potential to increase a wheat-based dryland crop production system's sustainability, and economic viability of dryland farming in the Nebraska Panhandle and High Plains in general.

Read more

Field peas

UNL Field Pea Variety Trial Field Days Scheduled for June 15-16 in Alliance, Sidney, Grant

May 27, 2021
UNL's field pea variety trial plot tours will provide an opportunity for farmers and others to learn more about new varieties and other topics relevant to wheat and pea.

Read more