[lsvr_team_member name=”Pulses” role=”Dry beans, dry broad beans, dry peas, chickpeas, cow peas, pigeon peas, lentils, Bambara beans, vetches, lupins and pulses nes” portrait=”295″]Pulses are the edible seeds of plants in the legume family. Pulses grow in pods and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member portrait=”286″ name=”Beans” role=”Pinto Beans, Garbonzo Beans, Splits/Wholes, and #2’s”]Unlike the closely related pea, beans are a summer crop that need warm temperatures to grow. Maturity is typically 55–60 days from planting to harvest. As the bean pods mature, they turn yellow and dry up, and the beans inside change from green to their mature colour[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member portrait=”290″ name=”Millet” role=”Red and White Proso”]The crop is favored due to its productivity and short growing season under dry, high-temperature conditions[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member portrait=”282″ name=”Sunflower Seeds” role=”Conventional Black Oil Sunflower Seeds and Confectionary Sunflower Seeds”]If the husk is solid black, the seeds are called black oil sunflower seeds. The crops may be referred to as oilseed sunflower crops. These seeds are usually pressed to extract their oil. Striped sunflower seeds are primarily used for food; as a result, they may be called confectionery sunflower seeds[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member name=”Peas” role=”Austrian Winter Peas, Maple Peas, Green Peas” portrait=”285″]There are many varieties of peas. Some of the most wanted commodity varieties are listed here[/lsvr_team_member]

[lsvr_team_member portrait=”279″ name=”Conventional and Organic Oats” role=”While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed”]Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member portrait=”283″ name=”Safflower Seeds” role=”It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds”]Safflower is native to arid environments having seasonal rain. It grows a deep taproot which enables it to thrive in such environments.[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member portrait=”273″ name=”Organic and Conventional Rye” role=”Grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop”]Rye is a cereal grain and should not be confused with ryegrass, which is used for lawns, pasture, and hay for livestock.[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member name=”Organic and Conventional Barley” role=”The fourth largest grain crop globally, after wheat, rice, and corn” portrait=”275″]Grown in a variety of environments. Barley is commonly used in breads, soups, stews, and health products, though it is primarily grown as animal fodder and as a source of malt for alcoholic beverages, especially beer.[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member portrait=”280″ name=”Organic and Conventional Triticale” role=”As a rule, triticale combines the yield potential and grain quality of wheat with the disease and environmental tolerance (including soil conditions) of rye”]Only recently has it been developed into a commercially viable crop. Depending on the cultivar, triticale can resemble either of its parents. It is grown mostly for forage or fodder, although some triticale-based foods can be purchased at health food stores and can be found in some breakfast cereals.[/lsvr_team_member]

[lsvr_team_member portrait=”297″ name=”Conventional and Organic Corn” role=”For human, livestock, and energy by product consumption”]Since 1997, 92% of the US and Canadian maize crop was genetically modified. In addition, 33% of the worldwide maize crop was genetically modified in 2016.[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member name=”Tree Nuts” role=”Common Tree Nuts Include A Wide Variety” portrait=”292″]Almond, Beechnut, Butternut, Cashew, Chestnut, Filbert, Hazelnut, Macadamia nut, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut. As well as, Pine, Ginko, Brazil, Bush, Nangai, Lichee, Hickory, Shea nuts.[/lsvr_team_member][lsvr_team_member portrait=”288″ name=”Milo” role=”Grain Sorghum”]During the past 25 years, the grain sorghum acreage in the U.S. has ranged from 15 to 18 million acres per year. Grain sorghum acreage is somewhat greater than acreages for oats and barley, but considerably less than the land area planted to corn, wheat, and soybeans.[/lsvr_team_member]