Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is investing an additional $15 million in a collaborative initiative to further develop the Canadian pulse industry (peas, beans, chickpeas, lentils, etc). The funding will enhance existing research agreements in the three prairie provinces, including a $21-million, 15-year R&D agreement between the federal government and various Saskatchewan crop and research entities (R$, January 24/06). Funding will be augmented by proceeds from the pulse grower check-off investment fund, derived from a levy of 1% of the gross value of pulse crop sales....