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he 2010 season will be remembered for excess moisture across the province, unseeded acres, delayed planting challenges, missed spray application windows and working in soggy fields during harvest. Disease was more prevalent this year. Frost affected some regions and immature kernels are being found in most crop samples. The result is that farmers will have to monitor stored grain very closely this winter to ensure quality is maintained. However, the adverse weather in Saskatchewan and many other regions of the world has caused market prices for most commodities to rise, giving 2011 significantly more promise. Capturing the new market prices will be everyone’s goal in the year ahead. What should you be looking for, and where do you start? The first step is securing quality seed for 2011. While many producers look for increased yield when deciding on a new variety, there’s much more to consider when making your seed purchase. Improved disease packages, earlier maturity, higher oil or protein content or premium prices for identity preserved markets might have a much bigger impact on your bottom line than a yield increase. While there are no crop varieties that can offer everything, there are several that can address some of the major problems producers are facing. Analyzing what you need for your own farm is another good starting point. Did you suffer a short growing season, uneven maturity, or did you have trouble getting on the land to apply herbicides or fungicides when the timing was right? Your local seed grower and the data in this Seed Guide are the best sources of information to select the right seed to maximize your return. Information on current popular varieties is gathered in regional variety trials. Those trials faced the same growing conditions that your crops were subjected to this season. Did some come through the season better than others? Will they be a good fit for your farm? Your local seed grower can also help answer that. Most seed growers either have hands-on experience with the newest varieties, or are in contact with those who have. They can tell you what works, what doesn’t and what to watch for. Purchasing certified seed also funds research to address more of the agronomic problems that western Canadian farmers face every year. That research will find the solutions to help reduce losses caused by wheat midge, saw fly, fusarium graminearum and even new strains of rust. And that’s just in wheat. Varieties for other crop kinds are in development to meet a host of problems unique to those species, like clubroot, sclerotina and blackleg in canola. There are no easy answers, and one size doesn’t fit all. But sourcing the right information can go a long way toward taking out some of the guesswork. I would like to extend the sincere thanks of the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association to all of those who help make this publication possible, and best wishes for a safe and profitable growing season.

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ON THE COVER: Turning 40. Staff at the Crop Development Centre has grown to approximately 120 people. When the CDC was formed in 1971, staff included six scientists, three plot workers, four technicians, a maintenance worker and a stenographer. See the story on page 14. 2011Guide

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Lyndon Olson, President Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association

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8  Three years worth of rain By Shirley Byers 12  Testing recommended for farm-saved and carryover seed By Darlene Polachic 14  Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre turns 40 By Brian Cross 24  Growers impressed with midge tolerant wheat By Heidi Dancho 28  WGRF launches directed research program By Barb Grinder 30  Fusarium threat expanding across the West By Barb Grinder 34  Research needed on grain bag storage By Darlene Polachic 38  Chickpea breeder’s work could spur rebound in acreage By Brian Cross 40  Plant breeder leaves mark on prairie flax industry By Brian Cross 42  Beer today, gone tomorrow: The life of a CMBTC trouble shooter

By Brian Cross

46  Lillian acreage keeps growing and growing By Brian Cross

Seed Growers List Alfalfa............................57

Clover............................61

Ryegrass.......................70

Barley............................57

Faba Bean......................61

Sainfoin..........................70

Bean.............................59

Flax...............................61

Soybeans.......................70

Birdsfoot Trefoil..............59

Hemp............................62

Timothy..........................71

Bromegrass...................59

Lentil.............................63

Triticale.........................71

Canarygrass...................60

Mustard........................66

Vetch ...........................71

Canaryseed....................60

Needlegrass...................66

Wheat...........................71

Canola...........................60

Oats..............................66

Wheatgrass...................82

Chickpea........................60

Peas..............................67

Cicer Milk Vetch.............61

Rye...............................70

Also in this issue… CWB variety survey results................................. 47 Agriculture Canada licensing rights. .................. 50 CFIA crop registrations........................................ 52 Variety recommendations.................................... 54 Saskatchewan Seed Grower listings. ................. 57

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Flooding caused by frequent rain was common throughout Saskatchewan in 2010. This aerial shot, taken east of Rosthern, Sask., shows the type of flooding that was typical throughout large areas of the province. Estimates for unseeded acreage varied but in October, the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation reported that insurance customers alone reported 6.8 million unseeded acres. Unseeded acreage claims cost the corporation close to $220 million in 2010.

Three years worth of rain Pedigreed seed growers reflect on challenges of 2010 By Shirley Byers Farmers and Freelance writer pedigreed seed growers across Saskatchewan will remember 2010 as the year the rain wouldn’t stop. From Meadow Lake to Shaunavon, from Archerwill to Redvers and from Wilkie to Churchbridge to Central Butte, producers and seed growers battled rain in the spring, rain in the summer and yet more rain in the fall. The result was a significant reduction in seeded acreage, a late harvest and poor grain quality. Seed grower Lyndon Olson tallied 28 to 30 inches of rain at his farm near Archerwill. Warren Kaeding at Churchbridge recorded 36 inches and at Wilkie, Sask., Ray Herle counted 24 inches. Even producers in the traditionally dry south and southwest were not exempt. At Central Butte, 25 inches fell on Edith Fowler’s farm and the Shaunavon area had 22 inches — what seed grower Barry Floberg described as three years worth of rain all at once. “We stopped keeping track of rain at about 15 inches in mid-August,” said Ryan Wilfing at Meadow Lake. “We didn’t add up the rain during the fall.” At Archerwill, in the province’s northeast, Olson was able to seed about half the acres he’d planned to seed and diseases wiped out crops on four quarter sections. The rain persisted after the crop was in the ground and hail caused damage in many areas.

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Three hail storms in July caused damage at Fowler’s Central Butte farm. Several fields were written off. If producers thought they were going to catch a break in September, they were mistaken. More rain with the occasional killing frost wreaked havoc on crops throughout the month. But finally the rain stopped. The sun poked through the clouds at the end of September and shone through much of October. Growers headed back to soggy fields and by Nov. 1, the province’s harvest was 99 percent complete. “Up to Sept. 25 we had about 400 acres of 5,000 done,” said Perry Dangstorp from Redvers. “We started again on Sept. 25 and finished on Oct. 18.” Kaeding faced similar challenges at Churchbridge. “We floundered in the mud for about a week at the beginning of harvest, maybe closer to two weeks,” he said. “I think our record for getting stuck was 19 times in one day. We finally said. ‘ This is enough!’ We bought a grain cart. We bought another straight cut header for a combine we’d just purchased in the fall and then we put duals on everything. And it made a world of difference. … We harvested what we could reach. Some was under water.” In the end, Kaeding combined about 85 percent of the acres he planted. With so much moisture and a late harvest, crop

quality was poor. Producers across the province reported disease, sprouting, bleaching, mildew, uneven development and frost damage. In November, Floberg was working in his Shaunavon seed plant, separating frozen peas from unfrozen seed. He managed to reduce the proportion of frozen seed to about 10 percent from about 50 percent. “We’re having a little bit of success but it’s probably not going to be enough to call it good seed,” he said. In the northeast, Olson said the quality of pedigreed seed will be variable. “Some of the wheat is looking good. Some of the oats are looking good. The barley has challenges, as has the late wheat. There was some sprouting – the crops simply stood too long in the rain and it’s uneven.” Disease was also widespread Sclerotinia affected canola and pulse crops in many areas. Fusarium was common throughout the east and in many parts of west-central and western Saskatchewan. Mycosphaerella and root rot decimated Olson’s peas at Archerwill and root rot was also reported in the southeast. Wheat midge also made an appearance in some areas, possibly affecting grades in the Churchbridge area, Kaeding said. He also treated seed for wireworm. Growers in the province’s southwest reported

pea weevil damage, with yields in some pea crops as low as five bushels per acre. Across the province yields varied from farm to farm and field to field. In some areas, wheat yields seemed to fare the best. In others, canola performed well. “Some of the wheat yielded not bad on well drained land,” said Olson. “Barley was not good, below average. Oats were pretty decent, about average. Peas were a disaster. We wrote four quarters off due to disease. Canola was a little below average but not low enough for crop insurance purposes.” At Wilkie, Herle said overall yields were pretty good. “The crop was there but the problem was just to get it off.” At Central Butte, Fowler said some wheat fields went 50 bu. per acre, while others yielded much less, depending on rain and hail. In parts of the southeast, wheat did very well. At Churchbridge, about half an hour’s drive southeast of Yorkton, Kaeding’s best wheat went 72 and his worst was around 40. “(That’s) actually far above our average yield and that’s using total seeded acres, not factoring in the 15 percent we lost,” he said. “What was there yielded far greater than what we expected.” At Shaunavon, Floberg said yields were average to below average. “The low areas where you expected the extra bushels were flooded out.”

At Redvers, about 150 kilometres east of Weyburn, yields were decent but quality was poor, said Dangstorp. The same was true near Meadow Lake, in the northwest. “Our yields were average to above average, but quality was maybe down a bit,” said Wilfing. Producers in the Meadow Lake area were pleased with their first ever lentil crop. Maxim, a small red lentil, yielded 20 to 25 bu. per acre. Based on that performance, growers are likely to try it again. “We might get a wreck one year but that’s the chance you take every year,” he said. Fall germination tests were variable depending on the crop, the area and the date of harvest. At Wilkie, Herle reported germination on peas in the high 90s. Some lentils tested 94 percent. Across the province, seed growers are encouraging producers to test farm-saved seed for germination before they have it cleaned. “The first (crops) we took off are coming back OK but I’m concerned about the later ones,” Olson said. “Some of the them won’t make it. Much of this year’s crop has some major challenges,” he added. “Some of it is dormant, due to immature kernels. Maybe after storing it in the bin for a while it will break dormancy but right now there’s a high count of dormancy. “We’re not sure of the effects of that frost.” “Sometimes it will come back and haunt us

with poor vigour or a little weaker germ. It could germ maybe not so bad … (in the fall and) then just lose its germ in the winter time. It’s not a mature cured stable kernel in the bin that came in at a nice harvest. It’s got a lot of things against it.” Farmers concerned with reductions in germination should consider having seed tested again in the spring. All growers should monitor stored crops closely for heating and disease, especially fusarium. “Some varieties are far more susceptible than others (to fusarium,)” Kaeding warned. “And it certainly depends on date of seeding and harvest and how they were stored.” With widespread concerns over seed quality, seed shortages for some varieties and crop types are likely. “Because of the sprouting, I don’t know what we’ll be able to sell this year,” said Fowler. “There could be shortages across the board.” In the northeast and the southeast there are concerns about supplies of pedigreed flax seed. At Redvers, Dangstorp thought there might be a shortage of some varieties of midge tolerant wheat. Peas, lentils and midge tolerant wheat might be in short supply in the west central area, added Herle. In the southwest, quality lentils could be scarce. Because seeded acreage was lower than normal last spring, carry-over supplies of pedigreed seed could be larger than normal for some crop types.

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Pedigreed seed acreage in Saskatchewan dropped by more than 62,000 acres in 2010, down 18.6 percent from 2009. The lower acreage was due primarily to excess moisture that interfered with seeding operations and hampered crop establishment. The decline affected most crops, said Dave Akister, executive director at the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association. Most acres lost were in wheat, barley and peas. Wheat acreage was down 25,000 acres (17.6 percent), barley lost almost 19,000 acres (44.5 percent) and peas were down more than 12,000 acres (28.7 percent). Acreage was up for some crops. Pedigreed flax acreage was up 3.4 percent, faba beans gained 3.8 percent and lentil acreage increased 3.5 percent.

Triticale showed the biggest gain, up 82 percent and chickpea acres were up 55 percent. Most areas of the province were affected by frequent rain and cool temperatures but there were also pockets where seed growers fared well. “It’s been a tough season,” said Akister. “It’s just so difficult to tell what’s going to spin out of it.” Akister said the impact of the wet 2010 growing season will have lasting consequences. “It’s not going to be a one year thing,” he said. “It’s going to affect not just seed production but agriculture. I think that we survived the season as well as we did is probably the most pleasant surprise. “ Pedigreed seed grower Lyndon Olson of Archerwill, Sask., said 2010

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Farmers planning to use farm-saved or carryover seed this spring are encouraged to check seed supplies for germination and disease. Seed diseases were common in grain and seed crops harvested last fall. Treated seed from last year is likely to have reduced germination and vigour.

Testing, testing…1, 2, 3 Seed industry officials urge testing on farm-saved and carryover seed By Darlene Polachic Prairie farmers Freelance writer who found themselves with tested but unused seed last spring are strongly encouraged to retest seed supplies before using them in 2011. The same applies to grain harvested last fall. “We’re hearing a variety of reports regarding the quality of the 2010 harvest, some good, some very bad,” said Dale Adolphe, executive director of the Canadian Seed Growers Association. “In the final analysis, only lab testing will tell if that seed will be good to sow this year.” Adolphe said germination tests are critical to ensuring viable seed. “In regard to 2009 seed that was carried over, there is one good short answer. When you’re buying or using seed carried over by yourself or by someone else, definitely have a germination analysis carried out. “The results will be dependent on things like the condition of seed, what kind of crop it is, how well it was stored, and whether the seed was treated. Sometimes treating impacts seed vigour and germination. “My best advice is to retest.”

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Adolphe said growers who buy seed that was carried over have the right under the Seed Act to see a copy of the seed germination analysis. The analysis is supposed to reflect the condition of the seed at the time of sale. “If the analysis is more than six months old, demand a new one. If it’s less than six months, it will probably still be accurate.” Bruce Carriere, president of Discovery Seed Labs in Saskatoon, said the condition of seed is largely affected by how it is stored. “For instance, seed carried over in a steel bin that is half full may show some deterioration because the empty head space — the top half of the bin — heats up and cools down, heats up and cools down,” he said. “This can cause the seed to spring or it may ruin the seed completely.” He said pedigreed seed tested for the 2010 planting season but not planted will probably still be good but retesting is the only way to be sure. “Seed is a living organism,” he said. “Everything must be kept favourable for the seed or the result will be a loss of vigour and

germination.” Carriere said February or March are the best times to retest carryover. He agreed with Adolphe that any germination test done within six months should still be accurate unless the seed had a high moisture content. “There is probably no need to repeat disease testing, but I would definitely recommend testing for germination and vigour, particularly if the seed is not prime seed.” Jim Bessel, senior agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, said if pedigreed canola seed has been treated, it would be wise to take it to a reputable seed lab for germination testing. “(Canola)seed is affected by storage and the type of treatment it has undergone,” he said. “Each situation is different. But I believe it is good and prudent stewardship to get updated germination testing. And the closer to seeding time it is done, the better.” Bessel said carryover canola seed is most likely to maintain its quality if it is stored in cool, dark, dry conditions.

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Forty Four decades after its formation, Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre continues to produce outstanding varieties for western Canadian farmers By Brian Cross It’s been said that the truest measure of success Western Producer for any new venture is the positive change it creates. staff When University of Saskatchewan flax breeder Gordon Rowland looks back at the changes that stemmed from the creation of the Crop Development Centre (CDC) 40 years ago, he sees a long history of success. Not only did the crop varieties developed at the CDC change the province’s agricultural landscape, they added billions of dollars to Saskatchewan’s economy, improved cash receipts for farmers and helped clear the way for improved production practices such as the use of expanded crop rotations, the adoption of nitrogen fixing pulse crops and to some degree, the introduction of no-till farming. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that the CDC has changed the province’s agricultural landscape,” says Rowland, one of six original scientists hired after the CDC was formed in 1971. “I think it’s fair to say that it’s a success that could not have been imagined when the CDC began. I don’t think the original proponents of the CDC could have ever imagined that Saskatchewan would have gotten to the point that we see today in terms of crop production and crop diversity.” In the early 1970s, diversifying crop production was a key objective of Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry. At the time, cereal crops accounted for the vast majority of seeded acres and summerfallow was plentiful. Production of oilseeds was limited and pulse acreage was virtually nonexistent. The idea of breeding new crops specifically suited to growing conditions in Saskatchewan was the central pillar upon which the CDC was built. Rowland remembers the days before the CDC released its first new crop varieties for Saskatchewan farmers. The changes that those varieties precipitated are significant, he said. For example, in the 10 years that preceded the formation of the CDC, Saskatchewan’s summerfallow acreage averaged nearly 17 million acres per year, according to statistics from the provincial agriculture department. Since 2000, average summerfallow acreage has fallen to just over six million acres per year. Saskatchewan’s flax production, meanwhile, averaged less than 600,000 acres per year in the 10 years that preceded the CDC. Since then, average flax production has increased to more than 1.3 million acres per year with the bulk of those acres seeded to CDC varieties. “Basically, at the very beginning of the CDC … Saskatchewan was growing wheat and summerfallow,” said Rowland. “There were other cereals being grown and there were some other crops in there as well. But each year, there was this huge amount of land that did not have any production on it. Continued on page 16

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CDC Milestones 1971 CDC established through NRC and Saskatchewan Agriculture grants 1972 Crop Science Field Lab completed 1977 Kernen Crop Research Farm donated by Fred Kernen 1978 CDC releases Laird lentil 1981 Harrington two-row malt barley 1983 Calibre oat 1986 Vimy flax 1987 Kernen Crop Research building completed 1991 College of Agriculture Building and Phytotron completed 1991 CDC Teal spring wheat 1992 CDC Kestrel winter wheat 1994 College of Ag greenhouse complex completed 1995 CDC Redwing: first red lentil variety 1997 CDC Maria hairless canaryseed 1998 CDC Bethune flax 1998 SPG land bought for CDC by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers 1999 CDC Mozart yellow pea 1999 Kernen breeder seed facility completed 2002 CDC Imagine spring wheat: first imidazolinone-tolerant wheat variety in western Canada 2003 CDC Striker green pea 2003 CDC Frontier kabuli chickpea 2003 CDC Fibar waxy hulless food barley 2005 Pulse Field Lab completed 2006 CDC Impact, CDC Imperial: first imidazolinone-tolerant lentil varieties 2006 Nasser land donated by Kay Nasser 2007 CDC Lophy-I: first low-phytate feed barley 2008 CDC Verona durum 2010 CDC Utmost VB: first CDC wheat -resistant variety 2010 Grains Innovation Laboratory completed

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Above: Staff at the Crop Development Centre has grown to approximately 120 people. When the CDC was formed in 1971, staff included six scientists, three plot workers, four technicians, a maintenance worker and a stenographer. Top LEFT: Farmers take a tour of CDC plots in the 1970s. Extension has always been a key component of the CDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mandate. Second: The development of new CDC flax varieties such as Vimy and CDC Bethune led to a significant increase in acreage. Third: CDC scientists Brian Rossnagel, left, Janet Weller and Bryan Harvey examine cereals in a CDC greenhouse. FourTH: Harvey, now retired from the CDC, examines barley in a CDC growth chamber. Harvey, who developed Harrington barley along with Rossnagel and other CDC researchers, is recognized for his groundbreaking work in malting barley.

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“The idea of establishing a crop development CDC grew out of this feeling that new crops, or new uses for old crops, could be developed for Saskatchewan.” The formation of the CDC occurred at an opportune time in the province’s history. After enjoying a period of relative prosperity in the early and mid-1960s, economic conditions across the West began to worsen late in the decade. Saskatchewan’s agriculture sector was particularly hard hit. In his book entitled The West: The History of a Region in Confederation, author and historian John Frederick Conway refers to “a severe recession in agriculture … that plagued the Prairie economy.” “Saskatchewan was particularly hard hit as its 1969 and 1970 average per capita incomes, relative to the national average, fell to their lowest ebb since the 1959-61 recession.” Globally, the world was grinding its way through a massive oversupply of wheat, and grain prices in Canada were correspondingly low. Against that backdrop, the idea of establishing a new CDC for plant breeding seemed unlikely to succeed. But the CDC’s proponents made a compelling argument. At the time, most plant breeding programs in Western Canada were based at federal research centres operated by Agriculture Canada. In Saskatchewan, Agriculture Canada scientists at Swift Current, Sask., were developing new cereal varieties — primarily wheat — but those varieties were specifically suited to the province’s arid southwestern regions. Further north, the Agriculture Canada research centre in Saskatoon was doing ground-breaking work on rapeseed and forage crops. Agriculture Canada scientists, along with collaborative researchers at a variety of western Canadian universities, were largely responsible for the creation of canola, a crop that today accounts for roughly seven million acres per year in the province. But work on other crops suited to other parts of the province was limited. In general, agricultural stakeholders felt that investment in plant breeding was failing to meet Saskatchewan’s needs and that province’s potential for producing more grain and a greater diversity of agricultural crops was being overlooked. “There was a feeling at the time that Saskatchewan had very little federal involvement in crop agriculture,” said Rowland. “Most of the plant breeding work being done at the time was centered in either Manitoba, at Morden or Winnipeg, or in Alberta, at either Lethbridge or Lacombe or up in the Peace River country at Beaverlodge. “Saskatchewan was kind of forgotten even though it had the largest agricultural area in Canada.”

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Yuefeng Ruan, a post doctoral fellow, works with DNA samples used in marker assisted screening of wheat. A tradition of excellence in plant breeding and research has helped the CDC and the plant science department to attract the best and brightest scientists and students, says CDC managing director Dorothy Murrell.

Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan’s crop science department were aware of this problem and they began devising a plan to address it. Graham Simpson, a professor emeritus at the U of S and an expert in crop physiology, was one of the people who led the push for the CDC’s creation. In the late 1960s, Simpson was serving as interim head of the university’s crop science department while the department’s full-time head, Doug Knott, was on sabbatical leave in Australia. During Knott’s absence, Simpson caught wind of a National Research Council initiative aimed at developing new research partnerships with Canadian universities. Simpson investigated the NRC program and began strategizing with other members of the Crop Science Department. The group contacted university president John Spinks to seek his support in submitting a

funding proposal to the NRC. According to Simpson, Spinks discussed the idea with faculty members and toured the department’s plant breeding facilities. “The department was in pretty poor condition in those days,” Simpson recalled. “It was the end of a period where there was very little expansion and we had very little equipment …. The department in those days was pretty much the same as it had been back in the 1930s.” “There was not very much money around anywhere in those days,” he continued. “We had a very low budget and all of the field crop work that was being done (at the university) was being done solely through university grants. There were very few if any grants from the outside at that time. “Dr. Spinks realized that our department’s facilities were in pretty poor shape and he told us: ‘Go ahead, see what you can do.’ So we went ahead and did it.”

The initiative encountered few major obstacles. Proponents from the department pitched their idea to the College of Agriculture and the plan was endorsed. Early the following year, the college hosted a meeting that included top officials from the NRC and federal ministry of agriculture. “They came out to Saskatoon … and decided that yes, it would be a good idea,” Simpson recalled. “The only thing that they (suggested) … was that we should get the province involved in some way and establish some type of commitment for the future because the NRC term grants were only for three years.” When Knott returned from Australia, he threw his support behind the initiative. As head of the Crop Science Department, Knott’s name was already known in Regina. A few years earlier, he had floated the idea of a province-wide producer checkoff that would be applied to crops grown in Saskatchewan. Knott’s intent was that funds collected through the producer checkoff funds would be used to support an expanded plant breeding program specifically for Saskatchewan. The provincial government rejected the idea, suggesting farmers would view the levy as another form of tax.

Nonetheless, the initiative helped Knott to establish key contacts in Regina. It also put the notion of a plant breeding institute on Saskatchewan’s political agenda. Knott also had key political allies at the federal level. Among them was Otto Lang, a former dean of law at the university, who was elected in 1968 as federal member of parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt. Lang, a close friend of Knott’s, went on to hold a variety of influential cabinet posts in the Pierre Trudeau government, including a decade-long term as minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board from 1969 to 1979. “When Dr. Knott came back, he had the relationships in government and he managed to get the right commitments from the right people,” Simpson said. “Everything just seemed to fall into place.” By early 1971, the establishment of a new crop CDC looked to be a done deal. In February, a written application for an NRC term grant was completed by faculty members at the Crop Science Department. “The current agricultural crisis on the Prairies emphasizes the need for more agricultural research,” the application stated. “The markets for agricultural products are changing rapidly and the prairie provinces

must diversify… and reduce their dependence on wheat. At the same time, the traditional crops, particularly wheat and barley, must be improved to meet world demand. “For a variety of historical and political reasons, Saskatchewan, with about 50 percent of Canada’s cereal acreage, does not have a major plant breeding CDC,” it continued. “A plant breeding centre should be established in a major crop area of Saskatchewan (and) … Saskatoon is the logical location for such a development.” The application for NRC funding estimated spending at $326,000 in the centre’s inaugural year, with initial funding coming from the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture ($200,000) and the NRC ($126,000). Of that amount, about 62 percent was earmarked for major capital expenditures including a seed laboratory ($150,000), greenhouses and growth chambers ($40,000) and renovations to existing crop science facilities ($10,000). The remaining 38 percent was to be spent on day-to-day operations and staff recruitment. Staff members were to include three plot workers, four technicians, a maintenance worker, a stenographer and six scientists. Continued on page 18

Renaissance men, women, IMPROVE PLANTS, BUILD MARKETS The Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan has produced some of the most popular crop varieties ever grown in the province. But according to the centre’s managing director Dorothy Murrell, the CDC is not only involved in developing agronomically improved varieties of large acreage crops. The centre’s scientists also dabble in lesser known crops like spelt. They make critical improvements to small acreage crops like canaryseed. And they keep an ear to ground for emerging niche markets in major crops like oats and barley. “I would say most of the scientists here follow an 80-20 rule,” said Murrell. “They spend 80 percent of their time on major plant breeding projects and 20 percent of their time on minor projects ….” Murrell likened CDC scientists to Renaissance men and women, whose interests span a diverse range of topics in the broader field of plant science. By nature, plant breeders are inquisitive, highly motivated and often unable to resist the urge to delve into small, quirky or peripheral projects. Sometimes, the 20 percent they allocate to minor interests will simply add to their understanding of plant breeding and crop science in general. Other times, their efforts will result in relevant discoveries that could have a significant impact on the province’s farm economy. Last April, CDC Origin, a spelt variety developed

by the centre’s full-time wheat breeder Pierre Hucl, was registered for commercial production by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Spelt is a tall strawed, ancient cereal crop that is grown by only a handful of Saskatchewan producers each year. For organic growers, the commercialization of new spelt varieties could have a significant impact. Spelt is well suited to organic production because it covers the ground quickly, has an aggressive root system and competes well against weeds. Hucl is also one of few canaryseed breeders in the world. He and CDC technicians recently developed the first variety of hairless canaryseed. Traditional canaryseed varieties are covered in tiny hairs that can cause severe irritation and itching. Murrell said the development of hairless varieties has revolutionized production and handling throughout the canaryseed industry. Hucl is also working with the Canaryseed Development Commission to gain Health Canada approval for canaryseed as a human food. “That’s huge,” said Murrell. “It’s a small crop in the world but (the development of hairless varieties) made a huge difference for Saskatchewan growers. These are small things and yet they’re very significant to a portion of our farm community.” Other CDC plant breeders have helped develop small but lucrative niche markets by making minor

changes to major crops like barley and oats. Oat and barley breeder Brian Rossnagel has dedicated part of his 20 percent sideline to the development of crops such as food barley, high beta glucan oats and low-phytate malting barley. Beta glucan is a soluble fibre derived from oats, barley and other crops. Food that is high in beta glucan can reduce cholesterol and lower blood sugar levels in diabetics. The development of oat and barley varieties with elevated beta glucan levels could allow prairie producers to supply small amounts of high value grain to specialty food manufacturers that service niche markets. Low phytate barley improves fermentation and reduces the need for mineral supplementation in the brewing process. “It’s not just about developing new varieties in the known crops but starting up new industries, opening up new markets and always trying to look ahead,” Murrell said. “The CDC’s … hulless high beta glucan food barley varieties are 10 years ahead of their time. “Now they’ve got a heart health claim on barley in the (United) States and we will have one in Canada very soon. His (Rossnagel’s) varieties preceded that so he’s provided the platform for … future markets. “These are significant developments for Saskatchewan.” —CROSS

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Among those scientists would be two plant breeders, two crop scientists, a cereal chemist and a plant physiologist. Today, professional and technical staff at the CDC has grown to roughly 120 people and the CDC’s annual budget exceeds $11 million. Of that amount, about $2.5 million comes directly from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture as base funding for salaries and operating costs. Dorothy Murrell, the CDC’s current managing director, says at $11 million a year, the CDC provides an outstanding return on investment. Studies done by U of S economists indicate a return on investment of between 13 and 27 percent to farmers based on their checkoff dollar investment in plant breeding. Since the mid 1970s, the CDC has released more than 345 crop varieties, many of which went on to become dominant varieties in Saskatchewan and Western Canada. For example, CDC flax varieties such as Vimy and CDC Bethune were largely responsible for the three-fold increase in flax acreage that occurred in Saskatchewan since the early 1970s, say sources within the industry. Vimy, which was developed by Rowland and released in 1986, was the first flax variety developed specifically for Saskatchewan and farmers took note of its performance immediately. In the late 1980s, when drought persisted over much of the province, Vimy fared remarkably well, impressing seed growers with its surprisingly high yields, good seed quality and outstanding drought tolerance. “I think the large seed size allowed it to take up more moisture and it did very well under dry conditions,” said Rowland. “It seemed that it was really well adapted to Saskatchewan conditions, especially southern Saskatchewan. That was when we started to see the acreage of flax increasing in Saskatchewan.” Today, about 80 percent of Canada’s flax acres are seeded in Saskatchewan and the majority of those acres are planted to CDC varieties. Harrington barley, a CDC malting variety, is widely regarded as one of the CDC’s most successful cereal varieties. Released in 1981, Harrington quickly became recognized by growers, maltsters and brewers for its outstanding agronomics, high yield potential and exceptional brewing characteristics. In the words of Murrell, it was a “sea change in the malting quality of prairie barley.” Within a few years of its release, Harrington took over as the dominant malting variety in Western Canada and at the height of its popularity in 1991, it was planted on 4.7 million acres across the West. Over the past three decades, Harrington has been sown on an estimated 60 million acres, producing roughly three billion bushels at an

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Research technician Chandra Bandara is crossing lentils to make new breeding lines for screening and potential varietal development. The release of new lentil lines by CDC lentil breeders Al Slinkard and Bert Vandenberg helped to expand Saskatchewan’s lentil acreage to more than 2.3 million acres in 2009.

estimated value of more than $15 billion. Winter wheat varieties released by the CDC have likewise formed the backbone of the winter wheat industry growth. CDC varieties including CDC Falcon and CDC Buteo continue to be grown on more than 60 percent of winter wheat acres across western Canada. Impressive as the CDC’s other accomplishments were, many have argued that its greatest impact stemmed from its groundbreaking work on pulse crops. Throughout the 1970s, production of pulses was virtually non-existent in Saskatchewan. According to statistics compiled by Saskatchewan Agriculture in 1976-77, chickpea acreage was too small to be recorded, lentil acreage was negligible and pea acreage was estimated at 15,000 acres. That all started to change when CDC pulse breeder Al Slinkard began developing new pulse lines that were adapted specifically to Saskatchewan’s growing conditions. Slinkard, who is widely recognized as the founding father of Canada’s billion-dollar pulse industry, was one of the first six scientists hired by the newly formed CDC. Born in Washington and recruited from the University of Idaho, Slinkard brought a wealth of knowledge to the CDC and immediately began promoting pulse crops as a feasible cropping alternative to the province’s farmers. By the late 1970s, he had released two seminal lentil varieties, Laird and Eston. Almost as quickly as certified seed became available, lentil acreage took off in the province,

increasing from 85,000 acres in 1981, to nearly 450,000 acres a decade later. By the early 1990s, Laird was the most widely grown and widely recognized lentil variety in the world, according to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Slinkard’s first lentil release helped Canada to surpass Turkey and the United States as the top supplier of green lentils to key markets in Latin America and the Mediterranean. By 2009, about 30 years after Slinkard’s first pulse varieties became widely available to commercial growers, Saskatchewan’s lentil acreage had grown to more than 2.3 million acres. Acreage for peas and chickpeas also showed a dramatic increase with peas reaching an estimated 3.2 million acres in 2008 and chickpea acreage peaking at 1.1 million acres in 2001. Today, according to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, the province’s farmers produce about 99 percent of Canada’s lentils, 99 percent of chickpeas and 80 percent of peas. In 2009, farm cash receipts generated in Canada from the sale of pulses were estimated at more than $1.7 billion. Although the full economic impact of the CDC’s work will probably never be known, Simpson agreed that its pulse program changed the face of prairie agriculture forever. “The CDC has left its mark in all kinds of areas,” Simpson said. “Economically, the impact would be significant if you add up all the dollars and cents that have been brought into the province through different breeding efforts and different people. Continued on page 20

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“But in my view, Al Slinkard was the CDC’s best bet,” he said. “He brought more money into the province than everyone else put together.” Brian Rossnagel, who joined the CDC as barley and oat breeder in 1977, agreed that introduction of pulses changed the province’s crop sector dramatically. Commercial production of pulses, along with the development and growth of the oilseed industry, particularly canola, afforded farmers even greater rotational flexibility. Together, the new crops laid the groundwork for a huge reduction in summerfallow acreage and boosted farm incomes by increasing annual production and allowing producers to choose from a greater variety of crops. “When I came to Saskatchewan … the most common crop rotation was wheat, oats, barley and summerfallow,” said Rossnagel. “Now, rotations … are oilseeds, pulses and cereals. Barley used to be a rotation crop, oats used to be a rotation crop, wheat used to be a rotation crop. Now they’re not. They’re a rotation group … and within that group, when the farmer sits down and does his penciling in the spring and decides what to plant … he can look at the economics of each crop within the cereal group….” Rossnagel said the growth of the CDC over the past 40 years and the continued support it has received from growers, government and industry stands as proof that its work is widely recognized and valued. “It’s quite impressive actually, that consecutive governments, regardless of their political stripes, … have continued to support the CDC to varying degrees, since its inception,” he said. “It tells me that we’re doing the right thing.” He also stressed the importance of ongoing partnerships with the province’s commercial grain growers and private sector partners. Quaker Oats, for example, has been supporting the CDC’s oat breeding program for almost 40 consecutive years. When Rossnagel arrived at the CDC in the early 1970s, Quaker’s annual funding was $5,000. Today, the company’s contribution to the CDC oat breeding program has increased significantly. Rossnagel suggested that Quaker’s support and the work it financed was one of the major reasons behind the re-emergence of oats as a viable cropping option. In the early 1970s, the farmgate value of Saskatchewan’s oat crop was estimated at less than $60 million. By 2007, sales exceeded $400 million. Farmer contributions, through the establishment of production checkoffs, were even more significant. The Western Grains Research Foundation, for example, has been supporting the CDC’s wheat and barley breeding programs for more than 25 years.

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Connie Briggs, research officer and lab manager at the University of Saskatchewan’s Grains Innovation Lab takes experimental French bread out of the oven. Before any line of CDC bread wheat is registered, Briggs mills it, bakes it and assesses bread for loaf volume, appearance and internal crumb structure.

Through WGRF checkoffs, the foundation has contributed $13.2 million over the last 16 years to CDC breeding efforts, said WGRF communications manager Mike Espeseth. The WGRF’s Endowment Fund has contributed another $4.5 million to CDC breeding programs. Pierre Hucl, the CDC’s full-time spring wheat breeder since 1990, said funding through WGRF check offs came at a time when wheat breeding initiatives across Western Canada were under considerable strain. In the late 1980s and early 90s, breeders in the West were facing a host of new challenges related to pests such as the wheat midge and cereal diseases including fusarium head blight and new strains of stripe rust. “Without the WGRF, I think spring wheat would have been under tremendous pressure in terms of remaining a viable crop,” Hucl said. Stable funding through the WGRF and other sources has helped the CDC’s wheat

program accumulate resources and build a solid infrastructure, he added. “I think the program has reached a critical mass … that allows us to release new varieties at a fairly reasonable pace.” “We’ve been breeding spring wheat here (at the University of Saskatchewan) since (the 1920s) and there were probably about three varieties, maybe four varieties, released between about 1935 and 1990,” he continued. “Since 1990 we’ve released… (22) spring wheat varieties.” Prior to the 1970s, the federal government was the only institution involved in wheat breeding in the West. “The federal government is still very involved in wheat and is very dominant in wheat compared to other commodities but now there are other entities, including ourselves involved, and I think that’s been a positive development,” Hucl said.

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“For a huge commodity like wheat to have only one entity responsible for making all the breeding decisions, I don’t think that (would be an ideal scenario).” The CDC also has a productive durum and high-yielding wheat program, with two new varieties recently released by plant breeder Curtis Pozniak. As well, a cereals and flax pathologist is being hired. For the province’s pulse industry, the CDC’s ongoing partnership with Saskatchewan Pulse Growers has been invaluable, added CDC pea breeder Tom Warkentin. In that arrangement, the pulse growers use producer checkoff dollars to support the CDC’s pulse breeding program and in return, their association receives exclusive global distribution rights for all new varieties released by the CDC. According to Warkentin, the funding arrangement has benefited growers and the CDC alike. When Warkentin joined the CDC in 1999, he and Bert Vandenberg shared all pulse breeding duties, with Warkentin focusing on peas and chickpeas and Vandenberg working on lentils and beans. Since then, the pulse program has added two more breeders, Bunyamin Tar’an and Kirstin Bett, and a pulse pathologist, Sabine Banniza, and now has a breeder dedicated to

each crop type. SPG funding was the key to that expansion. “I think it’s been an excellent relationship,” said Warkentin. “They provide us with long-term funding so that we can hire enough people to run fairly large breeding programs on these crops and in exchange, we know immediately where our varieties are going. “I think we have a very efficient system for commercializing new varieties from all of our breeding programs,” said Murrell. She added that the commercial success of CDC varieties has helped it build a solid reputation among all funding partners, including the province’s primary producers. “I believe we have an excellent reputation here for output and that helps us to attract funding,” she said. “If you break down our funding from different sectors, it is about 40 percent public sector, 40 percent farm organizations and 20 percent private sector. “Of late, grower groups have shown even more interest in working with us … and I think that’s a very good sign for us … I would suggest that it shows that we are providing them good value for their investment and that our work is very important to them.” The CDC’s strong track record has also borne positive results in other areas. According to Murrell, the CDC’s tradition of excellence has assisted in the recruitment of

new scientists who understand the industry, recognize the needs of farmers and are committed to educating a new generation of crop scientists. Although the CDC is primarily recognized as a plant breeding institute, Murrell said that student education and extension work with the province’s farmers are critical components of the CDC’s mandate. “We are an educational institution and most of our scientists … are heavily involved in undergraduate and graduate student education … so in addition to their ongoing plant breeding and scientific work, they’re also committed to developing that cadre of new plant breeders and new molecular biologists and new agronomists,” she said. “Another important parameter of the job description here for our scientists is extension work … so that direct linkage with farmers really helps to shape our program and shapes our breeding goals,” she continued. “I think it’s absolutely critical that we always make sure that our breeding objectives are meeting the needs of farmers and agriindustry and that we’re doing our very best to provide that genetic improvement on an ongoing basis. To that end, we are in the process of developing new genomics-based understanding to provide us a strong technical platform across all our breeding programs, which will lead to breeding efficiencies now and into the future.”

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Midge resistant wheat varieties performed well in Saskatchewan in 2010 but certified seed growers say supplies could be tight in some regions. In areas where midge pressure is high, planting midge resistant wheat varieties can reduce production costs by eliminating the need to spray. In 2006, midge related losses in Western Canada were estimated at $40 million.

Prairie growers impressed with midge tolerant wheat By Heidi Dancho Freelance writer

Industry stresses the importance of honouring stewardship agreements Despite an unusually tough growing season in 2010, farmers are offering positive feedback on the performance of new midgetolerant wheat varieties that made their commercial debut across Western Canada last year. Randy Cay, a farmer and seed grower from Kinistino, Sask., in the province’s northeast, said he was pleased with the yield and quality of the midge tolerant wheat he harvested last fall. Cay, who grows wheat, barley, canola and peas on roughly 5,500 acres, planted AC Goodeve VB on more than 800 acres last year – almost his entire wheat crop. After dealing with high midge pressure for several years, the decision to plant a midge tolerant variety offered peace of mind and agronomic benefits. “We’ve been in a bad midge area over the years, so not having to worry about the challenges of determining proper thresholds and insecticide application timing … was a definite advantage,” said Cay, who sprayed almost every acre of wheat he planted for the previous three years. In one field that wasn’t sprayed a few years ago, Cay recalls losing one grade and about 10 bushels per acre to midge damage. “This year we were very satisfied with the yield and quality – all grading No. 2,” he said.

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“Plus, these new varieties offer great agronomic traits, and would be good varieties of wheat to grow even if they didn’t have the midge tolerance built in.” Dave Cook, another Kinistino area farmer, also embraced the midge tolerant technology. “After spending about $50,000 on midge spray last year, we decided to grow midge tolerant wheat wall to wall (in 2010),” said Cook, who planted more than 3,000 acres to Goodeve VB. “We’re really pleased with the quality and yield of this variety. All our earlier seeded fields graded No. 1 with an average14.2 percent protein.” Cook said Goodeve offers a good agronomic package, including shorter straw height and better standability. Those traits are particularly appealing to farmers who prefer straight combining. “The best benefit for me is that I didn’t spray for midge. I didn’t even look this year,” Cook said. “I had confidence in the midge tolerant technology to do the job and it did.” Development of midge tolerant wheats began in 1996 when genetic resistance was detected in a few soft winter wheat varieties. By 2002, scientists in Winnipeg had isolated a single gene that confers resistance, Sm1. Last year, new wheat varieties that contain the Sm1 gene were made available as certified

seed to commercial grain producers in Western Canada. Overall acreage was small but industry experts expect to see steady uptake over the next few years. The Sm1 gene spurs the development of naturally occurring organic acids in wheat kernels. The higher acid levels cause midge larvae to stop feeding. Eventually they starve. To preserve the efficacy of the Sm1 gene, plant breeders are using a strategy known as an interspersed refuge system. In such a system, midge tolerant wheat is sold as a varietal blend, which contains 90 percent midge tolerant seeds. The remaining 10 percent, known as the refuge variety, is susceptible to midge damage. If a midge tolerant variety was grown without a refuge variety in a pure midgetolerant stand, most midge would perish but a few would survive. The insects that survive would carry a mutation that would eventually be bred into other surviving insects. Known as a virulent midge, the surviving midge population would mate, multiply and eventually build up a large virulent population. Continued on page 26

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However, when farmers plant a the 90:10 blend, non-virulent midge will survive on the susceptible plants and mate with virulent midge. The offspring will be non-virulent. By employing this strategy, the life of the midge tolerant Sm1 gene can be extended by nearly 80 years. To protect the midge tolerant technology, the wheat industry has drafted a stewardship agreement that must be honoured by all commercial growers who buy the seed. “Maintaining the interspersed refuge system is an important part of preserving this technology,” said Cay. “The stewardship agreement is a simple, effective way to do that.” Farmers planting midge tolerant wheat in 2011 will again be required to sign a Midge Tolerant Wheat Stewardship Agreement, which limits the use of farm-saved seed to one generation past certified seed. This is considered critical to ensuring that the refuge remains at the desired level. The proportion of refuge seeds in farm-saved seed stocks can change substantially over multiple generations. “If this is going to preserve the midge tolerant technology, then it’s definitely worth it,” said Cook. Producers who plant farm-saved seed for more than one generation are subject to fines of $100 per acre for each unauthorized acre sown. All stewardship agreements will be sent to a central office. Follow-ups may be conducted after two years and future purchases can be tracked. Random and targeted audits can also be performed. Farmers who want to learn more about stewardship agreements or new midge tolerant varieties can visit www.midgetolerantwheat.ca.

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The wheat midge, a tiny six-legged fly that measures three millimetres in length, can cause significant economic losses. In 2006, midge related losses in Western Canada were estimated at $40 million. Insecticides can increase production costs by as much as $20 per acre.

Wet summer Boosts disease levels Farmers encouraged to test farm-saved seed

Unusually wet weather during the past growing season is showing up in grain samples as increased levels of fusarium, septoria, botrytis, anthracnose, ascochyta and sclerotinia. Bruce Carriere, owner of Discovery Seed Labs in Saskatoon, says prevalence of common diseases is higher than normal in grain samples examined so far. Fusarium levels are particularly high and have been showing up in samples from areas that are not usually prone to the disease. “By fusarium I’m talking total fusarium, not just fusarium graminearum,” said Carriere. There are 34 different species of fusarium normally found in the western provinces. Fusarium graminearum, the one most commonly associated with harmful vomitoxins, has been moving westward across Saskatchewan for the past seven or eight years. This year, the disease moved west at a more rapid pace, presumably due to the unusually wet weather. And to make matters worse, a new chemotype of fusarium graminearum is showing up in more samples and at greater levels. (Please see story on Page 30) While the remaining 33 species of fusarium don’t produce toxins, they do cause seedling blights and

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root rots, Carriere added. “Those numbers of total fusarium are all highly elevated this year no matter which part of the province you go to.” In addition to elevated fusarium levels, Barry Little at 20-20 labs in Edmonton is reporting high levels of septoria leaf blotch. Septoria causes shrivelled kernels in cereal crops. It mainly affects spring wheat but is also a concern in durum, barley and oats. Caused by wet conditions, septoria typically shows up at low rates. This year it is much more prevalent, said Little. Carriere described botrytis levels in pulses as “extremely high,” and added that anthracnose levels are probably more prevalent this year because the disease affected crops later in the growing season. “Levels are still under that two percent average but we’re seeing it on a wider range of samples,” he said. “While sclerotinia is always sort of there, it’s not usually on a level that causes any harm,” Little added. “But we’re seeing much higher levels this year, especially in lentils.” Sclerotinia affects the root system of pulse crops,

eventually causing the base of plant to turn brown and rotten. Plants initially turn yellow and infected areas later become bleached and shredded. The bases of some infected plants may have white mould growing on them. Sclerotinia is showing up in more canola samples too. This may be related to increased infection levels in pulses, Little said. “When you have two crops that share a potential disease problem, then it’s much harder to control with crop rotation.” Little is also seeing increased levels of ascochyta in pulse samples, up from about 40 percent of samples in a normal year to almost 90 percent of samples tested in late 2010. He advised producers to put extra thought into seed treatments and judicious rotations in 2011. He also warned growers that not all seed treatments are created equally. “Being a seed lab, we would like people to be testing for these diseases because certain seed treatments have a better control of certain diseases than others do” — BYERS

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A new process for allocating research grants is in the works at the Western Grains Research Foundation. Officials say a portion of the foundation’s endowment fund earnings will be allocated under a new directed research program. A committee comprised of WGRF board members and representatives from producer groups, research institutions and other industry stakeholders have identified six areas in which research is critically needed. The six categories are: ■ Breeding tools, including breeding methodology, processes, markers, genomics and other developments to advance the tools that breeders work with. ■ Post-harvest handling of crops to address problems that affect crop quality and create market access issues. ■ Identification and development of opportunities for new crop types and finding new ways to use existing crops to meet market demands for feed, health and nutritional products, biofuels and other non-food uses. ■ Development of new methods and the coordination of existing activities pertaining to weather surveillance and monitoring diseases, insects and weeds. ■ Enhanced testing for fusarium head blight and DON mycotoxins. This category is increasingly important, as fusarium continues to advance across the western grain belt. ■ Key aspects of agronomic research, such as the use of a whole farm approach that focuses on production and profitability, the impacts of fertilizer and fungicide application, crop sequencing, and seeding rates for different agroecological zones in Western Canada. Under the research program, maximum funding will be limited to $500,000 per year for a maximum of five years per proposal. Funding for individual projects could be renewed or extended based on satisfactory progress. The funds allocated will come from interest earnings from the WGRF Endowment Fund. Spending targets will be reviewed annually and adjusted based on those earnings. Plans are to increase the level of funding for directed research to a projected $2.5 million annually by 2015. A small portion of the endowment fund principal may also be used if board members feel it is necessary.

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The Western Grains Research Foundation lists key areas for agricultural research

Research grants provided through the WGRF’s directed research program will focus on key areas such as plant breeding, post-harvest grain handling, market expansion and crop utilization, and improved monitoring systems to assist in the management of weeds, insects and crop diseases. Plant breeders such as Jim Helm, shown here in growth rooms at Lacombe, Alta., will benefit from the WGRF funding. Helm and his colleagues have developed dozens of barley and triticale varieties at the Agriculture Canada Cereal Research Centre in Lacombe, Alta.

However, a solid base level of principal will be retained to ensure research projects can be funded for years to come. Project reporting will be required for all initiatives. This will ensure that research results and other information can be made available to producers and industry stakeholders in a timely fashion. Last summer, WGRF invited organizations to submit proposals for projects that address specific issues in the first three categories. The foundation received more than 40 requests for funding. Mike Espeseth, WGRF communications coordinator, said in late November that the foundation was hoping to announce its decisions by the end of 2010 and have the research agreements negotiated early in 2011. He said the remaining three categories will require more investigation before requests for proposals are announced. The foundation’s current project application process will continue, he added. Funding through existing WGRF mechanisms is expected to rise to $825,000 annually by 2015. The WGRF was created in 1981 by several farm

organizations in conjunction with Agriculture Canada. At the time, the foundation was mandated to administer a $9 million fund that was transferred by Ottawa from the discontinued Prairie Farm Assistance Act. Since that time, annual earnings from the fund have been invested in crop research projects, with more than $20 million used to fund more than 200 projects. In 2000, the federal government designated the WGRF to receive the excess funds from the railway freight revenue cap. In 2008, the organization received a one-time increase of $67 million from the 2007-08 crop year. In the last two years, the fund has been used to support a variety of research projects including the development of DNA markers to identify sources of resistance to the UG99 rust strain in durum and bread wheat, a prairie-wide assessment of the pathogens that cause net blotch of barley, research aimed at reducing root maggot damage to prairie canola, and a project that evaluates fusarium severity and mycototoxin prevalence in commercial oat fields in Saskatchewan.

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Agriculture Canada researcher Kelly Turkington is part of a team studying the increased prevalence of 3ADON, a new strain of F. Graminearum that is causing fusarium head blight in prairie cereal crops. Studies funded by the Western Grains Research Foundation suggest the new strain is becoming more common in Saskatchewan and could result in higher toxicity levels in prairie grain samples. By Barb Grinder Research being Freelance writer conducted by Canadian and American scientists suggests that a different strain of Fusarium graminearum, the principal causal agent of fusarium head blight, has the potential to cause more economic damage to the Canadian grain industry. The disease has been already been shown to cause yield losses of up to 45 percent in some grain crops. Now, a new strain of F. graminearum is forcing the Canadian Grain Commission to monitor toxicity levels more closely and tighten grading tolerances for fusarium damaged kernels. Fusarium head blight, or FHB, affects grain yield and grade and may also contaminate the grain with mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by fungi or moulds. Plants infected with FHB often have visible damage to their spikes, recognized in the field by premature bleaching and the presence of orange, spore-bearing structures. During wet weather, a white or pink, fluffy fungal growth may also appear on infected heads.

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However, infected seeds don’t always show visible symptoms and non-symptomatic seeds usually outnumber visibly damaged kernels by a considerable margin. Scientists have identified a diverse group of pathogens that cause FHB. Research has indicated that one strain, known as the 15ADON chemotype, was the principal agent of the disease in North America. However, recent studies have revealed that a different chemotype, 3ADON, can also cause the disease. The new chemotype is increasingly prevalent and appears to grow faster and produce more spores than 15ADON. It also produces about twice as much of a key mycotoxin called deoxynivalenol or DON. DON reduces livestock feed intake and may act as an immune system suppressant in livestock. This mycotoxin resists decomposition and is not broken down during digestion. As a result, it remains in the food chain in meat and dairy products. Even cooking and freezing doesn’t destroy it. “Our research on the 3ADON chemotype in North America dates back to 1998,” said

Randy Clear, a recently retired mycologist with the Canadian Grain Commission in Winnipeg. Together, Clear and Todd Ward, a geneticist with the United States Department of Agriculture in Peoria, Illinois, conducted a study that looked at chemotype changes in the Canadian F. graminearum population from the previous five years. The study found significant geographic variations related to the different chemotypes. The 3ADON chemotype was undetected in western Canada until 1998, when it was first found in Manitoba. In 2004, fusarium-damaged kernels (FDK) infected by the 3ADON chemotype were detected at a rate of six percent in Alberta, 11 percent in Saskatchewan, 31 percent in Manitoba, 50 percent in Quebec, and 100 percent in Prince Edward Island. Based on these results, the Western Grains Research Foundation Endowment Fund helped sponsor a second project, initiated in 2006, to assess the spread of the 3ADON chemotype. The study looked at whether there was recombination between the 3ADON and 15ADON chemotypes. It also examined the virulence of the 3ADON strain, its spore production capacity and its sensitivity to fungicidal treatment. Clear and a research team that included Ward, USDA colleague Kerry O’Donnell, Agriculture Canada scientists Kelly Turkington, Jeannie Gilbert and Andy Tekauz and Canadian Grain Commission scientists Don Gaba and Tom Nowicki, looked at F. graminearum isolates in grain samples collected from the country’s 2005 to 2007 harvests. The team found that the prevalence of the 3ADON chemotype had increased significantly. It also showed a faster growth rate and produced greater numbers of macroconidia or infected rain-dispersed spores. In Saskatchewan, 3ADON was detected in approximately one third of the samples. Clear said Saskatchewan data in the 20052007 study was influenced by moisture levels, but the team is also looking for other causes. “The continuing low levels in Ontario wheat (about 10 percent) are especially difficult to explain,” he noted. “One theory presently being tested is that the 15ADON chemotype is better suited to corn

Turkington, Clear and Ward also think the low levels of 3ADON in Alberta may be related to earlier research that showed F. graminearum becoming initially established in corn, which may have favoured the 15ADON strain over the 3ADON. For grain farmers the findings of the research are worrisome. Losses of more than $225 million annually are already attributed to FHB in Canada and that amount may rise as the 3ADON chemotype becomes more prevalent. “The presence of DON severely limits grain marketing opportunities, both in Canada and for export. Currently, more than 100 countries, including the U.S., have regulations restricting these toxins,” Clear said. “Hogs are the most DON-sensitive livestock. Lower weight gain and reduced thriftiness are frequently attributed to DON contamination. Cattle and chickens are much more tolerant ….” In some countries there have been reports of DON toxicoses in humans who have consumed grain contaminated with high levels, Clear added. Direct testing of DON on humans is not possible, but permissible levels are determined by Health Canada based on animal studies. “One important aspect to consider is that most of our grain customers have limits for DON that we must meet if we are to sell to them,” he said. Research suggests that hog rations containing

than the 3ADON chemotype. Thus, the large role that corn plays in the disease cycle of the pathogen in Ontario may be favouring the 15ADON chemotype over the 3ADON.” Ward says the 3ADON population identified in Canada and in the northern U.S. is genetically distinct from the previously dominant 15ADON population. “Our analyses, and those of USDA scientists at the Cereal Disease Laboratory in Minnesota, demonstrated that the 3ADON population is more closely related to populations from outside North America than it is to the 15ADON population in North America,” he said. “We’re currently expanding these analyses to refine our understanding of the origin of the 3ADON population, but the data suggest the 3ADON population was first introduced into eastern portions of Canada or the U.S. and has subsequently spread to the Maritime provinces, western Canada and the U.S. Midwest. “It probably existed in eastern Canada for at least 30 years, but wasn’t identified.” Turkington said F. graminearum appears to be building in southern Alberta, though recent research suggests it’s less frequently found in central and northern Alberta. “Although cooler temperatures are probably a factor, one reason why it’s less common in these areas may be related to the provincial recommendation that farmers only use cereal seed that’s been tested.”

one part per million (ppm) of DON will result in some degree of feed refusal. At 10 to 20 ppm, complete feed refusal may occur. Vomiting is possible at levels higher than 20 ppm. Weanling pigs are most susceptible and may exhibit feed refusal at concentrations of less than one ppm. The Agriculture Canada guidelines for dairy cattle and swine are one ppm while thresholds for beef cattle, sheep and poultry are five ppm. Based on data collection and consultation with industry and producer groups, grading tolerances for fusarium damaged kernels, or FDK, have been established in Canada. A key aspect of the grade tolerances is the DON to FDK ratio. Should DON levels rise for a given level of FDK, there would be pressure to lower the FDK tolerance to ensure the exported grain doesn’t exceed the DON limits of the importing countries. This occurred recently causing the CGC to adjust its grading tolerances for FDK in a few wheat classes. Preliminary surveys suggest disease levels were higher than normal in 2010 and additional changes to grading tolerances may be made as more becomes known about infestations. Details on allowable levels of FDK at primary elevators are available from the CGC website at http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/guidesguides/don/don-2-eng.htm

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Baglimited, storage research says expert By Darlene Polachic A few years ago, Freelance writer the sight of gigantic white sausages laying in prairie fields might have stopped traffic. But not today. According to information from Saskatchewan’s environment ministry, the province’s grain growers use 12,000 to 16,000 disposable, white plastic grain bags each year. The bags, made of laminated, UV-protected polyethylene, are considered an affordable method of temporary grain storage and are suitable for storing all types of grain. They are 60 to 75 metres long, about three metres in diameter, and have a stretchability factor of about 10 percent. Each bag can store 8,000 to 12,000 bushels. With less than optimal harvest conditions in 2010, there are questions about the impact the bags could have on grain that was harvested tough or damp. Digvir Jayas, a grain storage expert and professor at the University of Manitoba’s department of biosystems, says bagged grain should be monitored. “There’s limited research on this for Canadian farmers,” said Jayas, who is conducting a study on bag-stored canola. “We don’t have all the results in yet from our own study, but my gut feeling is that canola with 14 percent moisture content will spoil, but anything less than that should store all right. “At 10 percent, some quality or germination might be lost, but I believe canola with eight percent moisture should last all year.” Jayas said there are discussions within the industry to do similar studies on wheat, barley and durum. “These grain bags were designed to store dry grain for short durations,” he said. “There shouldn’t be an issue if they’re used for that purpose. But push the limits in any direction and there could be problems. If grain is stored wet, you’re very liable to find a lot of mold damage or caked grain.” Problems with bag-stored grain arise because the bags are airtight. “They don’t breathe. Unlike conventional

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Saskatchewan grain growers use about 12,000 to 16,000 polyethylene grain bags each year. Producers say the bags provide an effective form of temporary storage that reduces grain losses and wildlife damage. Others say the bags’ performance when storing tough grain has not been adequately studied.

grain bins, which often are constructed to accommodate air flow and where grain can easily be turned if it starts to heat, grain in storage bags cannot dry unless the bag is ripped apart.” Jayas said grain that is two to three percent below standard dry thresholds should easily last up to six months in the bags. “But if there is any sort of moisture problem in the grain, one would expect it to exist throughout the whole length,” he added. “As well, with the sun beating down, the daily temperature variations along the periphery of a nine-foot diameter bag would be quite large. In a bin, only the six to eight inches of grain nearest the walls is affected.” “With our canola study, we’re taking samples from the top, bottom, middle and ends to measure temperature variations and to test for quality.” Jayas said melting snow on the surface of the bag could signify grain is heating. Bonnie and Mark Bratrud of Bratrud Agriculture Commodities near Weyburn, Sask., have been using grain bags for excess wheat, canola and lentils for the past five years with good success. “We have adequate permanent storage for average crops,” Bonnie said. “But the bags have worked well for temporary excess storage. We try to get them cleaned up before the snow comes.” The Bratruds have no experience with storing tough or damp grain in bags.

“We always make sure the grain we put in is dry,” she said. Rick Moule of 4M Farms near Yellow Grass, Sask., has had similar success. He has used bags to store oats, durum and canola. “It’s certainly better than leaving piles of grain in the field,” he said. “The bags are easy to fill and easy to clean up. They are expensive, but in the past, I’ve lost a lot of piled grain to spoilage, and I’ve had to make sure it was all cleaned up by Christmas. With bags, I’ve had zero lost bushels, and have kept the grain until April with no trouble from wildlife. “We always put the grain in dry, but neighbours had the experience of storing really tough wheat in bags,” Moule added. “It froze. Fortunately, they were able to chip it out, put it through an extractor and salvage much of it. I haven’t heard of anyone who’s lost grain stored in bags.” Jayas said bag storage has a few drawbacks. One is disposability. “They are not reusable,” he said. “And at this point, they’re not recyclable.” The weight of the bags, about 300 to 700 kilograms each, is a challenge for landfill operators and the Saskatchewan Clean Air Act prohibits the burning of plastic storage bags. According to the province, chemical reactions that occur during burning produce a variety of toxic substances that are detrimental to health and the environment.

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By Shirley Byers Septoria isn’t a Freelance writer new plant disease but it was a new problem to some farmers in the soggy 2010 growing season. Barry Little at 20/20 Seed Labs in Nisku, Alta., said moist, cool growing conditions in the summer of 2010 boosted septoria levels from about two percent to as high as 20 percent on wheat samples from across the Prairies. The fungus is most likely to affect wheat. However, it can also attack durum and some strains or sub-species can affect barley, oats and other cereal crops. When scouting fields for septoria, producers should look for a yellowish, brown discolouration on the leaves. Discolouration more frequently appears as blotches rather than stripes, Little said. In advanced stages, the disease can also develop pycnidia, or visible black spores. Severely infected plants will produce shrivelled kernels. Septoria spores can winter on stubble and straw from the previous crop. The spores can survive at least one year so

proper rotations are critical to breaking the disease cycle. Infection can occur in as little as six hours if leaves are wet and temperatures are cool. Within 10 to 20 days of infection, new spores will be produced. They are capable of spreading by wind and rain to other plants, a process known as secondary infection. Under favourable conditions, secondary infections can continue throughout the summer. “Symptoms are often not expressed until the plants begin to ripen,” Little said. “You’ll see a splotch on the leaves and later on you’ll see the shrivelled kernels.” The first step in managing septoria is treating seed, Little said. Tillage can spread the disease but the impact of tillage varies. “From what we’ve seen with wheat, a lot of people find they get better control with a lack of tillage under low-till conditions,” Little said. “We found with barley and the other cereals, there’s better control with deep tillage – turning the soil over. I think basically we could

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Saskatchewan’s chickpea acreage has gone through tough times recently but that could soon change thanks to new earlier maturing varieties that offer higher yield potential and improved ascochyta resistance. Bunyamin Tar’an, full time chickpea breeder at the University of Saskatchewan’s crop development centre, says new kabuli varieties being developed at the CDC will reach maturity several days earlier than the most popular varieties being grown. CDC Orion, which was released by the CDC in 2010, can reach maturity in 110 to 115 days. That is a significant improvement over Frontier, the most popular variety in the province, which normally requires more than 120 days. CDC Orion also offers improved ascochyta resistance and larger seed size. Frontier seed is normally eight millimeters in diameter. Orion seed ranges from 10 to 11 mm. Breeder seed for Orion has been distributed to Saskatchewan seed growers and foundation seed will be produced in 2011. “Probably within the next three years, there will be some commercial certified seed available,” said Tar’an. Another CDC line likely to be released in 2011 has the potential to reduce days to maturity even further, he added. According to Tar’an, efforts to expand and stabilize chickpea acreage in the province hinge on several factors. Economically, the price of chickpeas has not fared well relative to other pulse crops, most notably lentils. Many pulse growers looking to maximize profits and minimize production risks have been turning to lentils, a crop that has seen significant expansion over the past decade. Since 2000, Saskatchewan’s lentil production has ranged from 1.25 million acres in 2003 up to 2.35 million acres in 2009, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture statistics. The latest production estimates released by Statistics Canada in December suggested 2010 acreage reached 3.3 million acres, easily the largest

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Saskatchewan growers are concerned with maturity, yield, disease resistance and weed control while end users focus on size, colour and nutritional characteristics

Bunyamin Tar’an, chickpea breeder at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre, says improving the canning quality of Canadian chickpeas could help Saskatchewan growers gain a larger share of the world market. Here, Tar’an examines a sample of CDC Orion, a new early-maturing variety with improved seed size. The variety should be commercially available in three years.

lentil acreage in western Canada’s history. By comparison, chickpea acreage, which peaked at 1.1 million acres in 2001, has fallen dramatically. In 2009, Saskatchewan chickpea growers planted roughly 80,000 acres. Estimated 2010 production area was around 220,000 acres. According to Tar’an, the recent reduction in chickpea acres was largely influenced by markets. Internationally, kabuli markets are relatively small and competition has been increasing.

India, for example, has lifted export restrictions on kabuli chickpeas and growers there have responded by increasing production. The influx of Indian crop has put downward pressure on international prices. In 2001, when provincial chickpea acreage exceeded one million acres, top-quality eight millimetre chickpeas were fetching as much as 34 cents a pound. Within a year, prices had dropped to the 20- to 25-cent range, spurring a significant reduction in acreage.

In the past year, top quality kabulis have programs. generally been trading in the 22- to 28-cent Chickpeas are already recognized as an excellent per pound range, although prices have spiked source of plant protein, with levels typically in recently to as much as 34 cents because top the 24 to 26 percent range. quality chickpeas are hard to find. They also enhance gut health and have a low By comparison, lentil prices have risen glycemic index, making them an ideal source of dramatically over the past 10 years. carbohydrates for diabetics. Top quality Laird lentils that were fetching 15 Foods with a high glycemic index are often cents a pound in 2000 have routinely traded associated with spikes in blood sugar levels. in the 35- to 50-cent range over the past three Canning quality is another factor that could years. help to differentiate Canadian chickpeas from No. 1 large green lentil surpassed the 50-cent those produced in other parts of the world. mark in early December. Issues such as clarity, clouding, seed breakage, Prices aside, Saskatchewan growers are seed size, brine quality and seed colour changes approaching chickpeas cautiously because the are important considerations for canning crop is prone to ascochyta damage and takes processors. more time to mature relative to other crops. Tar’an tests all CDC kabuli lines for canning In addition, chickpea growers have limited quality to determine which lines are most likely options for controlling broadleaf weeds. to meet or exceed end-user expectations. CDC breeders have identified chickpea “You always have to consider what the farmer germplasm that offers some resistance to Group wants as well as what the consumer wants,” 2 herbicides and are continuing work on Tar’an said. developing Canada’s first imidazolinone tolerant “Farmers want varieties that mature quickly chickpea varieties. and have improved ascochyta resistance but the Tar’an, who became the centre’s full time yield has to be there as well. Consumers and chickpea breeder in 2006, said the secret to processors are more concerned with seed size, expanding and stabilizing chickpea acreage is to colour, canning quality, those types of things. reduce production risks and develop varieties that “That’s the dynamic that a breeder has to work produce crops of consistently high quality. with. You always have to look at what both sides Developing varieties with unique end-use want.” quality traits is another key consideration. With the introduction of new improved For example, varieties that have a seed size of varieties, Tar’an thinks Saskatchewan’s 10 or 11 mm could qualify for premium markets chickpea acreage could eventually be expanded because size is an important factor to some and sustained in the 600,000 to 800,000 acre processors. range. In addition, some consumers are likely to Chickpeas, which are relatively tolerant to pay premiums for varieties that have a better drought and heat, are unlikely to gain significant nutritional profile such as higher levels of acres outside province’s semi-arid southwestern iron, zinc and selenium and other important growing region, he added. micronutrients. “I would be happy to see it at around Tar’an said biofortification — improvements to 800,000.” SEC_WEB08_E_SeCan_Web_SSG.qxd PMindustry Pageshould 1 a crop’s nutritional characteristics —11/26/08 has emerged 3:33The be more concerned with as a key strategy in CDC’s pulse breeding producing high value, high quality crops rather

than expanding acreage of low quality products, he said. Although the vast majority of Saskatchewan’s chickpea acreage is sown to kabuli varieties, the appeal of desi varieties has increased significantly over the past few years. Traditionally, kabuli prices have been higher than desi prices but in recent years the gap has narrowed. Today, the difference in price is about five or six cents a pound for top grades. At the same time, the agronomic performance of desi varieties has improved significantly with the release of new varieties such as CDC Corinne, released in 2008. Relative to Myles, the most common desi variety produced in the province, newer varieties such as CDC Corinne offer a 20 to 30 percent yield advantage. That, combined with the reduced price differential between kabuli types and desi types should translate into an increase in desi acreage, said Tar’an. So far, however, that hasn’t been the case. About 90 percent of the province’s chickpea crop is planted to kabuli varieties. Tar’an said increased production of desis could spur an expansion in domestic processing activities. Much of the desi crop produced in Canada is exported and dehulled overseas into a product known as dal. “The price of desis has been improving in the last few years but I don’t see that translating into grower interest,” Tar’an said. “There’s definitely an opportunity there because we have some good high yielding desi varieties available. We should produce them here and also do the processing here and export them as dal rather than export them as raw seed.” In pre-registration trials, some desi varieties have produced yields as high as 3,600 lb. per acre, Tar’an said.

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FlaxCDC breeder responsible for Vimy, Bethune to retire By Brian Cross Western Producer staff

Flax breeder Gordon Rowland has spent the better part of four decades sifting through thousands of flax lines to identify traits that could benefit flax growers and end-users. But for the next few months, he’ll be sifting through some different material — thousands of books, journals and papers that he’s accumulated since joining the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre in 1972. After nearly 39 years as the CDC’s full-time flax breeder, Rowland has amassed a considerable library of material, most of which he’ll be leaving behind when he formally retires from the centre this year. “In this day and age, what to do with all that written material is a real question” said Rowland, one of six original scientists hired by the CDC when it was formed in the early 1970s. “When I started, everything was published in books and journals and papers. Now, everything is electronic so even if I wanted to give most of this stuff away, I’m not even sure if anyone

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Flax breeder Gordon Rowland uses special glasses to evaluate flax lines for relative maturity at the University of Saskatchewan’s Kernan Farm. Rowland said the donation of the farm in 1977 contributed significantly to the success of the Crop Development Centre’s flax breeding initiatives.

would take it ,” he said. “My job this winter will be to work at clearing out my office.”

The move from paper files to electronic files is just one of the changes that Rowland has witnessed during his time at the CDC.

Flax industry talking tufgen Stakeholders in the Canadian flax industry say the future of flax is closely tied to Tufgen, a program that will deliver new tools to flax breeders and assist with the development of better varieties. Tufgen, also known as the Total Utilization Flax Genomics project, is aimed at expanding flax consumption by enhancing research and developing new genomics-based breeding tools. Those tools will allow flax breeders to develop new flax varieties that produce seed and fibre with improved end-use qualities. A central component of the project will involve the sequencing of the entire flax genome by Canadian researchers. That will result in a variety of genomics-based resources, including genetic and physical maps outlining the position and relationship of specific genes on chromosomes. The maps will greatly enhance plant screening activities. The tools will also be made available to the research community in hopes of fostering expanded flax research.

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“I think the project is going to have a real impact on flax breeding because we are going to be developing these molecular tools that will allow us to select for improved traits within flax much earlier in the breeding cycle,” said University of Saskatchewan flax breeder Gordon Rowland, a leader of the Tufgen project. “We’re just starting the second year of four years in the project and already a lot of the work proposed has either come to fruition or is coming along very rapidly.” Under the Tufgen project, a team of experts located across Canada will look for genes associated with the improvement of important flax properties such as oil content, oil quality and fibre quality. A second team will be involved in data analysis and management. They will develop software that will be used to preserve and interpret the data. The four-year, $12 million project received $5.65 million from Genome Canada and $1.2 million from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Remaining funding will come from a variety of

sources including the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission. Dorothy Murrell, managing director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre, said the development of new genomics-based breeding tools is critical to ensuring that Canadian producers have access to the best and newest plant varieties. When the project was initiated in the fall of 2009, Linda Braun, executive director of the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission, said a better understanding of the flax genome would enhance crop quality and increase production. “If we ever want to increase (flax) acreage, we need to know a little bit more about its genomics,” Braun said. “… Flax has some unique ingredients. Through this project and gene discovery, we’re going to see a lot of those unique ingredients…. We can breed for them and we can make flax very unique to a lot of different market areas around the globe.” — CROSS

Expansion of flax acreage is another. strain. When Rowland joined the CDC, Western That material eventually produced Dufferin, Canada’s flax acreage was relatively small and the an Agriculture Canada variety that offered a majority of production was based in Manitoba. significant improvement in rust resistance. Saskatchewan acreage was normally around The CDC’s first flax release, Vimy, was entirely 500,000 acres. bred at the centre would eventually lead to a One of Rowland’s first tasks was to expand significant expansion in Saskatchewan flax acreage. acreage and develop varieties that were The success of Vimy in Saskatchewan caught specifically adapted to Saskatchewan’s unique many people by surprise. growing conditions. At the time, Rowland was most concerned with Soon after arriving in Saskatoon, he began screening rust resistant flax lines for straw height familiarizing himself with flax research and and maturity. by 1974 a permanent breeding program was Vimy met those criteria and also offered a established. significant improvement in seed size and drought “Until then, there hadn’t been any flax breeding tolerance. done in Saskatchewan since the 1950s,” Rowland “Vimy was our first release and it was a really recalled. big breakthrough for the Saskatchewan flax “It (flax) has been a part of Saskatchewan’s industry,” he said. agriculture all along but until the 1980s, the crop Vimy was released in the mid-1980s but by the had never really grown to the size that it had in time seed growers were producing the new variety Manitoba.” at the certified seed level, much of Saskatchewan Manitoba’s dominance in flax production in was in the middle of a severe drought. the 1970s was related to the fact that most of the Despite that, Vimy performed surprisingly well widely-grown varieties were developed there and and yields exceeded expectations. were not well adapted to Saskatchewan conditions. Based on that experience, seed growers who Before the release of the first CDC varieties in the were multiplying the variety promoted it heavily mid 1980s, Agriculture Canada flax breeders in and there was rapid uptake by flax growers. Morden, Winnipeg and Ottawa were responsible “The seed growers that had success with it in for most of the varieties grown in the West. 1988 did a really good job of promoting the Saskatchewan growers had some success using variety and it sort of developed a bit of a legend those varieties but the industry recognized a because of that,” Rowland said. need for new ones that were better suited to “It seemed that it was really well adapted to Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan conditions, especially southern Around the same time, a new strain of flax Saskatchewan … and that was when we started rust known as race 371 was beginning to have a to see the acreage of flax increasing significantly significant impact on the industry, Rowland said. in Saskatchewan. Most of the major commercial varieties “Vimy was responsible for a lot of that.” had to be discarded because of their extreme Subsequent CDC varieties including CDC susceptibility. Bethune and CDC Sorrell also helped to expand According to Rowland, Agriculture Canada flax acreage. breeder Ed Kenaschuk in Morden had material Over the past decade, provincial acreage has SeCan_SEC_CERT07_SSG.qxd Page about 1 that offered good resistance 11/29/07 to the new rust6:40 PM averaged 1.3 million acres annually.

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According to Rowland, CDC Sorrell’s large seed size and improved seed colour make it wellsuited to food markets. CDC Bethune’s claim to fame is its consistent high yield. “With CDC Bethune, the yield has just been really, really stable and that’s why it has such a presence in the market,” Rowland said. “CDC Sorrell has the same seed size as Vimy but even better colour. It has a nice reddish colour that makes it look very good.” Today, CDC varieties account for almost 80 percent of the flax grown in Saskatchewan. Rowland thinks the expansion of food markets will be a key consideration for the next generation of flax breeders, including Helen Booker, who will take over the CDC program. “We still have the industrial oils market but a lot of growth seems to be in the human and animal food areas,” Rowland said. “Omega 3 is the predominant fatty acid in flaxseed oil and I think food processors would like to see it go even higher.” Additional research into other components of flaxseed, such as mucilage and lignans, could also open new markets for the crop. “I think the whole human food and organic food markets are going to be very important for flax in the future.” Rowland plans to relocate to Victoria, B.C., this summer but will continue acting as a project leader for the Tufgen project, a national genomics initiative that will sequence the flax genome and could result in new breeding tools for use by future flax breeders. “I think that’s going to have a real market impact on flax breeding because we are going to be developing these new molecular tools that will allow us to select for improved traits within flax much earlier in the breeding cycle,” he said. “That will help immensely in developing new … improved varieties.”

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By Brian Cross Minneapolis Monday, Winnipeg Wednesday, Georgia Western Producer staff Thursday, Tokyo Saturday. To look at his travel itinerary, you might assume that Rob McCaig is a rock star or an A-list actor. But McCaig’s business overseas doesn’t involve music, movie making or show business. It involves Canadian barley. McCaig is managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre in Winnipeg, an organization that was established in 2000 to promote Canadian malting barley and provide technical marketing support for the industry. To Canadian barley growers, the centre is best known for producing the annual Recommended Malting Barley Varieties list, a document that is posted each year in elevators across the country to inform growers of the malting barley varieties that are most in demand among domestic and foreign maltsters and brewers. (Please see table on page VR8 of the 2011 SaskSeed Guide). But according to McCaig, the centre’s role has been expanding steadily since it was chartered by the federal government more than 10 years ago. Global demand for Canadian malt and malting barley has been growing steadily over the past decade. To meet that demand, the centre’s staff of six full-time workers travels far and wide to enhance the reputation of Canadian barley, develop new markets and ensure that the Canadian malting barley industry remains on solid footing. “To distill down the mandate of the CMBTC, our purpose is really to provide technical marketing support for the Canadian malting barley industry,” said McCaig. “We do that for all facets of the value-added barley chain, right from the farmers up to the maltsters and brewers.” Promoting Canadian malting barley isn’t a simple task. To do it properly, the centre employs a multipronged approach that involves education, promotion, training, research, trouble shooting, technical support, market intelligence, test brewing and analysis of Canadian barley’s performance throughout the value chain. When new crop barley is harvested each year, the centre accumulates samples from different production areas, conducts a thorough analysis of barley quality and assesses the crop’s performance

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The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre has been promoting the country’s malting barley industry for more than 10 years

Rob McCaig, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre and director of brewing technology, holds up a glass of beer produced in the centre’s commercial scale brewhouse in downtown Winnipeg. The centre promotes the use of Canadian malt and malting barley at home and abroad.

using a variety of malting and brewing parameters. Reports from the analysis are prepared and distributed to foreign and domestic maltsters and brewers who trust Canadian malt to produce consistently high-quality beers. To assist with the task, the centre malts and brews the samples using in-house equipment. “We have a fully operational malt house and brew house on the premises that produce commercial quality malt and commercial quality beer,” says McCaig, a former brewmaster with

Molson. “As that new crop is coming off the combine, we’re collecting … large samples … 100 to 200 kilograms each from across the growing region and we’re analyzing it, malting it and brewing it.” “We’re looking at that new crop and we’re discerning what the quality specs are … and determining things like malting losses, brewing losses and brewing yields, which are all important measures of malting barley performance that we can generate for customers.” Continued on page 44

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According to McCaig, the function of the centre has evolved and expanded during the past decade. One of its key roles is trouble shooting. Canada is a juggernaut in the production of topquality malting barley. In a typical year, the country will jockey with Australia as the world’s second largest exporter. Top spot usually goes to Europe. Because Canadian malt and malting barley is shipped abroad to so many foreign markets, stakeholders in Canada recognize the value of providing follow-up service to foreign buyers. When problems or questions arise, McCaig or one of his colleagues are on the case immediately. “If there’s any cargo of Canadian malting barley that … goes off the line or if it’s a new customer that doesn’t know how to get the best out of Canadian malting barley, we’ll be there automatically, whether it’s in the malt house or the brew house to solve brewing problems,” McCaig said. “That’s huge value added for the Canadian industry. If we can’t solve a problem over the phone, we’re in the air.” In the past, when a shipment of malting barley was rejected overseas, it would normally be sold into lower-value feed markets and the differential would be deducted from producer payments. Since the formation of the CMBTC, not a single shipment has been redirected into feed markets. “In the last 10 years, I’d estimate that we’ve probably saved Canadian farmers in the neighbourhood of $25 to $30 million in claims

back. We’ve gone in and solved an awful lot of problems.” Training and education programs are also expanding. Each year, in an effort to promote Canadian malting barley to potential buyers, the centre hosts delegations from foreign malting and brewing companies and provides tours that cover all facets of the Canadian industry. On a typical tour, visitors will travel to farms, malting plants, breweries, prairie terminals and port facilities. Along the way, they might even sample a few different brands of Canadian beer. “The tours are designed to give them a whole picture of the Canadian system,” said McCaig. “(Last) September, we (hosted) representatives from the top three brewing companies in India…. We’ve also done it for Heineken, we’ve done it for SABMiller … and every other year we do it for 20 to 30 visitors from China.” China, India and Vietnam are important markets for Canadian malting barley. Beer consumption in those markets is expected to increase significantly in the next few years so establishing relationships is critical. “The Indian market is going like this,” says McCaig, drawing a line toward the sky. Other key markets include the United States, Korea, South America, Central America and Mexico. To service foreign and domestic markets more thoroughly, the centre also performs fee-for-service work that includes pilot scale of commercial scale brewing, using the recipes and production

parameters of individual breweries. In some cases, foreign brewers will provide exact brewing instructions. Staff at the centre will use those instructions to malt and brew batches of Canadian barley and provide detailed performance reports to the client. The centre has also assisted in recipe formulation and advised small-scale or start-up breweries on the development of new beers or steps that can be taken to improve existing recipes. Current research involving the CMBTC is examining issues such as chitting, staining, the use of hulless malting barley and the use of six-row varieties developed in Canada. “Right now, we’re losing a lot of good six-row varieties that have a lot of (potential) in the brewing industry,” McCaig said. Funding comes primarily through membership fees, with industry members supplying 50 to 60 percent of the CMBTC’s annual budget. The centre has three tiers of membership and each tier has a different fee structure. Activities and spending priorities are determined by a board of directors that consists primarily of tier one members. The remainder of the centre’s funding is derived through fee-for-service work, government sponsored agri-marketing programs or other public funding mechanisms. “We’re a small group but I think the industry appreciates the work we do and the services we provide,” McCaig said. “Our budget has grown from about $350,000 a decade ago to about $1 million but I think the return is very good.”

malting barley in short supply Canadian malting barley exports are expected to be down sharply this year as exporters come to grips with a small, low-quality 2010 harvest. Robert McCaig, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre in Winnipeg, described 2010 as an extremely challenging year for malting barley producers. Throughout much of Western Canada, acreage was down, weather was unfavourable and quality was poor, he said. Exports will suffer as a result. “You know that movie The Perfect Storm?” said McCaig. “Well this year was the perfect storm. We had a huge decrease in acreage. Farmers couldn’t get into the fields because they were too wet or too late and then we had just horrible, horrible weather during most of the phases of growth and harvest.” McCaig said selections will be well below normal due to chitting, staining and other factors. “It’s going to be a struggle,” he said. “There’s not going to be a lot of malting barley exported out of Canada. I think the domestic malt-

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ing industry is going to be covered but there will definitely be some challenges if next year’s crop comes in like this one.” McCaig said some production areas in the West managed to harvest a good quality crop but many prime production areas did not fare well. Some producers in southern Alberta got a quality crop and for the first time in years, significant amounts of malting barley were sourced out of the Peace River region. Isolated pockets in Saskatchewan also produced some high quality barley. In other areas, samples had unusually high levels of chitting, sometimes in the range of 15 to 17 percent. “There will be a lot of feed barley this year,” he said. Chitting refers to the early stages of sprouting. Maltsters will tolerate some chitting but normally, samples with excessive chitting are automatically rejected. Canada’s malting barley industry has built a reputation for exporting high-quality grain so in a year like 2010, the industry is more inclined to limit

exports and focus on maintaining its reputation. Shipping pre-germinated barley can backfire because crop quality will deteriorate when cargoes are moved from Canada’s cold winter climate to overseas markets that have high temperatures and high humidity. “We’re already talking about the possibility of not moving any malting barley after December …,” McCaig said. “It’s not going to be our regular (tonnage) that we usually sell. It’s going to be way south of a million.” According to McCaig, the CMBTC and stakeholders in the Canadian malting barley industry will be focusing on next year’s crop and hoping production rebounds. “This year, I think we’ll be out there reminding buyers that Canada sells on quality,” he said. “We’re not going to select substandard malting barley and sell it, even if customers really, really want it. Instead, we’ll be out there waving the Canadian flag and telling them, ‘you can’t get it this year but we’ll be back in next year. Don’t forget about us’.” — CROSS

Varieties of Grain Crops 2011 Crop Production Areas

The cropland of Saskatchewan has been divided into four areas based roughly on agro-climatic conditions. Crop yields can vary from area to area. In choosing a variety, producers will want to consider the yield data in combination with marketing and agronomic factors. Area 1: Drought is a definite hazard and high winds are common. Sawfly outbreaks often occur in this area. Cereal rust may be a problem in the southeastern section. Area 2: Drought and sawfly may be problems in the western and central sections of the area. Cereal rust may be a problem in the southern section.

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Cereal Crops Wheat ………………………………………………..………………… 4 Winter Wheat ……………………………….………………………… 6 Rye …………………………………………...………………………… 6 Triticale ……………………………………..………………………… 6 Malting Barley ………………………………….……………………… 7 Feed and Food Barley ………………………………..……………… 9 Oat ……………………………………………………...………………10 Other Crops Buckwheat, Caraway, Coriander, Fenugreek, Safflower, Canary Seed …………………………….…………………11 Seed Facts …………………………………...……………………… 12 Pulse Crops Lentil …………………………………..……………………………… 13 Field Pea ………………………………...…………………………… 14 Chickpea ……………………………..…………………………………15 Soybean ……………………………..……………………………… 15 Dry Bean …………………………..……………………………………16 Faba Bean ………………………..……………………………………16 Oilseed Crops Flax ……………………………….…………………………………… 17 Sunflower …………………………...………………………………… 17 Mustard …………………………...……………………………………18 Canola ………………..…………………………………………………19 Breeding Institutions and Seed Distributors ……………………22

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Area 3: Sawfly can also be a problem. Drought is not as likely to be a problem in this area, particularly in the east. Cereal rust may occur in the eastern portion. The frostfree period can be fairly short in the northern section.

Area 4: Rainfall is usually adequate for crop production. However, early fall frosts and wet harvest conditions are frequent problems. Note About Dividing Lines: The dividing lines do not represent distinct changes over a short distance. The change from one area to another is gradual.

Abbreviations used: Relative maturity: VE = Very Early, E = Early, M = Medium, L = Late, VL = Very Late Resistance: VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor, n/a = not applicable Seed size: S = Small, M = Medium, L = Large The information contained herein is provided by the Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops. To reproduce this information in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the council. Please contact Blaine Recksiedler, secretary, at: (306) 787-4664.

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Testing Varieties in Saskatchewan By Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Regional testing of crop varieties is conducted to provide producers with information on the agronomic performance of varieties under different agro-climatic conditions. Saskatchewan producers will continue to have the opportunity to evaluate the newest grain crop varieties and their suitability for production in different regions of the province. Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture provides $100,000 towards a testing program that is based on industrygovernment partnership. An entry fee system is used in which variety owners or companies with the distribution rights to a particular variety pay a portion of the cost of having the variety tested. The Saskatchewan Seed Growers’ Association also provides $5000 to the program.

Financial and technical support is also provided by The Western Producer, publisher of the 2011 SaskSeed Guide. A long term database is developed providing comparisons to a commonly grown check variety. The data include information on yield, various agronomic factors, and certain market related traits. The Saskatchewan Variety Performance Group (SVPG) administers the program. SVPG is composed of representatives from individual organizations with an interest in providing variety testing information. SeCan Association administers the funds for SVPG. Crop coordinators manage the data and provide expertise for their respective crops. The results of the testing are reviewed by the Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops (SACGC), which also updates disease and other agronomic information, and approves the data prior to inclusion in this publication. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture grant also provides some support to programs that test pulses, sunflowers and canary seed. The testing information from these crops is included in this publication. VR2 The Western Producer

Relative yield of varieties Trials are conducted using uniform protocols and standard check varieties. Data are collected from as many sites as are available and statistically analyzed. Results in this publication are aggregated over a number of years and on an area basis. Grain yield is a function of genetic and non-genetic factors. Variety trials are designed to measure the yield differences that are due to genetic causes. It is important to minimize variability due to non-genetic factors such as moisture, temperature, transpiration, weeds, diseases, and other pests. Experimental design uses replication (repeated plantings of the varieties) and randomization (the

Relative Maturity Ratings Maturity is measured from seeding to swathing ripeness. The actual number of days to reach maturity depends on local climatic conditions and to some extent on management practices. Some of the tables in this booklet express the relative maturity in days while others use a five category scale: VE, E, M, L, and VL (very early, early, medium, late, very late). The limits for each category can vary from crop to crop. In barley, for example, AC Metcalfe would be medium with L and E varieties plus or minus 1-2 days, and VL and VE varieties beyond this range.

position of the varieties within the test is assigned by chance) to estimate the precision with which the genetic factors can be measured. Relative yield is the yield of one variety expressed as a percentage of the check variety. Yields obtained in these trials are not identical to those obtained in commercial production. However, the relative ranking of these varieties compared to the check variety, obtained over a number of years at several locations, would remain the same regardless of whether the grain yield was measured in small plots or large-scale fields. Relative yield is the best estimate of expected yield advantage in the areas indicated.

Resistance to the most important diseases in Western Canada is assessed in most crops before the variety is registered. The methods used to assess resistance in each crop are different. In some cases, spores of the pathogen are applied to plants in the greenhouse or in the field. In other cases, assessment is based on naturally occurring infection in the field. Each variety is rated on a five-point scale of very poor (VP), poor (P), fair (F), good (G), very good (VG). New varieties are not tested side-by-side with all existing varieties.

Because of variation in disease levels from year to year, each new variety is assigned a rating relative to a few existing varieties that serve as disease level standards or checks. Varieties differ in resistance because of differences in their genetic makeup and/or differences in the genetic make-up of the pathogen that causes the disease. However, the genetic make-up of a pathogen can change over time, and overcome the resistance in a variety. In such cases, a variety with good resistance can quickly display poor resistance to a

What is Plant Breeders' Rights? Comparisons The relative maturity of varieties of different crops is important when making plans for seeding. The table below compares the relative maturity ranges for crops grown in Saskatchewan. Within each crop there are early and late maturing varieties. Whether a crop matures before the first killing frost depends on seeding date, management practices and environment factors. Not all crops have a wide area of adaptation. It is noted that climatic conditions can cause a wide variability in crop maturity.

Plant Breeders' Rights provides a way to assure that companies and institutions that invest in plant breeding are able to keep reasonable control of their varieties and secure fair compensation for their efforts. This encourages additional investment in crop variety development for Canadian farmers. Plant Breeders' Rights for crop variety developers are comparable in many ways to patent protection in other areas. When a plant breeder develops a new variety for use in Canada they may apply under the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act to obtain certain controls over the multiplication and sale of the seed of that variety. Sale, trade or any other transfer of the seed for propagation purposes is prohibited by law without: 1) the written permission of the breeder or their agent, and 2) payment of a royalty to the breeder or their agent. Under PBR, farmers are allowed to save seed of the variety for their own use, on their own farms. Varieties protected by Plant Breeders' Rights are identified with the above logo. Further information on Plant Breeders' Rights can be obtained from the Plant Breeders’ Rights Office, tel. (613) 773-7133, fax (613) 773-7261.

particular disease. Unfortunately, because not all varieties are tested side-by-side every year, the ratings of older varieties may be less reliable. A number of factors can affect the level of disease symptoms observed at a given location in a given year. Environmental conditions such as moisture and temperature, the genetic make-up of both the variety and the pathogen, and the amount of the pathogen present can all affect the level of disease. Although a variety with fair resistance can show disease symptoms under favourable conditions, a susceptible variety would have much more disease under the same conditions. For example, ascochyta blight of chickpea is a very aggressive fungal disease. It can completely kill susceptible varieties within two weeks of symptoms first appearing. Chickpea varieties grown commercially in Saskatchewan to date have ascochyta blight ratings from very poor to fair. This resistance weakens as plant development nears the flowering stage. Cool, moist environmental conditions favour the disease, and if these conditions persist early in the growing season, the disease symptoms can occur much earlier than the flowering stage. This is especially true on chickpea grown outside the Brown Soil Zone (the area of best adaptation) or on heavy textured soils such as clays and clay loams. In these conditions, varieties with ascochyta blight resistance ratings of very poor to poor do not show resistance to ascochyta and can be defoliated, with girdled branches and dead plants. If conditions turn warm and dry, the diseased plants can regrow from auxiliary nodes, often producing flowers and pods. However, these late pods and seeds will most likely be frozen in the first fall frost and have no commercial value.

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR3

Wheat

Additional Information

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

Years Tested

Area 1&2

Area 3&4

----------------------------------------------------------------Resistance to: -------------------------------------------------------------------Irrigation

Protein

Lodging

Sprouting Stem Rust Leaf Rust

Stripe Rust*

Loose Smut

Bunt

Leaf Spot

Fusarium Head Blight

Relative Maturity in days

Head Awnedness

Seed Weight (g/1000)

Volume Weight** (Kg hL-1)

Height (cm)

Canada Western Red Spring ♣ AC Barrie ^ 11

Yield as % of AC Barrie 100 100 100

15.0

100

Relative to AC Barrie 36.0 79.9 93

CDC Abound ^

109

106

---

-0.3

---

+2.4

-0.3

-10

CDC Alsask ~

107

106

---

+0.2

-1

-0.3

-1.3

-1

Alvena ^

105

104

---

+0.2

---

-2

-1.1

0.0

CDC Bounty §

104

106

---

-0.1

---

-1

-0.2

+1.6

Carberry ~

114

106

---

-0.3

---

+1.2

-12

AC Elsa ^

103

104

-0.1

-1

-2.4

-0.5

-1

Fieldstar VB ^ ***

110

---

-0.4

---

-2.1

+0.7

Glenn ^

109

112

---

-0.5

---

-1.7

+1.9

-4

CDC Go

102

103

---

-0.1

---

-1

+3.6

-0.3

-6

Goodeve VB ^ ***

111

112

---

-0.1

-2

+0.8

-0.9

-2

Harvest ^

101

104

---

-0.4

---

-1

-0.4

+0.1

-6

Helios ^ §

102

101

103

0.0

---

-2

-0.7

-0.4

CDC Imagine ^

102

---

-0.1

-1.7

-1.8

-3

Infinity ^

107

106

---

-0.2

---

-1

-2.8

-0.6

-1

AC Intrepid ^

101

104

102

-0.3

-3

-0.2

-0.4

-2

KANE ^

104

---

-0.2

---

-0.5

+1.4

-5

CDC Kernen ~

111

---

-0.2

---

1.3

-0.1

Lillian ^

103

100

---

0.3

-0.3

-1.1

-1

McKenzie

107

103

109

-0.4

-1

-1.5

+0.1

Muchmore ~

118

102

---

-0.6

---

+1.3

-15

CDC Osler

101

105

---

-0.3

---

-1

-3.7

-0.7

-2

ShawVB ~ ***

120

124

---

-1.0

---

-0.4

-1.6

CDC Stanley ~

116

115

---

-0.3

---

-2.2

-1.1

-3

Stettler ^

115

111

---

+0.1

-0.6

0.0

-6

Superb ^

109

---

-0.4

+2.6

-0.5

-7

CDC Teal

101

-0.1

-2

-1.2

-0.3

CDC Thrive ~

113

115

---

0.0

---

-0.5

0.0

Unity VB ^ ***

116

119

---

-0.8

---

-0.6

+1.0

CDC Utmost VB ~ ***

121

116

---

-0.7

---

-1

-0.5

-0.1

-3

Waskada ^

116

112

---

-0.4

---

+0.3

+1.4

WR859CL ^

113

104

---

-0.3

---

-2.2

0.0

-7

5602HR ^

103

104

---

+0.1

0.0

+1.6

5603HR ^

112

113

---

-0.8

---

-2.7

-2.0

Canada Prairie Spring Red ♣ Conquer VB ~ *** 2

118

120

---

-1.5

---

+9.2

+2.8

-4

AC Crystal ^

118

115

110

-1.3

+4.9

-0.1

-11

AC Taber §

119

118

116

---

+4.5

-0.5

-11

5700PR ^

115

120

115

-1.2

+6.8

+1.1

-16

5701PR ^ §

108

110

105

-0.5

+8.9

+0.9

-13

5702PR ^

128

125

---

-1.7

+8.5

0.0

-10

+6.7

-2.1

-9

Canada Prairie Spring White ♣ AC Vista ^ 9

122

121

113

-1.4

Canada Western Hard White Spring ♣ Snowbird ^ 5 99

102

---

-0.6

---

-1.8

-0.4

Snowstar ^

105

108

---

-1.2

---

-3.4

+1.5

-10

Canada Western Soft White Spring ♣ AC Andrew 4 137

135

---

-3.6

---

+0.7

-1.8

-9

Bhishaj

128

---

128

---

-4.2

-2.0

-7

Sadash ^

143

133

---

-4.4

+0.7

+0.6

-6

Canada Western Extra Strong ♣ CDN Bison 3

119

118

---

-0.8

---

+6.6

-0.4

-6

Burnside

---

-0.1

---

+3.6

-0.4

Glencross VB ***

110

118

---

-0.6

---

-1

+7.2

-2.5

CDC Rama

107

---

-0.2

+7.5

+1.0

CDC Walrus

102

101

---

-0.3

---

+5.3

-0.2

Canada Western General Purpose ♣ CDC NRG003 ~ 2 127

127

---

-2.0

---

+6.4

-1.8

-10

NRG010 ~

126

129

---

-2.7

---

+3.3

-2.0

-7

Minnedosa ^

118

117

---

-1.9

---

+6.7

-2.1

-9

Canada Western Amber Durum Yield as % of Strongfield Strongfield ^ 8 100 100 100 AC Avonlea ^ 7 95 96 --Brigade ^ 3 105 110 107 Commander ^ § 4 105 96 --Enterprise ~ 2 103 97 --Eurostar ^ 3 98 101 102 Kyle 6 89 91 --AC Navigator ^ 6 99 91 --CDC Verona ~ 3 101 104 103

♣ Includes direct and indirect comparisons with AC Barrie * stripe rust data are preliminary ** multiply by 0.8 = lbs per bushel *** VB varietal blend

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14.5 -0.2 -0.9 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3

F F G G F F P G G

F F F F F F F F F

VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG

G ----------G G ---

P P P P P P P P P

VG VG VG VG G VG VG VG VG

F F F P F F P VP F

VP VP P VP P P VP VP P

105 +1 +2 +1 0 +2 +1 +2 +2

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Relative to Strongfield 42.1 79.2 89 -0.6 -1.0 +2 +1.1 +0.3 +6 +1.4 -1.0 -11 -3.2 +0.6 +2 +0.6 +0.8 +4 -0.5 -0.6 +12 +1.2 -0.1 -8 +0.1 -0.2 +1

Producers are strongly encouraged to use a combination of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's List of Registered Varieties (www.inspection.gc.ca) and the Canadian Grains Commission's Variety Designation Lists (www.grainscanada. gc.ca) to determine the registration and grade eligibility status of varieties. The Western Grains Research Foundation has co-ordinated the establishment of a web based tool to make comparisons among varieties on a prairie wide basis: http://www.pvttrials. com. Varieties in the General Purpose market class are intended for ethanol and livestock feed purposes. Grain yield, protein content, time to maturity, seed weight, volume weight, and plant height of all varieties of common wheat and durum wheat are compared to AC Barrie and Strongfield, respectively. Most varieties have been rated for their relative resistance to pre-harvest sprouting. Under wet post-maturity conditions varieties rated poor would have reduced ability to retain Hagberg Falling Number values relative to those rated good or very good. Varieties with high test weight retain grade better under adverse harvest weather than those with low test weight. During wet harvest weather, grades drop more rapidly due to sprouting in swathed than in standing crops. New races of leaf rust continue to evolve, so leaf rust resistance in varieties change year to year. The seed guide contains the most up-to-date information on leaf rust resistance in current varieties. Early seeding may minimize risk of crop losses for varieties sown in southeastern Saskatchewan that are rated poor or very poor to leaf rust.

All varieties are at least moderately resistant to shattering. All varieties have moderately good resistance to common root rot. Seed of varieties rated poor and very poor for bunt and loose smut should be treated with a recommended fungicide. Please refer to the Seed Facts section of this booklet or Guide to Crop Protection, 2011. CANADA WESTERN RED SPRING WHEAT

Fieldstar VB, Goodeve VB, Shaw VB, Unity VB, and CDC Utmost VB are CWRS wheat midge tolerant varieties. They contain the same "Sm1" gene for tolerance. To manage against the buildup of midge resistance to the gene, an interspersed refuge will be used commercially. These varieties are not immune to wheat midge and can suffer some midge damage when high midge infestation levels occur. More information on midge tolerant wheat cultivars and interspersed refuge can be found at: http://www.midgetolerantwheat .ca/farmers/faq.aspx Seed of the new varieties Carberry, CDC Kernen, Muchmore, Shaw VB, CDC Stanley, CDC Thrive, CDC Utmost VB will not be available in 2011. Limited quantities of seed of the new varieties Fieldstar VB, Stettler, 5603HR, and WR859CL will be available in 2011. Lillian has solid stem and some resistance to the wheat stem sawfly. CDC Abound, CDC Imagine, CDC Thrive, and WR859CL are tolerant to the CLEARFIELD® herbicides Adrenalin SC and Altitude FX. CANADA PRAIRIE SPRING WHEAT

Conquer VB is the only CPS-red midge tolerance variety using the Sm1 gene and will be marketed with an

interspersed refuge (see above). Seed of Conquer VB will not be available in 2011. CANADA WESTERN EXTRA STRONG

Glencross VB is the only CWES wheat midge tolerant variety based on the "Sm1" gene and will be marketed with an interspersed refuge (see above). Limited quantities of seed of the new varieties CDN Bison and Glencross VB will be available in 2011. SOFT WHITE SPRING WHEAT

Soft white spring wheat may have potential demand as a feedstock in the production of ethanol. All soft white spring wheat varieties are eligible for both domestic and export markets. Soft white spring wheat varieties are susceptible to pre-harvest sprouting. The leaf spot pathogens that affect other wheat classes also affect soft white cultivars and therefore recommendations for leaf spot control would be similar. Limited quantities of seed of Sadash will be available in 2011. GENERAL PURPOSE

Seed of Minnedosa, CDC NRG003, and NRG010 will not be available in 2011. CANADA WESTERN AMBER DURUM

Seed of the new variety Enterprise will not be available in 2011. Limited quantities of seed of the new varieties Brigade, and Eurostar will be available in 2011. Durum wheat varieties are generally more susceptible than CWRS varieties to Fusarium Head Blight. All durum varieties are susceptible to two new races of loose smut. Brigade, Commander, Eurostar and AC Navigator have strong gluten properties. They may be grown only under contract with the Canadian Wheat Board.

The Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops (SACGC) and the Saskatchewan Variety Performance Group (SVPG) coordinate, supervise and review the collection, analysis and reporting of information in this booklet. Membership consists of representatives from: • • • •

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Seed Companies Sask. Seed Growers' Association Producer Associations

• • •

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Crop Development Centre Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre

SACGC and SVPG gratefully acknowledge the contributions of all individuals and organizations involved in the generation and publication of this information.

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR5

Malting Barley

Winter Wheat

Main Characteristics of Varieties

Main Characteristics of Varieties Site-Years Tested

Canada Western Red Winter

CDC Buteo (bu/acre) AC Bellatrix 89 CDC Clair 87 CDC Falcon 212 CDC Harrier 149 CDC Kestrel 113 McClintock ^ 150 Moats 19 CDC Osprey 102 Radiant ^ 76 CDC Raptor 143 Canada Western General Purpose Accipiter ~ 55 Broadview ~ 19 CDC Ptarmigan 45 Peregrine ~ 52 Sunrise 21

----------------

Yield as % of CDC Buteo ---------------Across Western Canada

Low Moisture Potential

High Moisture Potential

------------------------------------ Resistance to: --------------------------------------Lodging

Winter Damage

Stem Rust

Leaf Rust

Bunt

Fusarium Head Blight

40 105 108 105 108 108 105 105 102 102 108

60 102 103 103 105 105 100 105 102 102 103

80 100 102 102 104 105 99 104 100 102 101

100 99 102 102 102 104 97 103 100 102 100

G G G VG G G G G G VG VG

VG F VG F G VG F VG VG VG G

G VP P G G P VG VG P VP VG

G VP P G P P G VG P VP G

VP F VP VP VP VP VP P VP P VP

G ----P P --P ----P P

120 108 123 118 127

112 103 117 112 115

106 101 113 109 109

104 101 111 107 105

VG VG F G G

G G G VG G

VG VG P VG G

G VG P VG G

VP VP VP VP VP

-----------

Yield: For a more in-depth yield analyses go to http://www.usask.ca/agriculture/plantsci/winter_cereals/select.php Winter damage: For more detailed information go to http://www.wheatworkers.ca/FowlerSite/winter_cereals/WWModel.php Classes and Marketing: AC Bellatrix, CDC Buteo, CDC Osprey, McClintock, and Radiant are eligible for the CWB's 2010-2011 Canada Western Red Winter Select wheat contracting program. Effective August 1, 2013, the Canadian Grain Commission advises that the varieties CDC Clair, CDC Falcon, CDC Harrier, CDC Kestrel, and CDC Raptor will be moved from the Canada Western Red Winter class to the Canada Western General Purpose class.

Rye

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

Years Tested

Prima AC Rifle AC Remington Hazlet

20 20 8 7

Yield as % of Prima Area 1&2

Area 3

Relative Maturity

100 98 102 116

100 89 95 104

M M M M

------------- Resistance to: -------------Winter Damage

VG VG VG VG

Shattering Lodging

F VG VG VG

Category and Variety

Years Tested

2 or 6 Row

Yield as % Rough or of AC Metcalfe Smooth Area 1 & 2 Area 3 & 4 Awns

------------------------------------------------------ Resistance to: --------------------------------------------------------------Relative Maturity*

Lodg- Net-Form Net Spot-Form ing Blotch** Net Blotch

Spot Blotch

Scald

Loose Smut

Other Smuts

Root Rot

Stem Rust

Fusarium Head Blight

Malting acceptance: Recommended AC Metcalfe ^ 11 2 CDC Copeland ^ 8 2 CDC Kendall ^ 11 2 Newdale ^ 6 2 Legacy ^ 6 6 Stellar-ND ^ 3 6 Tradition ^ 5 6

R R R R S R S

100 107 101 112 104 110 112

100 108 102 113 101 107 107

M M M M M M M

G G G G G VG VG

VP F F F VP VP VP

F F G G G F F

F VP VP F G G G

P P P P P VP P

VG P P VP F G VP

F F P G G VG G

F F G G G P G

G G P G G F G

F F F F P F VP

Malting acceptance: Under Test Bentley ^ 5 2 Cerveza ~ 4 2 CDC Kindersley ~ 3 2 CDC Landis ^ § 5 2 Major ~ 4 2 CDC Meredith ^ 5 2 Merit 57 ^ 5 2 Norman ~ 5 2 CDC Reserve ^ 5 2 Celebration ^ 3 6 CDC Clyde ^ 8 6 CDC Kamsack ^ 5 6 CDC Mayfair ^ 5 6

R R R R R R R R R S S R R

114 110 102 110 112 115 110 104 111 108 110 103 105

114 117 104 110 117 112 108 105 109 105 106 108 109

L M E M M L L M M M M M M

G G G G G G G G G VG VG G G

P P P F F P P P VP VP F VP P

VG G G VG G VG VG VG VG G G F G

F VG F F G P P VP F G VG G F

P VP VP P VP P F VP P VP P P P

P VG VP VP VG VG VP VP VP VG F F VP

G VG VG G G G F VP P VG VG VG VG

F F F P P F G P F P G P P

G F F G G G F VP G F G G G

P F F F F F P G F P VP VP P

Other *** Harrington CDC Battleford ^ Lacey ^§ CDC Laurence ^ § Robust §

R S S S S

95 108 101 117 94

89 108 101 110 97

M M M M M

F G G G G

VP P VP P VP

P VG F G P

VP VG G G G

P P P P P

P P F P F

P G G G F

F G G P F

P G G P G

G VP VP VP VP

11 6 4 6 8

2 6 6 6 6

 These categories are established annually by the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (Call 204-984-4399 for more information) * Relative maturity: The relative maturity of the check, AC Metcalfe, is M (on average, 91 days from seeding to swathing ripeness) ** There are two forms of net blotch, the net-form (Pyrenophora teres f. teres ) and spot-form (Pyrenophora teres f. maculata ). Generally, in Saskatchewan the net-form is more prevelant. *** Although not on the CMBTC list, a malting barley market may exist for these varieties.

F VG G VG

Additional Information

Medium maturity of rye means that the variety will mature about July 31 in an early year, August 4 in a medium year and August 8 in a late year. An early variety matures about July 27 in an early year, July 31 in a medium year and August 4 in a late year. Late varieties would mature about August 4 in an early year, August 8 in a medium year and August 12 in a late year. Wet and cool conditions during maturation can prolong maturity far beyond these dates.

Triticale

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

Years Tested

Spring Habit

AC Certa Bumper ~ Bunker ^ Pronghorn Tyndal ^ AC Ultima Winter Habit Pika Bobcat ^

Luoma ^ Metzger ~

Area 1&2

Area 3

Test Weight Kg hL-1

Relative Maturity

73 71 73 68 73 70 68 66

----------------------------- Resistance to: ------------------------------Lodging

Stem Rust

Leaf Rust

Bunt

Root Rot

M E E E E E

G G G G G G

VG VG VG VG VG VG

G ----F --F

E M

F G

---------

Yield as % of AC Certa

18 3 4 19 4 15

100 100 99 100 106 103

100 115 97 102 102 102

Lines Under Test for Malting and Brewing Quality Small scale tests are a good measure of malting potential but are not sufficient to determine the commercial acceptability of malting varieties. Final acceptance is given only after two years of successful plant scale evaluation. Several carload lots of barley are malted and brewed. The beer is then given the ultimate test – a taste panel. This process normally takes a minimum of three years since a crop grown in one year will be malted in January-February, brewed in May-June, and aged and tasted in October-November of the following year. Additional Information Growers are reminded that the malting and brewing industry is cautious about using new varieties. Growers are cautioned that most malting varieties, especially two-row barley, are more susceptible to sprouting.

Yield as % of Pika

6 6

5 5

100 86

100 96

100 86

96 101

67 67

L E

F G

Additional Information:

Triticale matures 1-2 days later than AC Crystal CPS wheat, therefore it should be planted as early as possible. The seeding rate for triticale should be at least 30 percent more than that of CWRS wheat to obtain the same number of plants per square foot. Susceptiblity to fusarium head blight is at least as great in triticale as in wheat. AC Ultima has improved Hagberg Falling Number. Winter triticale has winter hardiness equal to that of winter wheat. Tyndal and Bunker (spring triticales) and Bobcat, Louma and Metzger (winter triticales) have reduced awns. All triticale cultivars are susceptible to ergot infection and similar in reaction. Severe infestation of ergot can occur in any of the available cultivars if environmental conditions are favourable.

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2011 SaskSeed Guide VR7

Feed and Food Barley

Main Characteristics of Varieties CANADIAN MALTING BARLEY TECHNICAL CENTRE

Recommended Malting Barley Varieties 2011-12 These recommendations are based on the varieties expected to be selected by grain and malting companies for both domestic and export markets from the 2011 harvest. Seeding decisions should be based on agronomic considerations and feedback from your grain company representative, local elevator operators and malting companies. This list is published on behalf of the members of the CMBTC, and other companies that have provided their input. Varieties not listed are not recommended. The varieties are listed in descending order to the amount selected in 2010.

Recommended Two-Row Barley Varieties

VARIETY AC Metcalfe4

DOMESTIC Established

CDC Copeland4

Established

EXPORT Established

Established

MARKET DEMAND Stable Demand Stable Demand

Newdale3

Limited

Stable Demand

CDC Kendall1

Established

Declining Demand

CDC Polarstar5 **

Limited

Increasing Demand

Bentley, CDC Landis, Major, Merit 57, Norman, Cerveza and CDC Reserve are not yet being grown for the commercial market. Production is limited to quantities required for testing and market development. CDC Meredith reached capacity for plant scale testing in 2010. ** CDC Polarstar is available only through a closed loop Identity Preserved program offered by Prairie Malt Limited/Sapporo Breweries and their agents.

Recommended Six-Row Barley Varieties

VARIETY Legacy1,2,3

Tradition1,2,3

DOMESTIC Established

EXPORT Established

MARKET DEMAND Declining Demand

Limited

Increasing Demand

Established

Stellar-ND5

Established

Declining Demand

Celebration, CDC Clyde, CDC Kamsack, and CDC Mayfair are not yet being grown for the commercial market. Production is limited to quantities required for testing and market development. Please talk to local malting company selector in regards to demand for CDC Battleford, Lacey and Robust. The CMBTC recommends the use of Certified seed to ensure varietal purity and to increase opportunity for selection. The following companies have pedigreed seed distribution rights for those varieties that are footnoted: 1-Viterra; 2-BARI-Canada; 3-FP Genetics; 4-SeCan; 5-Canterra Seeds

“Domestic” as used in this publication, means barley selected for domestic processing into malt to supply domestic brewers as well as for malt destined for export. “Export” is that malting barley designated for markets outside of Canada including the U.S., shipped as unmalted grain.

Category and Variety

Feed CDC Austenson ^ CDC Bold

Yield as % of AC Metcalfe Area 1 & 2 Area 3 & 4

------------------------------------------------------------------ Resistance to: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Years Tested

2 or 6 Row

Rough or Smooth Awns

117

120

111

112

Relative Maturity*

Lodg- Net-Form Net ing Blotch**

Spot-Form Net Blotch

Spot Blotch

Scald

Loose Smut

Other Smuts

Root Rot

Stem Rust

Fusarium Head Blight

Busby ~

103

108

Champion ^

117

CDC Coalition ^

111

114

CDC Cowboy ^

105

CDC Dolly

103

Gadsby ~

111

114

CDC Helgason ^

105

106

McLeod ^

108

114

CDC Mindon ^

104

103

CDC Trey ^

104

110

Xena ^

112

115

Chigwell ~

109

114

AC Rosser ^

115

Sundre ^

120

116

Hulless CDC Carter ^ CDC ExPlus ~ HB705 ~

4 4 4

2 2 2

R R R

93 89 84

101 100 93

M M M

G VG VG

F F P

G F G

F F F

P VP VP

VG P VG

VG P F

VP VP P

F F G

F G G

CDC McGwire ^

* Relative maturity: The relative maturity of the check, AC Metcalfe, is M (on average, 91 days from seeding to swathing ripeness) ** There are two forms of net blotch, the net-form (Pyrenophora teres f. teres ) and spot-form (Pyrenophora teres f. maculata ). Generally, in Saskatchewan the net-form is more prevelant.

Forage Barley Binscarth, Desperado, and AC Ranger are six-row forage varieties. CDC Cowboy and Stockford are two-row forage varieties. Hulless In hulless varieties the hull is left in the field, therefore, comparable yields are 9-12 percent lower. Hulless seed is more susceptible to damage than hulled seed, so handling should be minimized. CDC Lophy-I is a low phytate hulless two-row feed variety. Hulless Food CDC Alamo, CDC Candle, CDC Fibar, and CDC Rattan are high beta-glucan waxy starch varieties for specialty markets. CDC McGwire and Millhouse are two-row normal starch hulless barleys suitable for food use. Irrigation Disease resistance, straw strength and maturity are more critical when barley is grown under irrigation. Growers should select early, strong-strawed, disease resistant varieties and should consider semi-dwarf varieties. General Comments Most available varieties are susceptible to one or more types of smut. Therefore, seed of susceptible varieties should be treated with a registered fungicide on a regular basis. Harvesting grain over 16 percent moisture and then using aeration bins for drying can lead to sprouting and embryo death. Seed with reduced germination is undesirable for seed or malting. Two-row barley varieties are generally more resistant to shattering than six-row varieties.

CMBTC Members: Alfred C. Toepfer (Canada) Ltd., Canadian Wheat Board, Canadian Grain Commission, Cargill AgHorizons, SABMiller, Richardson International, Parrish and Heimbecker, Prairie Malt Limited, the Public Barley Breeders, Rahr Malting Canada, SeCan, Manitoba Liquor Control Commission, Alberta Ag, Saskatchewan Ag, Manitoba Ag, Prairie West Terminal, FP Genetics and Viterra. Other organizations providing input to this list: BMBRI

Questions? Call your selector, seed company, grain handling company or the Canadian W heat Board, or contact the CMBTC at 204-984-4399 (cmbtc@cmbtc.com).

VR8 The Western Producer

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR9

OTHER CROPS:

Oat

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

CDC Dancer ^ SW Betania ^ CDC Boyer § Bradley ~ Derby Furlong ^ § HiFi ^ Jordan ^ Leggett ^ Lu § CDC Minstrel ^ AC Morgan CDC Orrin ^ Pinnacle ^ CDC Pro-Fi § Ronald ^ CDC Seabiscuit ~ CDC Sol-Fi Souris ^ Stainless ^ Summit ^ Triactor ^ CDC Weaver ^

Years Tested

8 7 8 2 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 8 6 8 5 7 4 6 4 5 5 6 7

-- Yield as % of CDC Dancer -Area 1&2

Area 3&4

Test Weight (g/0.5L)

% Hull

% Plump

Relative Maturity*

100 105 99 100 98 102 99 110 103 102 107 104 108 113 98 96 111 93 102 95 102 113 108

100 105 100 101 102 104 97 118 104 103 107 108 109 109 92 99 105 94 103 95 101 117 111

253 245 232 --247 245 253 238 256 248 245 236 253 244 245 249 240 246 253 243 256 240 245

19.8 22.0 23.3 --22.9 21.6 22.4 22.4 22.0 25.2 21.0 25.1 23.2 23.6 19.8 22.4 20.3 22.2 21.5 22.4 21.6 22.8 19.2

70 67 71 --65 76 55 76 71 47 75 54 74 70 72 55 73 50 58 64 67 66 71

M M M --M L M VL L E L L L VL M L L M M M M L L

---------------------------- Resistance to: ----------------------------Lodging

Stem Rust

Leaf Rust

Smut

G G G --G G G G G G VG VG G F G VG G F VG G G G F

F VP F P VP F F F F VP F VP P F F F F P F G F VP F

F P F P VP P VG F VG VP P VP VP P P P P VP VG VG VG G P

VG G P VG P VG P VG VG G VG F VG VG P VG F G VG VG VG VG VG

* Maturity Rating M = 96 days

Additional Information Although disease pressure is lower in eastern Saskatchewan than in Manitoba, leaf rust races capable of attacking most varieties, except HiFi, Leggett, Souris, Stainless, Summit, and Triactor are increasing in southeast Saskatchewan. Early seeding will reduce the likelihood of severe infection.

Buckwheat Buckwheat is sensitive to high temperatures and dry weather conditions in the blossom stage which can reduce seed set and yields. New self-pollinated varieties are being released. Buckwheat is very susceptible to frost at all stages of growth. Delayed seeding is advisable to avoid spring frost. Caraway Caraway is a biennial spice crop, producing seed in the second year and sometimes in the third year. Seedlings are small, slow in developing and compete poorly with weeds. The crop is usually swathed because of its indeterminate growth habit and seed shattering. For more information, consult the Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Caraway in Saskatchewan.

Fenugreek Fenugreek is a leguminous spice crop adapted to dryland conditions in the Dark Brown and Brown soil zones. The crop should be seeded early to avoid yield and quality loss from fall frost. Contract production is advisable, as

markets are limited. For more information, consult the Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Fenugreek in Saskatchewan. Safflower Safflower is an annual oilseed or birdseed crop which can be grown successfully in the Brown soil zone. Safflower must be sown early (late April). Saffire matures in about 120 days. Seed should be planted shallow but into a firm, moist seedbed at about 30 kg/ha (27 lbs/ac). Saffire has moderate resistance to Sclerotinia head rot and Alternaria leaf spot. Contract production is advised. AC Sunset has the earliness of Saffire combined with higher oil content and resistance to Sclerotinia head rot.

Canary Seed

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

Type

No. of Trials

Yield as % of CDC Maria*

Days to Heading

Days to Maturity

Height (cm)

Test Weight (kg/hL)***

glabrous glabrous glabrous hairy hairy

79 72 67 79 22

100 111 113 120 125

59 +1 +1 +2 +1

104 +1 +1 +2 +2

104 +1 +2 +4 0

71 -1 0 -6 -6

Furlong has brown hulls.

CDC Maria CDC Togo ^ CDC Bastia Keet Cantate**

Forage Oat CDC Baler and Murphy are forage oat varieties available for annual forage production in Saskatchewan.

* Yield data not collected by Area ** 2004-2010 data only

Hulless Oat Boudrias, AC Gwen, and Lee Williams are hulless varieties available for production in Saskatchewan. The hull is part of normal oat yield, thus hulless types yield less. They are difficult to handle and should be stored at less than 12% moisture.

Coriander Coriander is an annual spice crop. Seedlings are small, slow to develop, and compete poorly with weeds. The large seeded type is earlier maturing than the small seeded type. CDC Major is a largeseeded coriander variety and CDC Minor is a small-seeded variety. The crop is usually straight-cut to avoid wind damage in swaths. For more information, consult the Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Coriander in Saskatchewan.

Seed Weight (g/1000)

7.3 +0.7 0.0 -0.3 +0.3

*** multiply by 0.8 = lb per bushel

Limited seed of CDC Bastia will be available in 2011

Additional Information: The seed of annual canarygrass, more commonly called canary seed, is used as food for caged and wild birds. In head to head testing Elias, Keet and Cantate are similar in yield. Elias pedigreed seed has not been produced in recent years. Seeds and plants of CDC Maria, CDC Togo and CDC Bastia do not have the small sharp hairs that cause irritation when canary seed is threshed and handled, and are called glabrous. Canary seed plants have a dense, shallow root system and growing the crop on sandy soils is not recommended. Canary seed may be grown successfully on stubble, providing adequate moisture is available for rapid germination and emergence. The recommended seeding rate is 34 kg/ha (30 lb/ac) (germination greater than 85 per cent). Reduced emergence might be expected if canaryseed is seeded below 5 cm. Canary seed is subject to damage by English grain aphid and bird cherry oat aphid. Aphid populations build up rapidly on leaves, stems and head of the plant in July and August and may require an insecticide application to prevent yield loss. Information from the United States indicates that infestations of 10 to 20 aphids on 50 per cent of the stems prior to soft dough stage may cause enough damage to warrant insecticide application. The aphids often hide in the dense head of the canary seed plant. Damage may occur at populations below these levels. Canary seed leaf mottle is a foliar disease that can cause yield losses. Leaf mottle is caused by a fungus, Septoria triseti , that only affects canary seed. The disease is inconspicuous at early stages because there is little visual contrast between healthy and diseased leaf area. Stubble borne inoculum is the source of infection, thus crop rotation is key in limiting the severity of leaf mottle. Canary seed is resistant to shattering. It may be straight-combined or swathed when fully mature. For more information on canary seed, consult the Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Canary Seed in Saskatchewan.

VR10 The Western Producer

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR11

Pulse Crops

GENERAL SEED FACTS Pedigreed Seed Use certified seed regularly. This assures that the seed has high genetic purity, high germination and is relatively free from weeds and other crop seeds. Reuse of Hybrid Variety Seed Seed grown from a hybrid variety (regardless of crop or variety) should not be reused since a 20 to 25% yield reduction can occur in the next generation. This reduction is due to loss of hybrid vigour and possible occurrence of male-sterile plants. Lack of uniformity for maturity and quality traits can also occur. Seed Cleaning Seed should be cleaned carefully to remove weed seeds, trash, small or broken kernels, ergot and sclerotia. Not all seed-cleaning plants are equipped to clean grain to acceptable seed standards. Seed Treatment Various fungicides have been registered for the control of seedling diseases caused by soil- and seedborne pathogens. Use of seed from cereal crops infected with Fusarium may result in poor emergence. Such seed should be treated with a registered fungicide before planting. Use of infected seed may introduce Fusarium diseases into unaffected areas. Smuts that attack wheat, barley, oat and rye can be controlled by seed treatment. If seed from a crop in which bunt or smut was observed must be used for seed, seed should be tested and seed treatment should be considered. If the presence of smut is uncertain, varieties rated VERY POOR should be treated every year, those rated POOR every second year and those rated FAIR every third year. Only systemic fungicides will control true loose smut of barley and wheat, and stem smut of rye. Pathogens causing the other types of smut (covered, false loose, oat smut and bunt) are carried on the outside of the seed and can be controlled by nonsystemic seed treatments.

The virulent form of blackleg of canola is widespread in Saskatchewan. Seed treatment with a recommended fungicide can reduce the level of disease. Use of canola seed commercially coated with an appropriate seed treatment is a convenient alternative to on-farm seed treatment. Wireworms that attack all grain crops, and flea beetles that attack canola and mustard, can be controlled by seed treatment with insecticides. Read the label carefully before using any seed treatment or insecticide. Information on their use and recommended rates is found in the Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Guide to Crop Protection. Carryover stocks of treated seed should be tested for germination before planting. Treated seed must not be delivered to an elevator or used for feed. Seed-borne diseases of pulses Pulse growers should use seed that has been tested for seed-borne diseases such as ascochyta, anthracnose and botrytis. Tolerances for seed infection vary with the pulse crop, the disease, weather conditions of the region and the availability of a seed treatment. If infection of the crop from sources other than seed is likely, using seed with low infection levels becomes less important. In regions with frequent rainfall and high humidity, tolerances will be lower. Thus, for ascochyta blight of lentil, use of seed with up to 5% seed infection is acceptable in the Brown and Dark Brown Soil Zones, but 0% is desirable in the Black Soil Zone. A seed treatment for ascochyta-infected lentil seed is available and is recommended if seed infection levels approach 5%. In pea, up to 10% seed infection with ascochyta is acceptable. In chickpea, 0% ascochyta seed infection is recommended because of the high rate of transmission of the disease from the seed to the emerging seedlings and its highly destructive nature. Refer to Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Guidelines for Seed-Borne Diseases of Pulse Crops.

Crop Rotation Seeding into stubble of the same crop kind will increase disease risk, particularly in higher rainfall areas. Residue of infected crops may harbour disease pathogens. Maintain a diverse crop rotation. Ergot Ergot attacks all varieties of rye, triticale, wheat and barley, as well as most common grass species. Oat is rarely attacked and all broadleaf species are immune. Grain containing 0.1% ergot is considered poisonous and should not be used for food. Refer to Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Ergot of Cereals and Grasses. Seed Inoculation Legume crops obtain much of their nitrogen (N) requirement by forming a symbiotic association with soil bacteria called Rhizobium. These bacteria colonize the roots to form structures called nodules where they fix nitrogen for the legume plant. To enhance nitrogen fixation, the legume crop seed should be inoculated. Use the proper strain of bacteria specific to that crop. For further details, consult the Pulse Production Manual (Saskatchewan Pulse Growers). Damp and Frozen Seed Seed which is stored damp or tough may be low in germination and may lack adequate vigour. Grain which will be used for seed should be dried, if necessary, soon after harvest. The drying temperature should be below o o 37 C for batch driers and 43 C for recirculating and continuous driers. Frozen grain should always be tested for germination by a seed-testing laboratory before planting. Such grain will frequently produce a high percentage of abnormal seedlings. Wheat Midge All wheat classes, including durum and triticale, are susceptible to wheat midge. Farmers in infested areas should be prepared to spray fields with recommended insecticides if necessary. Consider the use of midge-tolerant varieties. Refer to the Saskatchewan Agriculture publication, Wheat Midge.

2010 Regional Variety Trials In 2010 the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and the pulse breeding program at the Crop Development Centre (CDC), University of Saskatchewan continued a 5-year agreement with a budget of $100,000 per year to conduct the pulse crop regional variety trials in Saskatchewan. The CDC collaborates with researchers at several locations, including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research stations, provincial Agri-ARM sites, and the Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre, in order to conduct the trials. The project collects data on varieties from the CDC program, as well as those arising from other public or private pulse breeding programs. In 2010, field pea, lentil, chickpea, and dry bean variety trials were conducted at 5-16 locations per crop in their target areas of adaptation in Saskatchewan. The number of entries per trial was 29 for pea, 36 for lentil, 24 for chickpea, and 18 for dry bean.

Lentil

Main Characteristics of Varieties Yield % CDC Milestone

-------- Resistance to: --------

Seed

Ascochyta Blight

Anthracnose Race 1

Colour/Pattern

Seed Weight (g/1000)

E E E E

G G G VP

VP G G VP

yellow yellow yellow yellow

green green green green

37 34 33 33

50 50 50 50

M M M M

G G G VP

P VP VP VP

yellow yellow yellow yellow

green green green green

52 57 51 51

41 39 40 38 41 39 38 39 40

53 54 53 52 52 51 52 51 52

VL VL VL ML ML M ML M L

VP G G G G F G F G

VP VP VP VP VP VP P VP P

yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow

green green green green green green green green green

67 60 69 64 64 67 62 68 66

92 98

35 37

48 48

E E

F F

VP P

yellow yellow

marbled marbled

33 38

103 95 111 86 108 107 104

100 91 113 91 114 109 102

30 30 30 30 30 31 30

51 49 49 49 50 52 48

E E E E E E E

G G G G G G G

red red red red red red red

grey grey grey grey-brown tan grey grey

31 30 32 29 31 31 29

9 3 3 4 5 4 8 4 4 6 6

84 124 121 108 88 111 105 121 117 103 104

82 na na 102 87 119 111 123 106 98 107

30 32 33 35 30 34 34 35 33 34 33

47 51 53 51 47 51 50 51 50 52 52

E EM EM EM E EM EM EM EM EM M

G G G G G G G G G G G

P F F F P G G F G F G

red red red red red red red red red red red

grey grey grey grey grey grey grey grey grey grey grey

34 39 35 45 34 40 42 38 39 45 37

CDC KR-1

117

102

red

grey

CDC QG-1

green

Years Tested*

Height (cm)

Days to Flower

Maturity Rating

100 98 111 90

31 33 34 30

49 49 49 48

100 86 111 102

83 82 102 92

34 44 34 35

15 11 10 9 4 5 11 9 10

78 84 78 104 98 86 99 81 90

72 83 84 87 80 88 89 85 89

CDC LeMay CDC Peridot CL

6 5

91 96

Extra small red

CDC Impala CL CDC Imperial CL CDC Redbow CDC Robin‡ CDC Rosebud CDC Rosetown CDC Ruby

5 6 4 11 5 7 4

Small red

CDC Blaze‡ CDC Cherie CDC Dazil CL CDC Imax CL CDC Impact CL CDC Maxim CL CDC Redberry CDC Redcliff CDC Redcoat CDC Red Rider CDC Rouleau

Large red Green cot

Market class

Variety

Small green

CDC Milestone CDC Imvincible CL CDC Viceroy Eston

Medium green

Area 1&2

Area 3&4

15 5 8 14

100 108 103 88

CDC Impress CL CDC Imigreen CL CDC Meteor CDC Richlea

4 4 9 13

Large green

Laird‡ CDC Glamis CDC Grandora CDC Greenland CDC Impower CL CDC Improve CL CDC Plato CDC Sedley CDC Sovereign

French green

Cotyledon Colour

Coat

* Co-op and Regional Trials in Saskatchewan since 1995. Comparisons to CDC Milestone. CL indicates Clearfield variety.

Maturity ratings: Normal maturity range in days based on May 1 seeding is E=100, VL=110 but maturity can be much earlier in dry years, much later in cool wet years. See Page 2 for more information on maturity range in lentil. ‡ Flagged for removal from seed guide in 2012.

Additional Information Seed supplies may be limited for CDC Imigreen CL, CDC Impower CL, CDC Peridot CL, CDC Redbow, CDC Rosebud, CDC Imax CL, CDC Redcoat, CDC Ruby, CDC Dazil CL and CDC Cherie. Indianhead lentil is a black-seeded variety for green manure use. Weight, diameter and thickness of lentil seeds will vary depending on environmental conditions and agronomic factors. VR12 The Western Producer

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR13

Chickpea

Field Pea

Main Characteristics of Varieties Years Tested*

Variety

Characteristics of Kabuli and Desi Chickpea Varieties

------ Yield as % Cutlass -----1.2 & South 3

North 3&4

Irrigation

Leaf Type

Relative Maturity

--------------------------------------- Resistance to: -------------------------------------------------Vine Length Fusarium MycosphaePowdery Seed Coat Lodging Bleaching (cm) rella Blight Mildew Breakage Wilt

Seed Coat Dimpling

Green Seed Coat

Seed Weight g/1000

Yellow Cutlass Agassiz ^ Argus ~ Canstar ^ CDC Bronco CDC Centennial CDC Golden CDC Handel CDC Hornet CDC Mozart CDC Meadow CDC Minuet CDC Prosper CDC Treasure Delta DS Admiral ^ Eclipse ^ Hugo ^ Polstead ^ Reward ^ Sorento ^ SW Capri ^ SW Midas ^ Thunderbird ^

11 6 3 5 8 5 8 5 5 7 8 5 6 6 4 6 11 3 7 5 5 4 5 6

100 111 109 96 109 106 106 103 103 104 106 100 99 100 93 93 98 112 102 98 99 94 96 106

100 112 111 101 104 112 101 93 104 101 109 101 103 107 92 103 98 110 105 107 97 101 91 106

100 116 --98 102 117 107 110 110 108 110 --91 109 --95 101 --105 108 108 --105 108

SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL

M M M M M E M L M M E M E E E E M M M M M E E M

75 85 80 85 75 70 85 75 85 70 85 70 80 80 70 80 80 75 75 90 80 75 80 85

F F F P F F F P F F F F F F P F F F P F F F F F

VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG P VG VG VG VG VG VG P VG VG

F F F G F F F F F F F F G F --F P G P F F F F F

F G F F G G G G F G G F G F G G G G F G G F G G

G G G G G F G F G F G F G G F G G G G G F G G G

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

F F F G G G G G G G G G F F --G F F G G F F G G

G G G G G F G F G F G F G G --G G G F F G G G F

220 230 230 240 230 270 230 220 220 220 220 190 150 210 250 240 250 220 280 240 260 210 220 220

Green Camry ^ CDC Montero CDC Patrick CDC Pluto CDC Sage CDC Striker CDC Tetris Cooper ^ Nitouche Stratus ^ SW Sergeant Tamora Venture

5 6 6 3 5 11 4 9 7 7 5 5 4

96 91 100 109 80 93 104 103 86 105 88 92 89

90 89 102 102 84 100 106 97 91 99 87 87 82

94 90 98 --86 101 102 102 95 104 90 87 ---

SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL SL

M M M M M M L L M M M M E

65 80 80 80 80 80 85 80 75 70 80 80 75

F F F F F F F F F F F F P

VG VG VG VG VG P VG VG P VG VG VG P

P F G F G G G F F P F P P

F G G G G VG G F G G G F G

G F G G G G G G G F G G F

F F G G G G G G G F G F F

G F G G F G G G F G G G F

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

260 230 190 160 220 230 210 270 250 270 200 290 220

Maple CDC Acer CDC Rocket Courier

3 3 4

100 93 90

94 104 86

--100 78

SL SL SL

L M M

60 75 75

F F F

VG VG P

-------

G G F

F F P

n/a n/a n/a

VG VG VG

n/a n/a n/a

170 210 210

Silage CDC Sonata CDC Leroy CDC Tucker Trapper 40-10

4 3 3 7 3

102 98 99 68 80

94 96 99 68 84

--89 88 --56

N SL SL N N

L M M L L

85 95 100 115 120

F F F P P

VG VG VG P P

-----------

G G G G G

F G G P P

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

F G G --G

F G F -----

220 150 170 130 140

* Co-op and regional trials in Saskatchewan  N=normal leaf type; SL = semi-leafless  Seed coat dimpling: VG = 0-5%; G = 6-20%; F = 21-50%  Green seed coats: Good = 0-10%; Fair = 11-25% The following varieties have purple flower colour and tannin containing seed coats: CDC Acer, CDC Rocket, Courier, and 40-10; all other varieties have white flower colour and non-pigmented seed coats.

VR14 The Western Producer

Variety

Years Tested

----- Yield (% Amit) ----Area 1*

Area 2*

Ascochyta Blight**

Height (cm)

Days to Flower

Maturity

Seed Weight (g/1000)

Amit (B-90) ^

100

4.6

258

CDC Frontier

106

104

4.4

347

CDC Luna

100

5.4

366

CDC Orion

110

106

434

CDC Alma

108

5.8

353

Ascochyta Blight**

Height (cm)

Days to Flower

Maturity

Seed Weight (g/1000)

Seed Shape

Seed Coat Colour

DESI Variety

Years Tested

-- Yield (% CDC Vanguard) Area 1*

Area 2*

CDC Vanguard

100

5.1

219

CDC Cabri

4.6

304

CDC Corinne CDC Cory

8 2

108 111

103 102

4.2 4.2

43 44

55 56

M M

243 254

A/P A/P

T T

* Area 1: brown soil zone; Area 2: dark brown soil zone ** Ascochyta Blight at pod filling period:0-9 scale; 0 = no symptom; 9 = plants are completely blighted.  Seed shape: P = plump; A = angular  Seed coat colour: T = tan; LT = light tan Note: all varieties have fern leaf type

Additional Information Please refer to SaskSeed 2011 for pedigreed seed availability. For more details on production consult the Pulse Production Manual published by the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (www.saskpulse.com ).

Soybean

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety1 RR Rosco NSC Warren RR Isis RR NSC Argyle RR LS 0028RR LS 0036RR

Years Tested

Site Years Tested

2 2 2 2 2 2

19 19 19 19 19 19

Yield Corn Days to2 (% of RR Heat Maturity Rosco) Units 100 100 102 102 104 104

2450 2350 2400 2475 2400 2425

125 123 127 128 128 129

Lodging

Relative Seed Size3 (# seeds per lb)

Hilum4 Colour

G VG VG G VG VG

2800 3062 2830 2300 3600 3600

IY BR BR BR BR BR

1 All varieties in this table are Roundup Ready type. Other varieties are commercially available. For complete list of commercial varieties see Seed Manitoba 2011 (www.seedmb.ca ). 2 Average from 2009 and 2010. Moist growing seasons result in delayed maturity. 3 4

Number of seeds/lb as entered in the trial, data supplied by individual companies. Hilum is the point where seed attaches to the pod. BR-Brown, IY-Imperfect Yellow, BL-Black, BU-Buff

Additional Information

Additional Information For detailed production information consult the Pulse Production Manual published by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. The relative maturity of the check variety Cutlass is M (Medium), which is on average 90 days from seeding to swathing ripeness.

KABULI

Data are derived from the western Canada soybean trial co-ordinated by Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. Saskatchewan test sites were Saskatoon, Outlook (dry land and irrigated). Alberta test sites were Bow Island (dry land and irrigated). Manitoba test sites were Hamiota, Boissevain, Roblin, Wawanesa, Melita. Two year (2009-2010) mean yield of the check variety RR Rosco was 48 bushels/acre. Typical on-farm yields are 25-30 bushels/acre. Corn Heat Unit ratings are assigned by individual companies to assist growers select varieties suitable for their area; growers should not rely on only one source for judging maturity. For effective nodulation and nitrogen fixation, soybean must be inoculated with a Bradyrhizobium japonicum bacterial inoculant.

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR15

Dry Bean

Oilseed Crops

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

Years Tested*

Type

---- Yield % of CDC Pintium ---Irrigation

Area 2

Area 3

Days to Flower

Maturity Rating

% Pod Clearance

Seed Weight (g/1000)

Growth Habit‡

Flax

Main Characteristics of Varieties ---------- Yield as % of CDC Bethune* ---------Variety

CDC Pintium CDC WM-1 CDC WM-2 Island Winchester** Envoy Cruiser AC Polaris AC Redbond AC Black Diamond CDC Expresso CDC Jet CDC Blackcomb

pinto pinto pinto pinto pinto navy navy great northern small red black black black black

12 5 4 4 2 7 6 7 8 7 11 8 3

100 102 106 101 123 84 73 97 96 102 65 87 100

100 100 101 111 150 85 85 102 103 95 78 94 91

100 91 98 88 125 86 97 95 99 94 74 95 85

50 50 50 55 52 53 54 52 51 54 47 58 56

E E E M M M L L M M M L L

80 78 74 74 74 73 69 70 65 70 87 80 74

350 345 365 350 352 184 164 310 290 250 191 175 167

I I II II II I II III II II I II II

* Co-op and regional trials grown in narrow rows. Direct comparisons to CDC Pintium since 1996 Maturity ratings based on E=100 days L= 110 days for May 20 planting to swathing maturity. See page 2 for more information.  Pod clearance: percentage of pods that completely clear the cutterbar at time of swathing ‡ Growth habit: I = determinate bush; II = indeterminate bush; III = indeterminate vine **Limited data (2009 and 2010 only)

Seed Size

100

101

Area 1&2

Area 3&4

Irrigation

100

6 4

CDC Bethune ^ CDC Arras Hanley ^ Lightning ^ Prairie Blue ^ Prairie Grande ^ Prairie Thunder ^ CDC Sorrel ^ Taurus ^ Vimy AC Watson

----------------------Resistance to-----------------------

Relative Maturity

Years Tested

Powdery Mildew

Fusarium Wilt

Lodging

* Data from Regional and Co-op trials  Relative maturity: The relative maturity of the check, CDC Bethune, is L (on average 101 days from seeding to swathing ripeness)

The Flax Council of Canada's Triffid Stewardship Program recommends the testing of all flax seed intended for planting, and only flax seed which tests negative for the presence of Triffid should be planted. For the latest recommendations, please visit www.flaxcouncil.ca .

Additional Information: All varieties are resistant to rust. Frozen flax should be analyzed by a feed testing laboratory to determine that it is free of prussic acid before using it as a livestock feed.

Faba Bean

Main Characteristics of Varieties Yield Variety

Coloured Flower CDC Fatima

Years Tested*

% CDC Fatima

100

Taboar ^ CDC Blitz Orion Florent

3 6 6 4

97 101

92 112

White Flower Snowbird ^

104

Imposa ~

110

Maturity Rating

Seed Weight (g/1000)

105 107 109 103 107

520 480 410 350 660

104 107

495 695

Additional Information Faba bean regional trials were started again beginning in 2006 to accommodate growing interest in this crop as a nitrogen-fixing high protein feed grain in moist areas where producers experience problems with pea diseases. White-flowered types are zero tannin. All coloured flower types have seed coats that contain tannins and may be suitable for export food markets if seed size and quality match customer demand. Maturity ratings are based on days until swathing maturity but will vary depending on seeding date and weather conditions.

Sunflower (Oilseed)

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

Years Tested

Grain Yield (kg/ha)

Average Maturity (days)

Harvest Moisture %

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3616 2884 3489 2967 3257 2595 3282 2872 3524 3518

120 123 127 130 123 129 130 129 125 123

10.7 10.2 14.9 21.3 11.9 17.9 17.4 15.5 17.8 13.9

Years Tested

Yield (kg/ha) (10 yr avg.)

Average Maturity

Oil %*

11 2

2486 1695

114 109

46.5 48.3

63A21 803 DMR NS 306 DMR,NS 3080 DMR,NS IS 29-30 IS 3433 IS 3480Cl IS 7120 HO/DM 8N 270CL DM Defender plus 1 year data based on 3 locations

Sunflower (Oilseed) EMSS

Main Characteristics of Varieties Variety

63A21 AC Sierra

Additional Information Sunflower requires 105-125 days to mature, depending on the cultivar and the growing season. Oilseed sunflower has been grown in the Dark Brown and Black soil zones in southeastern Saskatchewan. The earlier maturing, short stature (EMSS) varieties are adapted to production in most areas of Saskatchewan. AC Sierra is open pollinated and not a hybrid. For more information about the Saskatchewan Sunflower Committee trials contact Elaine Moats, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture (elaine.moats@gov.sk.ca) or phone 306-848-2856.

VR16 The Western Producer

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR17

Mustard

Canola Variety Information

Main Characteristics of Varieties* Type and Variety

Yield % of AC Pennant

Plant Height (cm)

Mucilage† cS*ml/g seed

Protein % Seed

Fixed Oil % Seed

Seed Weight (g/1000)

100 100 99 101

101 98 100 95

42.7 38.8 47.8 52.8

34.6 34.6 35.2 35.5

29.4 29.3 29.1 28.3

5.7 5.9 5.5 6.1

Yield % of Duchess

Plant Height (cm)

Volatile oil‡ mg/g seed

Protein % Seed

Fixed Oil % Seed

Seed Weight (g/1000)

100 100 95

112 116 109

9.4 10.3 14.0

28.8 30.2 31

38.1 36.5 33.8

2.8 3.0 2.5

Yield % of Cutlass 100 97 98

113 124 115

11.5 12.2 12.4

29.3 29.8 29.7

41.0 38.8 40.6

2.7 2.5 2.8

Yellow

AC Pennant AC Base Ace Andante

Brown Duchess Centennial Brown Amigo** Oriental Cutlass Forge AC Vulcan

* Data from 1999-2009 Co-operative Test. Yield % of check: 103 locations for yellow mustard, and 97 locations for brown and oriental mustard. ** Data from 2007-2009 Co-operative Mustard Test. † Mucilage in yellow mustard is a measurement of viscosity of aqueous extracts from seed. ‡ Volatile oil = allyl glucosinolate

Additional Information Three types of mustard are grown in western Canada: yellow (Sinapis alba ) and brown and oriental (Brassica juncea ). Mustard is typically grown under contract, where the contractor specifies the variety to be grown to meet industry specifications for product quality. All mustard varieties have good resistance to blackleg disease and mature, on average, in 90 to 92 days. The four yellow mustard varieties have similar yield and range in height from 95 cm to 101 cm. A unique feature of yellow mustard is high mucilage content. Mucilage is valued by the mustard industry as a stabilizer in prepared food products. Andante has the highest mucilage content. High protein content is of importance for yellow mustard flour as an ingredient in meat products. The protein contents of Andante and Ace are significantly higher than AC Pennant and AC Base, with corresponding lower fixed oil content. Andante and AC Base have significantly higher seed weight than AC Pennant, with Ace having smaller seed. Brown mustard is grown primarily for the Dijon mustard market. Centennial Brown has significantly higher allyl glucosinolate and protein content, as well as lower fixed oil. It is also larger seeded that Duchess. Centennial Brown and Duchess are highly susceptible to white rust disease (staghead). Amigo has good yield and plant height is similar to Duchess. Amigo is the first brown mustard variety highly resistant to white rust race 2a, but susceptible to race 2v. Amigo has very high allyl glucosinolate content, much higher than Centennial Brown and Duchess. It also has greater protein and much reduced fixed oil content. Its seed weight is somewhat lower than that of the other brown mustard varieties. Three varieties of oriental mustard (yellow-seeded) are available for production. Cutlass is the highest yielding variety. Forge is the tallest variety. AC Vulcan and Forge have high allyl glucosinolate content and greater protein content than Cutlass. Forge has significantly lower fixed oil and smaller seed.

The Prairie Canola Variety Testing (PCVT) program was not conducted in 2010 as it undergoes review and reorganization. The varietal information provided is sourced from the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee. Please refer to the Canola council of Canada website for alternative sources of canola variety Information at: http://www.canola-council.org/ , Under the heading Canola News, select Selecting a new variety Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee (WCC/RRC) Recommendation Information The purpose of the public trials is to evaluate the agronomic, quality, and disease resistance attributes of canola cultivars. The collected data is combined with data derived from the previous year(s) private trials. Data packages are prepared on the basis of yield, oil, protein, and blackleg resistance (as well as other criteria). A summary package is prepared according to guidelines developed by the WCC/RRC and is used to evaluate candidate cultivars for variety registration. Trials are conducted by seed companies, government researchers and independent contractors in three growing zones across the prairies: short-, mid- and long-season zones. The table is provided solely as a record and summary of the agronomic and blackleg disease resistance information for canola cultivars that were both recommended and registered in the 2005 to 2009 time period. Contact Raymond Gadoua of the Canola Council of Canada at gadouar@canolacouncil.org or 306-683-2403 for the complete 1998 to 2009 summary. Interpreting the table The table summarizes the small plot agronomic information of each of the cultivars recommended and registered since 2005. Only those varieties with a distributor are listed. Each line is a summary of the information presented to the committee when evaluating a cultivar. The one line is derived from the 1st year private and 2nd year public data. Rarely, would any of these cultivars have been tested in the exact same set of trials. The intent of the table is documentation of testing and variety name reference. Please refer to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website for regular updates on registered varieties. Typically these varieties would have been tested at 25 or more locations in Western Canada over 2 years. A positive value for yield of 110 would mean 10% higher than the indicated checks. Values for maturity show the difference compared to the checks in days. Values for height show the difference

VR18 The Western Producer

compared to the checks in cm. A positive value for lodging indicates that the variety is better than the checks and ‘0’ indicates no difference. This file is for information purposes only and no guarantee of actual field performance is implied.

Brassica napus (Argentine Canola) Argentine varieties mature two weeks later than Polish varieties and are therefore better suited to the mid- and longseason growing areas of Saskatchewan. Blackleg disease, which is now widespread in Saskatchewan, can cause severe yield losses in varieties that are susceptible (S). Argentine varieties are susceptible to seed shattering when left standing at full maturity. Later maturing varieties tend to produce higher levels of green seed under wet and cool conditions at harvest, which can cause substantial grade reductions. The control of herbicide tolerant canola volunteers requires good agronomic practice such as proper crop and herbicide rotation. Brassica rapa (Polish Canola) Polish varieties mature approximately two weeks earlier than Argentine varieties and are therefore less likely to produce green seed. Polish varieties are more heat and drought tolerant than Argentine varieties. They are also more shatter resistant than Argentine varieties and are therefore well suited to straight combining. Brassica juncea Canola Brassica juncea canola is a new class of canola that is especially well adapted to areas where hot, dry conditions are often encountered. It has very good resistance to blackleg and exhibits better heat and drought tolerance than other canola. Juncea canola shattering resistance similar to Polish canola and is therefore well suited to straight-cut combining. All production is contracted. Available from Viterra in 2011, XCEED Oasis CL yields 107% of XCEED 8571, and matures 2-3 days earlier. XCEED 8571 yields similar to other open-pollinated canola varieties in the market. XCEED canola is compatible with the Clearfield Production System. (Source: Viterra) The Canola POD The Canola POD, or Performance On-line Database ( http://81.137.139.227/pod5/index.aspx ) was developed by the Canola Council of Canada to allow farmers to explore canola performance trial results from a broad range of sources in their own area. In addition to the Prairie Canola Variety Trial results, POD provides access to private seed company performance trial information which often includes more detailed information, such as notes on site management. Report and table provided by the Canola Council of Canada

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR19

VR20 The Western Producer

R R R R R R R

11 4 6 7 2 1 5

0 0 0 1 0 1 0

BrettYoung BrettYoung Canterra Seeds Inc. Dow AgroSciences Pioneer Hi-Bred Pioneer Hi-Bred Viterra Inc.

120 120 130 135 135 132 136 143 115 133

114 122 125 139 131 122 134 141 -127

122 121 128 136 137 139 134 140 115 133

119 118 136 133 139 130 140 146 116 139

---124 -123 -----

-2 2 -1 0 3 -1 0 1 -1 1

MR R MR R R R R R MR R

3 1 3 7 7 0 4 9 -2 9

0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

Bayer CropScience Bayer CropScience Bayer CropScience Bayer CropScience Bayer CropScience Bayer CropScience Bayer CropScience Bayer CropScience BrettYoung Cargill Inc.

111 113 112 111 119 121 134 115 123 119 121 128 108 110 114 123 118 117 122 126 129 126 113

110 110 116 106 --124 114 --122 -104 105 111 125 121 115 135 137 139 138 115

112 115 106 113 120 119 133 116 124 119 119 129 112 115 117 122 119 114 116 121 124 121 114

110 117 114 113 117 123 138 114 122 119 126 126 105 108 113 120 115 121 121 126 129 124 110

------------109 106 ----------

-2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 -1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 -2 -3 -1 -1 -1

MR R MR MR MR R R MR MR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

2 3 11 4 0 9 10 1 5 4 -7 4 0 8 4 2 0 -6 -5 -2 1 --

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 --

BrettYoung BrettYoung BrettYoung BrettYoung BrettYoung BrettYoung BrettYoung Canterra Seeds Inc. Canterra Seeds Inc. Canterra Seeds Inc. Canterra Seeds Inc. Canterra Seeds Inc. Canterra Seeds Inc. Canterra Seeds Inc. Cargill - VICTORY Hybrid Canola Cargill - VICTORY Hybrid Canola Cargill - VICTORY Hybrid Canola DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB

H OP OP H H H Syn H H H H H H OP OP H H H H H H OP Syn

114 110 106 117 118 126 117 118 119 122 132 115 119 104 106 121 119 125 124 112 117 111 120

116 -105 120 120 133 117 126 120 123 134 108 126 106 98 121 117 133 133 -122 ---

115 109 107 115 115 120 119 121 120 123 130 114 119 103 109 120 123 122 123 116 117 110 118

113 110 106 117 120 128 114 112 117 120 132 122 110 -110 123 116 121 117 101 111 113 121

--------116 -------112 -------

0 2 1 0 -1 -2 -2 0 -2 -1 -1 0 -1 -5 0 -1 1 -2 -1 -2 0 -1 1

LODGING

1 -2 0 0 -2 -1 -1

73-77 RR* NX4-105 RR ** NX4-106 RR ** D3150 D3151 D3152 83S01 RR 93H01 RR 45H26 45H28 45H29 45S51 45S52 Café RUGBY 9553 46P50 9557S 9558C SP 621 RR VT 500 VT Barrier VT Remarkable

HEIGHT

----119 -108

Maturity

128 116 118 101 125 127 122

Yield-Irrigated Sites

123 120 121 108 122 126 120

Yield-Long Season

-148 118 112 121 126 117

Yield-Mid Season

126 127 120 108 122 126 119

Yield-Short Season

Clearfield Resistant 5525CL H 5535CL H 1651 H H NX4-205 CL ** OP 45H73 H 45H74 H 45P70 H Liberty Link 1141 ** H 1143 ** H 1144 ** H 5440 H 5770 H 8440 H L130 H L150 H 3303 LL Syn 1145 ** H Roundup Ready 4362RR H 4414RR H 4424 RR H 4434 RR H 6020 RR H 6040 RR H 6060 RR H 1918 OP 1950 H 1956 Syn 1960* H 1970 H 1852H H 1855H H v1037 ** H V1040 ** H v2035 ** H 72-65 RR H 73-35 RR H 73-45 RR H 73-55 RR H 73-65 RR H 73-67 RR* H

variety

Yield Avg-All Zones

Marketer

Yield as % 46A65, Q2

type

LODGING

HEIGHT

BLACKLEG RATING

Maturity

Yield-Irrigated Sites

Yield-Long Season

Yield-Mid Season

Yield-Short Season

Yield Avg-All Zones

type

variety

BLACKLEG RATING

2005 to 2009 WCC/RRC Registered Canola Varieties with Marketer List

Marketer

R R R MR MR R MR MR R R R R MR R R R R R R MR R R R

-3 6 9 6 4 6 7 0 2 10 0 5 -5 1 3 3 5 9 3 4 1 9

-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

DEKALB Dow AgroSciences Dow AgroSciences DuPont DuPont DuPont FP Genetics FP Genetics Pioneer Hi-Bred Pioneer Hi-Bred Pioneer Hi-Bred Pioneer Hi-Bred Pioneer Hi-Bred SECAN SECAN Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc.

-5 -8

0 0

Viterra Inc. Pioneer Hi-Bred

Mastin Seeds, Sundre, AB

Yield as % 44A04, 43A56 (early B. napus checks) 9350 43E01

H H

Conventional B. rapa Early One Syn

119 119 ---1 MR 116 116 ---0 MR Yield as % of AC Parkland, AC Sunbeam 123

123

Data notes: A positive value for yield of 110 would mean 10% higher than the indicated checks Values for height show the difference compared the checks in cm Values for maturity show the difference compared to the checks in days. A positive value for lodging indicates that the variety is better than the checks and ‘0’ indicates no difference. All varieties are B.napus with the exception of Early One (B. rapa) * Interim registration based on 1 year of company data ** Specialty Canola Oil Type: H-Hybrid, OP-Open Polinated, Syn-Synthetic

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR21

Breeding Institutions and Seed Distributors of Varieties Listed in this Publication Crop Kind, Class & Variety

Breeding Institution

Distributor

WHEAT Canada Western Red Spring CDC Abound ^ U of S - CDC CDC Alsask ~ U of S - CDC Alvena ^ AAFC (Swift Current) AC Barrie ^ AAFC (Swift Current) CDC Bounty U of S - CDC AAFC (Swift Current) Carberry ~ AC Elsa ^ AAFC (Swift Current) Fieldstar VB ^ AAFC (Winnipeg) Glenn^ NDSU CDC Go U of S - CDC AAFC (Swift Current) Goodeve VB ^ Harvest ^ AAFC (Winnipeg) AAFC (Swift Current) Helios ^ CDC Imagine ^ U of S - CDC Infinity ^ AAFC (Swift Current) AC Intrepid ^ AAFC (Swift Current) KANE ^ AAFC (Winnipeg) CDC Kernen ~ U of S - CDC Lillian ^ AAFC (Swift Current) McKenzie Viterra Inc. Muchmore~ AAFC (Swift Current) CDC Osler U of S - CDC Shaw VB ~ AAFC (Winnipeg) CDC Stanley ~ U of S - CDC Stettler ^ AAFC (Swift Current) Superb ^ AAFC (Winnipeg) CDC Teal U of S - CDC CDC Thrive ~ U of S - CDC Unity VB ^ AAFC (Winnipeg) CDC Utmost VB ~ U of S - CDC Waskada ^ AAFC (Winnipeg) WR859CL ^ Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc. 5602HR ^ Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc. 5603HR ^ Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc.

Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. SeCan Members SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members SeCan Members SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS Public release U of S - CDC Alliance Seed Corp. FP Genetics Friendly Acres Seed Farm Inc. Viterra Inc. CANTERRA SEEDS CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members Viterra Inc. FP Genetics Public release U of S - CDC SeCan Members Viterra Inc. SeCan Members SeCan Members FP Genetics SeCan Members / Cargill SeCan Members FP Genetics SeCan Members Richardson Intl Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc.

Canada Prairie Spring Red Conquer VB ~ AAFC (Winnipeg) AC Crystal ^ AAFC (Swift Current) AC Taber AAFC (Swift Current) 5700PR ^ Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc. 5701PR ^ Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc. 5702PR ^ Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc.

CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members SeCan Members Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc.

Canada Prairie Spring White AC Vista ^ AAFC (Swift Current)

FP Genetics

Canada Western Hard White Spring Snowbird ^ AAFC (Winnipeg) Snowstar ^ AAFC (Winnipeg)

FP Genetics SeCan Members

Canada Western Extra Strong CDN Bison AAFC (Winnipeg) Burnside AAFC (Winnipeg) Glencross VB AAFC (Winnipeg) CDC Rama U of S - CDC CDC Walrus U of S - CDC

David W. Faurschou - MB David W. Faurschou - MB David W. Faurschou - MB FP Genetics Public Release U of S - CDC

Canada Western Soft White Spring AC Andrew AAFC (Lethbridge) Bhishaj AAFC (Lethbridge) Sadash ^ AAFC (Lethbridge)

SeCan Members Tony Crooymans SeCan Members

Canada Western General Purpose CDC NRG003 ~ U of S - CDC NRG010 ~ AAFC (Swift Current) Minnedosa ^ AAFC (Winnipeg)

CANTERRA SEEDS CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members

Canada Western Amber Durum AC Avonlea ^ AAFC (Swift Current) Brigade ^ AAFC (Swift Current) Commander ^ AAFC (Swift Current) Enterprise ~ AAFC (Swift Current) Eurostar ^ AAFC (Swift Current)

FP Genetics Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members

VR22 The Western Producer

Crop Kind, Class & Variety

Breeding Institution

Crop Kind, Distributor

Canada Western Amber Durum (cont'd) AAFC (Swift Current) Kyle AC Navigator ^ AAFC (Swift Current) Strongfield ^ AAFC (Swift Current) CDC Verona ~ U of S - CDC

SeCan Members Viterra Inc. SeCan Members Alliance Seed Corp.

Winter Wheat Accipiter ~ AC Bellatrix Broadview ~ CDC Buteo CDC Clair CDC Falcon CDC Harrier CDC Kestrel McClintock ^ Moats CDC Osprey Peregrine ~ CDC Ptarmigan Radiant ^ CDC Raptor Sunrise

U of S - CDC AAFC (Lethbridge) AAFC (Lethbridge) U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of M (Winnipeg) U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AAFC (Lethbridge) U of S - CDC U of S

SeCan Members FP Genetics CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members SeCan Members SeCan Members SeCan Members SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members Western Ag CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members Western Ag

WINTER RYE Hazlet Prima AC Remington AC Rifle

AAFC (Swift Current) AAFC (Swift Current) AAFC (Swift Current) AAFC (Swift Current)

SeCan Members SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members

TRITICALE Bobcat ^ Bumper ~ Bunker ^ AC Certa Luoma ^ Metzger ~ Pika Pronghorn Tyndal ^ AC Ultima

AARD (Lacombe) CIMMYT, International Mexico AARD (Lacombe) AAFC (Swift Current) AARD (Lacombe) AARD (Lacombe) AARD (Lacombe) AARD (Lacombe) AARD (Lacombe) AAFC (Swift Current)

Progressive Seeds SeCan Members FP Genetics Progressive Seeds Corns Brothers Farms Haney Farm Ltd. Progressive Seeds Progressive Seeds SeCan Members FP Genetics

MALTING BARLEY Two-Row Bentley ^ Cerveza ~ CDC Copeland ^ Harrington CDC Kendall ^ CDC Kindersley ~ CDC Landis ^ Major ~ CDC Meredith ^ Merit 57 ^ AC Metcalfe ^ Newdale ^ Norman ~ CDC Reserve ^

AARD (Lacombe) AAFC (Brandon) U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AAFC (Brandon) U of S - CDC Bush Ag Res. Inc. AAFC (Brandon) AAFC (Brandon) AAFC (Brandon)/U of S - CDC U of S - CDC

CANTERRA SEEDS Mastin Seeds Ltd. SeCan Members SeCan Members Viterra Inc. SeCan Members TBA Viterra Inc. SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members FP Genetics FP Genetics SeCan Members

Six-Row CDC Battleford ^ Celebration ^ CDC Clyde ^ CDC Kamsack ^ CDC Laurence ^ Lacey ^ Legacy ^ CDC Mayfair ^ Robust Stellar-ND ^ Tradition ^

U of S - CDC Bush Ag Res. Inc. U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of Minnesota Bush Ag Res. Inc. U of S - CDC U of Minnesota NDSU Bush Ag Res. Inc.

SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS Viterra Inc. CANTERRA SEEDS TBA Alliance Seed Corp. Viterra Inc./FP Genetics CANTERRA SEEDS Cargill Seed, Others CANTERRA SEEDS Viterra Inc./FP Genetics

Breeding Institution

Distributor

FEED BARLEY Feed CDC Austenson ^ CDC Bold Busby ~ Champion ^ Chigwell ~ CDC Coalition ^ CDC Cowboy ^ CDC Dolly Gadsby ~ CDC Helgason ^ McLeod ^ CDC Mindon^ AC Rosser ^ Sundre ^ CDC Trey ^ Xena ^

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AARD (Lacombe) Westbred, LLC AARD (Lacombe) U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AARD (Lacombe) U of S - CDC Westbred, LLC U of S - CDC AAFC (Brandon) AARD (Lacombe) U of S - CDC Viterra Inc./W. Plant Breeders

SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS Mastin Seeds Viterra Inc. SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members SeCan Members SeCan Members SeCan Members Viterra Inc. SeCan Members SeCan Members Mastin Seeds FP Genetics Viterra Inc.

Hulless CDC Carter ^ CDC ExPlus ~ HB705 ~ CDC Lophy-I CDC McGwire ^

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AAFC (Brandon) U of S - CDC U of S - CDC

SeCan Members TBA Alliance Seed Corp. Public release U of S - CDC SeCan Members

Forage Binscarth CDC Cowboy ^ Desperado ^ AC Ranger Stockford ^

AAFC (Brandon) U of S - CDC AAFC (Brandon) AAFC (Brandon) W. Plant Breeders

Wagon Wheel Seeds SeCan Members Alliance Seed Corp. FP Genetics Viterra Inc.

Food Barley CDC Alamo CDC Candle CDC Fibar ^ CDC McGwire ^ CDC Rattan ^ Millhouse

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AAFC (Brandon)

Public release U of S - CDC Public release U of S - CDC CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS TBA

OAT CDC Baler SW Betania ^ CDC Boyer Boudrias Bradley ~ CDC Dancer ^ Derby Furlong ^ AC Gwen HiFi ^ Jordan ^ Lee Williams Leggett ^ Lu CDC Minstrel ^ AC Morgan Murphy ^ CDC Orrin ^ Pinnacle ^ CDC Pro-Fi Ronald ^ CDC Seabiscuit ~ CDC Sol-Fi Souris ^ Stainless ^ Summit ^ Triactor ^ CDC Weaver ^ CANARY SEED CDC Bastia Cantate Keet CDC Maria CDC Togo ^

U of S - CDC SW Seed Ltd. U of S - CDC AAFC (Lacombe) AAFC - ECORC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AAFC (Winnipeg) AAFC (Winnipeg) NDSU AAFC (Winnipeg) AAFC (Lacombe) AAFC (Winnipeg) AAFC (Lacombe) U of S - CDC AAFC (Lacombe) AAFC (Lacombe) U of S - CDC AAFC (Winnipeg) U of S - CDC AAFC (Winnipeg) U of S - CDC U of S - CDC NDSU AAFC (Winnipeg) AAFC (Winnipeg) SW Seed Ltd. U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of Minnesota; U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC

FP Genetics Viterra Inc. SeCan Members FP Genetics SeCan Members FP Genetics / Cargill Viterra Inc. / Mastin Seeds CANTERRA SEEDS / Cargill SeCan Members Seed Depot SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS FP Genetics SeCan Members FP Genetics SeCan Members SeCan Members FP Genetics / Cargill FP Genetics Public release U of S - CDC SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS Public release U of S - CDC Seed Depot TBA FP Genetics CANTERRA SEEDS FP Genetics / Cargill

Hansen Seeds Public release U of S - CDC C. Special Crops CANTERRA SEEDS

Crop Kind,

Breeding Institution

Distributor

LENTIL CDC Blaze CDC Cherie CDC Dazil CL Eston CDC Glamis CDC Grandora CDC Greenland CDC Imax CL CDC Imigreen CL CDC Impact CL CDC Impala CL CDC Imperial CL CDC Impower CL CDC Impress CL CDC Improve CL CDC Imvincible CL CDC KR-1 Laird CDC LeMay CDC Maxim CL CDC Meteor CDC Milestone CDC Peridot CL CDC Plato CDC QG-1 CDC Redberry CDC Redbow CDC Redcliff CDC Redcoat CDC Red Rider CDC Richlea CDC Robin CDC Rosebud CDC Rosetown CDC Rouleau CDC Ruby CDC Sedley CDC Sovereign CDC Viceroy

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC

Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers SeCan Members Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers SaskCan Pulse Trading SeCan Members Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers SaskCan Pulse Trading Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers SeCan Members Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers

Dry Bean AC Black Diamond CDC Blackcomb Cruiser Envoy CDC Expresso Island CDC Jet CDC Pintium AC Polaris AC Redbond Winchester CDC WM - 1 CDC WM - 2

AAFC (Lethbridge) U of S - CDC AAFC (Harrow) GenTec Seeds U of S - CDC AAFC (Lethbridge) U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AAFC (Lethbridge) AAFC (Lethbridge) Rogers Brothers U of S - CDC U of S - CDC

Viterra Inc. Sask. Pulse Growers CANTERRA SEEDS Viterra Inc. B&J Martens Seeds Sask. Pulse Growers Viterra Inc. Viterra Inc. ADM Edible Bean Specialities Walker Seeds Ltd. Walker Seeds Ltd.

Faba Bean CDC Blitz CDC Fatima Florent Imposa ~ Orion Snowbird ^ Taboar ^

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC NPZ Limagrain Nederland AAFC (Lacombe) Limagrain Nederland Globe Seeds - Netherland

R.Legumex / Walker S. DL Seeds Cyre Seed Farms Roger Lee, Lyster Farm Bob Park - Lacombe, AB Terramax Holding Corp.

Chickpea Desi CDC Cabri CDC Corinne CDC Cory CDC Vanguard

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC

Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers

U of S - CDC

Sask. Pulse Growers Viterra Inc. Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers Sask. Pulse Growers

Kabuli CDC Alma Amit (B-90) ^ CDC Frontier CDC Luna CDC Orion

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC U of S - CDC

2011 SaskSeed Guide VR23

Crop Kind,

Breeding Institution

Distributor

Flax CDC Arras CDC Bethune ^ Hanley ^ Lightning ^ Prairie Blue ^ Prairie Grande ^ Prairie Thunder ^ CDC Sorrel ^ Taurus ^ Vimy AC Watson

U of S - CDC U of S - CDC AAFC (Morden) AAFC (Morden) AAFC (Morden) AAFC (Morden) AAFC (Morden) U of S - CDC Limagrain Nederland U of S - CDC AAFC (Morden)

FP Genetics SeCan Members SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members SeCan Members CANTERRA SEEDS SeCan Members FP Genetics SeCan Members Viterra Inc.

AAFC (Saskatoon) AAFC (Saskatoon) Colman's of Norwich

Canadian Mustard Assoc. Canadian Mustard Assoc. Viterra Inc.

AAFC (Saskatoon) Colman's of Norwich AAFC (Saskatoon)

Canadian Mustard Assoc. Viterra Inc. Canadian Mustard Assoc.

Colman's of Norwich AAFC (Saskatoon) AAFC (Saskatoon) AAFC (Saskatoon)

Viterra Inc. Canadian Mustard Assoc. Canadian Mustard Assoc. Canadian Mustard Assoc.

Pioneer Hi-Bred CROPLAN Genetics CROPLAN Genetics CROPLAN Genetics Syngenta Syngenta Syngenta Syngenta Dow AgroSciences Seeds 2000

AAFC (Lethbridge) AAFC (Lethbridge)

Jerry Kubic (AB) Viterra Inc.

Mustard Brown Amigo Centennial Brown Duchess Oriental Cutlass Forge AC Vulcan Yellow Ace Andante AC Base AC Pennant Sunflower 63A21 803 DMR NS 306 DMR NS 3080 DMR NS IS 29-30 IS 3433 IS 3480Cl IS 7120 HO/DM 8N 270CL DM Defender plus AC Sierra SAFFLOWER Saffire AC Sunset Soybean Isis RR LS 0028RR LS 0036RR NSC Argyle RR NSC Warren RR RR Rosco

Brett Young

Delmar Commodities Delmar Commodities NorthStar Genetics Manitoba NorthStar Genetics Manitoba Hyland Seeds

Crop Kind,

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Distributor

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Abbreviations used in this list AC AAFC CDC AARD U U of S USDA NSDU

Prefix to variety names Agriculture Canada (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Crop Development Centre Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Lacombe, AB University University of Saskatchewan United States Department of Agriculture North Dakota State University

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Lillian

Solid-stemmed makes it four in a row

By Brian Cross For the fourth Western Producer staff year in a row, wheat growers across the West sowed more acres to Lillian than any other wheat variety, according to an annual survey conducted by the Canadian Wheat Board. The high-yielding, solid stemmed variety accounted for nearly 20 percent of Western Canada’s total red spring wheat acreage in 2010. Red spring wheat, or CWRS, is easily the most popular classification of wheat grown in Western Canada, accounting for roughly 75 percent of all wheat acres sown each year. CWB agronomist Mike Grenier said Lillian continues to gain favour among growers because it has good yield potential and limits losses caused by the wheat stem sawfly. Harvest was the second most popular CWRS variety, accounting for 16.5 percent of all red spring acres. It placed second in last year’s survey as well. “Year over year, we didn’t see a lot of change,” said Grenier. “The varieties that were popular last year were popular again this year.” Developed by Agriculture Canada, Lillian was considered a major breakthrough for Western Canadian wheat growers. The female sawfly saws a tiny hole in the stem of a maturing wheat plant and lays an egg inside the stem. When the egg hatches, the larva causes further damage and the stem eventually weakens and bends over. The introduction of solid stemmed wheat varieties reduced sawfly damage and gave producers an affordable alternative to insecticides. Before Lillian became widely available in 2005, farmers had access to other sawfly resistant CWRS varieties but they had lower yield potential and lower protein levels. Lillian was considered the first sawfly resistant variety that offered solid disease and agronomic

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The sawfly resistant variety was the most popular wheat grown in Western Canada last year

In 2010, prairie wheat growers continued to move away from once-dominant red spring wheat varieties like Barrie, Superb and McKenzie, opting instead for Lillian, Harvest and other new CWRS varieties. According to the Canadian Wheat Board, nearly one-third of all CWRS acres sown in Saskatchewan last year were sown to Lillian. The Agriculture Canada variety is solid stemmed variety that resists damage caused by the wheat stem sawfly.

packages, competitive yields and good grain quality. The variety also performed well in areas not typically prone to sawfly infestation. While Lillian and Harvest continued to gain acreage in 2010, other varieties that were once popular across the West fell further into the background. For example, AC Barrie, once the undisputed king of western Canadian wheat acres, continued to lose acreage in 2010, accounting for less than five percent of CWRS acres sown. For eight years in a row, Barrie commanded the lion’s share of wheat acres planted in the West. At the height of its popularity in 1999, it accounted for almost 50 percent of the CWRS acres grown in Western Canada. Other notable varieties that continued to decline in popularity included Superb and McKenzie. In the amber durum, or CWAD class, Strongfield was by far the most dominant variety in 2010. Unknown to most durum producers just five years ago, Strongfield burst onto the scene in 2006, capturing 18.5 percent of all durum acres planted. Since then, it has easily been the most popular durum variety available, accounting for more than 60 percent of Saskatchewan’s total durum

acres in 2010. According to Grenier, the availability of new midge resistant wheat varieties did not weigh heavily on farmers’ seed buying decisions in 2010. However, that could change in the next year or two, Grenier said. “Last year was really the first year of introduction … for varieties of midge resistant wheats … so we’ll be watching them for next year and the year after … to see how quickly they move up and displace existing varieties,” he said. Wheat midge was not a prominent concern among most Saskatchewan wheat growers in 2010 so widespread adoption of new midge resistant wheat may be somewhat slower than it would have been if infestation levels had been more severe. Grenier said disease and mildew were by far the most prominent concerns among cereal growers in 2010. Fusarium was a particularly troublesome issue. Samples from grain harvested across Saskatchewan in 2010 showed unusually high levels of fusarium damaged kernels. Even grain produced in western parts of the province showed unusually high levels of fusarium in 2010. Grenier said it is not yet clear whether fusarium will be a recurring concern in those areas.

Wheat - Expressed as percentage of all seeded acres

Canada Prairie Spring White

All wheat

Saskatchewan

Type

Variety

2010

2009

2010

2009

2010

2009

AC Vista

90.2

AC Vista

100

AC Vista

100

62.4

52.4

89.9

89.6

82.3

69.3

Other

6.5

Snowhite 746

3.3

Manitoba

Alberta

Canada Western Amber Durum

30.1

0.1

8.3

18.6

Canada Western Soft White Spring

3.6

1.7

0.3

0.4

0.6

Canada Western Red Winter

7.9

3.7

5.6

Canada Western Hard White Spring

0.9

0.7

1.4

1.6

0.8

0.6

Canada Prairie Spring Red

0.8

Canada Prairie Spring White

0.2

Canada Western Extra Strong

0.9 0.2

Trace

0.1

Trace

0.2

4.5 Trace

5.2 Trace

0.1

Trace

0.1

Trace

0.5

0.1

Trace

Variety Lilian

Manitoba

2010 31.7

2009 27.2

Variety Kane

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Canada Western Extra Strong Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Alberta 2010 25.3

2009 22.8

Variety Harvest

2010 25.7

2009 28.4

McKenzie

8.3

Glenn

15.8

3.4

Lillian

17.6

15.4

Harvest

8.2

7.5

Harvest

15.3

12.3

CDC Go

12.2

9.6

Superb

6.4

AC Barrie

10.3

19.6

Superb

8.3

11.6

Infinity

4.9

6.9

AC Domain

8.7

11.3

AC Eatonia

5.3

5.1

Alberta

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Burnside

69.7

60.1

Glenlea

100

Bluesky

100

96.5

Glencross VB

23.6

Laser

100

Laser

3.5

CDC Rama

6.7

36.4

Canada Western General Purpose Saskatchewan

Canada Western Red Spring Saskatchewan

Alberta

2009

Canada Western Red Spring

Canada Western General Purpose

Manitoba

2010

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Variety

2010

Accipiter

100

Other

CDC Ptarmigan

Alberta

2009 Variety

2010

2009 Variety

2010

2009

CDC Ptarmigan

70.2

70.1 CDC Ptarmigan

88.5

92.2

59.1

Accipiter

12.7

11.5

7.8

40.9

Other

10.2

Other

29.9 na

Note: Trace denotes less than 0.05 percent of total acreage. Survey results based on 6,724 grower responses.

Barley - Expressed as percentage of all seeded acres ALL BARLEY

Canada Western Amber Durum

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Variety

2010

2009

Type

2010

2009

2010

2009

2010

2009

Strongfield

49.3

63.4

Malting - two row

76.9

73.8

39.2

38.4

35.8

40.6

AC Avonlea

28.1

21.8

Feed - two and six row

17.1

12.5

40.2

28.9

63.6

58.6

Strongfield

7.3

84.1

AC Navigator

9.9

10.7

Malting - six row

5.8

13.5

20.5

31.9

0.7

1.4

11.1

Other

0.3

Kyle

4.5

2.7

Hulless - two and six row

0.2

0.9

0.4

Kyle

15.9

AC Morse

4.4

1.2

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Alberta

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Strongfield

62.5

62.9

AC Avonlea

51.8

AC Avonlea

14.4

15.2

Napolean

AC Navigator

13.5

9.7

Kyle

7.4

Other

0.8

Two row malting Saskatchewan

Canada Western Soft White Spring

Alberta

Manitoba

Alberta Variety

2010

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

AC Metcalfe

62.7

58.3

Newdale

42.3

38.5

AC Metcalfe

64.1

66.1

AC Andrew

96.5

99.7

AC Andrew

90.2

100

AC Andrew

77.1

95.2

CDC Copeland

25.1

27.7

AC Metcalfe

36.1

45.4

CDC Copeland

23.7

22.6

CDC Polarstar

5.2

CDC Copeland

16.3

15.2

CDC Kendall

4.2

5.7

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Alberta

Sadash

2.6

Sadash

9.8

Sadash

18.5

4.4

Bhishaj

0.6

Bhishaj

2.9

Variety CDC Buteo

Manitoba

2010 45.8

2009 53.4

Variety CDC Falcon

Alberta 2010 75.1

2009 67.6

Variety Radiant

2010 61.8

2009 57.6

CDC Raptor

19.1

8.6

CDC Buteo

20.7

23.5

AC Bellatrix

14.4

21.2

Radiant

13.2

11.7

McClintock

1.9

6.7

CDC Osprey

9.1

10.9

Variety

Manitoba

2010

2009

Alberta

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Snowbird

52.1

63.1

Snowstar

93.1

94.1

Snowbird

54.3

74.5

Snowstar

47.9

35.7

Snowbird

6.9

5.9

Snowstar

45.7

19.8

1.1

Kanata

5.6

Kanata

Variety

2010

2009

Manitoba

Alberta

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

AC Crystal

42.7

50.7

5701 PR

100

74.5

AC Foremost

43.1

38.6

5700 PR

32.7

AC Taber

25.5

5700 PR

33.5

38.4

5702 PR

14.3

2.1

AC Crystal

10.3

9.3

2009

Six row malting Manitoba

Alberta

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Legacy

45.8

Legacy

30.6

Lacey

35.8

18.9

Tradition

16.5

39.5

Tradition

30.9

51.1

CDC Yorkton

33.6

8.5

Stellar - ND

9.5

Stellar - ND

16.9

Legacy

11.8

40.6

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Xena

30.4

42.3

Conlon

67.6

75.2

Xena

49.7

50.2

Conlon

23.3

Other

25.7

12.1

Conlon

14.3

18.9

CDC Cowboy

20.5

12.1

CDC Cowboy

4.3

9.5

Other

10.1

7.5

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

Variety

2010

2009

AC Rosser

25.6

31.7

AC Ranger

37.4

43.2

Sundre

30.4

17.5

Two row feed Manitoba

Alberta

Six row feed Saskatchewan

Canada Prairie Spring Red Saskatchewan

2009

Saskatchewan

Canada Western Hard White Spring Saskatchewan

2010

Saskatchewan

Canada Western Red Winter Saskatchewan

Variety

Manitoba

Alberta

AC Ranger

19.3

28.2

Sundre

27.2

15.4

Vivar

20.9

Sundre

7.5

AC Rosser

18.9

7.9

Other

14.6

14.3

Note: Trace denotes less than 0.05 percent of total acreage. Survey results based on 6,724 grower responses.

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Hector Carcamo, an entomologist with Agriculture Canada, says seed treatments and foliar sprays can reduce damage caused by the pea leaf weevil, but both methods have their limitations.

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The pea leaf weevil caused significant damage to pea crops in some parts of southwestern Saskatchewan last year. Adult weevils feed on the leaves but larval feeding on the plants’ nitrogen fixing nodules is a larger concern. Research has shown that the nitrogen-loving insect is less likely to cause crop damage in soils that have high levels of nitrogen.

nuisance loves nitrogen Scientists look for ways to reduce pea leaf weevil damage

By Shirley Byers Killing with Freelance writer kindness may be the answer to a new-to-Saskatchewan insect that gobbled up pea profits in southwestern Saskatchewan last year. The pea leaf weevil, a native of Europe and the Mediterranean area, first showed up in Saskatchewan in 2007. Lavish helpings of soil nitrogen seem to deter the insect from feasting on the nitrogen fixing nodules of the plants’ roots. Pea and faba beans are the weevil’s preferred “We have data to targets but it will show (that) if the also feed and reproduce on soil has enough clover, alfalfa and nitrogen in it, the vetch. weevil no longer Female weevils can produce up becomes a pest.” to 3,200 eggs in a — Hector Carcamo, season. The average Agriculture Canada. is around 300. Barry Floberg, a pedigreed seed grower at Shaunavon, Sask., said he had problems with the weevil in 2010. One pea crop planted by a nearby producer was decimated, Floberg added. “It looked like a decent crop but there were just no peas there.”

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Scott Hartley, entomologist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, said the pea leaf weevil was first found in southwestern Saskatchewan a few years ago and it’s continuing to expand eastward. “It still seems to be limited to areas west of the No. 4 highway and hasn’t done really well moving north of the South Saskatchewan River,” Hartley said. “Whether the river is acting as a barrier or if there’s any relation to warmer temperatures helping it along is hard to say.” After over wintering in field margins or alfalfa fields, the weevils move into target crops in the spring and begin feeding on leaves. “Foliage feeding is worrisome visually but plants can compensate for it,” said Hector Carcamo, research scientist in entomology with Agriculture Canada. “It’s the damage caused by larvae on the nitrogen fixing nodules that’s the main concern.” Seed treatments and foliar spray can be used but both have their limitations. In greenhouse research, Carcamo found that using the seed treatment Cruiser reduced foliar damage by 50 percent. “That’s not very high,” he said. Insect mortalities were fairly low. About 20 to 30 percent of the weevils that feed on treated pea stands will die. Some that appear to be dead will receive and continue feeding. Females that survived ate less, were delayed up to a week in egg laying and produced fewer eggs.

Because the weevils move into fields over a period of two to four weeks, foliar insecticides are less than ideal. “You may spray today but there might be another wave coming,” Carcamo said. Research is required to determine if the weevil has natural predators, he added. “One of our native ground beetles is quite a voracious predator of weevil eggs. That’s another important consideration when somebody is about to make a decision to spray or not spray an insecticide.” Trap crops are another management tool. Producers can plant winter peas in the fall as a trap and follow with a crop of spring peas. Plant spring peas around the normal time, not as early as you possibly can, Carcamo advised. “You want a good gap in the growth stages so the weevil is concentrated along borders.” Nitrogen application has the potential to be an effective management tool. “We have data to show (that) if the soil has enough nitrogen in it, the weevil no longer becomes a pest,” Carcamo said. Yield losses on peas grown with 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre are normally around three percent. Adding nitrogen fertilizer is not an economical option if the fertilizer costs outweigh the gains realized. “I don’t think a conventional farmer can take advantage of this,” Carcamo said.

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Best before dates might benefit growers By Brian Cross The Canadian Food Western Producer Inspection Agency is staff examining the merits of using best before dates on all certified seed sold in Canada. Mike Scheffel, national manager of the CFIA’s seed section, said the CFIA was asked last summer to assess the implications of the idea. Some members of the Canadian Seed Growers Association think certified seed tags that include best before dates would provide a greater level of assurance to buyers. They also say best before dates would encourage seed growers and seed companies to retest carryover seed more regularly, reducing the risk of seed performance problems. Right now, tags attached to certified seed have no expiry date and seed vendors are not required to retest unused seed at regular intervals. The proposal would not make retesting mandatory but it would alert producers to the fact that tests may be dated and test results may no longer be accurate. “We’re taking that (proposal) under consideration,” Scheffel said last year. “We’ll want to do a fairly fulsome study of the implications of that … but we’re certainly going to examine (the idea) and depending on the outcome of that analysis, we’ll prepare some further steps.”

Scheffel said best before dates may be well suited to some seed types that are likely to lose germination over a relatively short time. However, the idea could be poorly suited to other crop types that are less prone to deterioration, he added. If that is the case, a proposal advocating regulatory changes to all crops types may not be the best solution. In Canada, purity and germination of certified seed are regulated under the Seed Act. According to the Act, companies selling No. 1 Certified seed must ensure that the seed meets or exceeds minimimum germination thresholds. However, certified seed is usually tested for germination well in advance of the sale date. In some cases, test results can be a year or two old by the time the seed is sold. Seed performance can deteriorate significantly over time, particularly if it is stored under the wrong conditions. The CFIA occasionally investigates complaints from farmers who plant certified seed and aren’t satisfied with seed performance. But in most cases, it is difficult to determine whether inferior seed was the cause of poor crop establishment or whether other factors were at play. “There’s a lot of things that can happen (after the farmer buys the seed),” said Scheffel.

“Seed quality is one of the factors that influences how the crop produces but there are a lot of things in the hands of the farmers … that can result in crop damage as well.” Seed industry experts agree that it is difficult for farmers to tell whether test results at the time of sale still accurately reflect the condition of seed when it’s planted. Factors that can affect seed performance after the sale date include storage conditions, handling methods, planting dates, seeding depth, nutrient application, weather conditions, frost damage, insect damage and pesticide damage. Dave Akister, executive director of the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association, said best before dates would benefit farmers by alerting them to the fact that retesting might be warranted. “The goal of the seed industry is to provide the best product and the most complete information possible to the farmer,” said Akister. “There are so many key dates that a farmer needs to know (like) when was the seed produced? When was it conditioned? When was it treated? When was it blended and when were the latest tests conducted? “If the industry could somehow combine … all (that information) into a reliable ‘plant before’ date, it would be very helpful. If the date has expired, the farmer immediately knows that, at minimum, the seed needs to be retested.”

Results of Agriculture Canada 2010 Variety Request for Proposals The following list contains the names of companies that were awarded licence rights in 2010 to multiply and distribute new crop varieties developed by Agriculture Canada. Variety

Company

ACS-C12 Spring canola ACS-C18 Spring canola ACS-C29 Spring canola DT801 Durum wheat MP1862 Yellow pea OA1228-1 Covered oat OT05-12 Tofu soybean OT06-08 Tofu soybean OT06-17 Natto soybean SF 2101 Alfalfa SF 2202 Alfalfa TR06294 Two-row malting barley W434 Hard red winter wheat

SeCan Association Mastin Seeds Mastin Seeds FP Genetics Canterra Eastern Grain Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. Summit Genetics Inc. SeCan Association SeCan Association Mastin Seeds SeCan Association

* Lines marked with an asterisk will be offered again through the 2011 Request for Proposal process. In 2011, the request for proposals for new or unlicenced Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada seed varieties will run from March 2 to 22. Watch for complete list of new varieties available on the Agriculture Canada website at www.agr.gc.ca.

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No proposals received/accepted for the following:

170A96048 Navy Field Bean BW410 Spring Wheat* GN04-001 Great Northern Bean HB122 Two-row Barley* HR174 Navy Bean* HR177 Navy Bean* MP1861Yellow Pea* MP1864 Yellow Pea* MP1867 Green Pea* OA1130-1 Covered Oat* OA1178-2 Covered Oat OX-801 Tofu Soybean OX-901 Tofu Soybean* SMB02 Meadow Bromegrass SR05-008 Field Bean (Small Red Type) T200 Triticale* T204 Triticale*

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency Variety Registration Report Nov.1, 2009 to Nov. 1, 2010 The list below contains information on new crop varieties registered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency between Nov. 1, 2009 and Nov. 1, 2010. It also contains the names of varieties that had interim or restricted registrations renewed or extended by the CFIA. Commercial seed for the following varieties may not be available in 2010. This list does not include the names of all newer varieties that will be available to commercial producers for the first time in 2010. Crop Type Alfalfa PHABULOUS

Experimental Number

Barley - Six Row CELEBRATION STELLAR-ND

Registration Date Status

4R72, FG4R72

10/22/2010

National Registration

6B01-2218, BT 980 BT984

2/26/2010 12/24/2009

National Registration National Registration

Barley - Two Row CDC POLARSTAR CERVEZA GADSBY TR05671

TR06918 TR06294, BM9831D-290 H96043002, TR08684 TR05671

4/20/2010 6/28/2010 5/31/2010 2/3/2010

National Registration National Registration National Registration Interim Registration

Bean - Black CARMAN BLACK CDC BLACKCOMB

BK05-008 1519-10

9/23/2010 12/3/2009

National Registration National Registration

056C-96204

9/13/2010

National Registration

Bean - Yellow CDC SOL

2253-4

7/5/2010

National Registration

7/26/2010 7/26/2010

National Registration National Registration

7/26/2010 3/19/2010

National Registration National Registration

Experimental Number

Registration Date

Status

2/5/2010

Contract Registration

Brassica Napus - Rapeseed RED RIVER 1997

RRHR6818

Bromegrass - Meadow ADMIRAL

S9465

12/3/2009

National Registration

ARMADA

SMB01, S9452, S9454

12/3/2009

National Registration

FP2242 (F03154)

1/15/2010

National Registration

OT 3036

2/8/2010

National Registration

CDC PLUTO

CDC 1996-216

4/20/2010

National Registration

CDC TETRIS

CDC 1812-5

3/19/2010

National Registration

CDC 1749-8

3/19/2010

National Registration

9S-27R, MR2713N,

4/14/2010

National Registration

BUMPER

T196, T0200A-040

1/8/2010

Regional Registration

TAZA

94L044009, T198

7/21/2010

Regional Registration

DT801, A0132, AV044

7/21/2010

Regional Registration

03SPELT4

4/21/2010

Regional Registration

CDC KERNEN

BW881, W03602

4/21/2010

Regional Registration

CDC NRG003

GP003; HW605; UC38-

4/21/2010

Regional Registration

CDC STANLEY

BW880, W04086

4/21/2010

Regional Registration

CDC THRIVE

PT575, IR0431

4/21/2010

Regional Registration

CDC UTMOST

BW883, W04112

4/21/2010

Regional Registration

CONQUER

HY682, W032013

6/28/2010

Regional Registration

NRG010

GP010

9/8/2010

Regional Registration

SHAW

BA51*B92, (tested as the varietal blend BW394)

12/2/2009

Regional Registration

BROADVIEW

W425, LE1911, LE1911F

3/30/2010

Regional Registration

SUNRISE

DH99-55-2

12/2/2009

Regional Registration

Flax CDC SANCTUARY Oats CDC SEABISCUIT

Bean - Navy PORTAGE

Peas - Green

Peas - Yellow

Brassica Juncea L - Canola Quality CL32041 CL32041, 32041 G030994 G030994, G30994, 30994 G50085 G50085, 50085 NX4-106 RR G31064 Brassica Napus - Canola NX4-205 CL Cl 31613 VT 500 SP 07-74527

2/19/2010 4/14/2010

National Registration National Registration

Brassica Napus - Hybrid Canola 08N554R 08N554R 1960G99891 197030220-D8 30205-D8 30205-D8 45H29 08N825R 45H74 07N292I 45S52 08N775R 6060 RR 30221-D8 73-35 RR MB52142 73-45 RR G88007 73-55 RR G88115 73-65 RR G88124 73-67 RR G98888 73-77 RR G98889 9557S 08N805R 9558C 08N828R D3152 08N826R L130 PHS08-642 L150 PHS08-624 V1040 07H004 V2035 07H730

3/22/2010 4/7/2010 8/17/2010 7/26/2010 6/15/2010 4/1/2010 5/5/2010 8/17/2010 3/22/2010 3/22/2010 3/22/2010 3/22/2010 4/7/2010 4/7/2010 3/22/2010 3/22/2010 4/1/2010 9/13/2010 9/13/2010 3/16/2010 9/13/2010

National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration National Registration

Crop Type

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CDC HORNET Soybeans CF60GR Triticale

Wheat - Durum DT801 Wheat - Spelt CDC ORIGIN Wheat - Spring

Wheat - Winter

Field-scale trials

Best predictor of canola performance

A Big Thanks To The Saskatchewan Growers Who Helped Make Our 2010 FACTTM Program A Success: Doug Mann, Battleford Byron Redlick, Biggar

Field scale testing of canola hybrids is a trial method that has been developed to produce data that is a more accurate predictor of canola hybrid performance. Monsanto’s FACTTM (Field Analysis Comparison Trials) program is conducted and managed by leading growers across the country, exposing seed to real life conditions including local weather, soil types, production systems and equipment. Participants in the FACT TM program use appropriate herbicide systems and hybrids are swathed at correct maturities. The results come directly from growers and all data is published within a few days of harvest.

Dailen Spedding, Bjorkdale Lorne Hunchak, Borden Ken Plews, Carnduff Rodney McNevin, Carrot River Bill Epp, Clavet Darren Colborn, Delisle Randy Neumier, Dodsland Guy St. Amant, Edam Richard Mosimann, Edam David Murray, Gainsborough Cory Penner, Glenbush

FACTTM ADVANCEMENT

FACTTM FARM TEST

• Field–scale trials one seeder width x 1000 feet • DEKALB® harvested 43 sites in western Canada in 2010

• Farm-scale fields 20 to 40 acres • DEKALB® had 302 comparisons in western Canada in 2010

Ari and Paul Vandertweel, Gronlid Randy Toman, Guernsey Howard Linnel, Hafford Kenneth Derksen, Hague Craig Smith, Maidstone Darin Schaefer, Meota Allan Ray, Meota Al Puddell, Moose Jaw Gregoire Seed Farms, North Battleford Forest Hall Farms, North Battleford Frank Hamel, Outlook Steven Nahachewsky, Pelly

Summary of Prairie 2010 FACTTM data - 72-65 RR & 73-45 RR vs Competitors Check Products Product Trait(s) 72-65 RR GENRR 72-65 RR GENRR 72-65 RR GENRR 73-45 RR GENRR 73-45 RR GENRR 73-45 RR GENRR 73-45 RR GENRR

Other Products Product Trait(s) 45H29 GENRR 5440 LL 5770 LL 45H28 GENRR 45H29 GENRR 5440 LL 5770 LL

Performance # of Comps Years # 57 1 24 1 20 1 10 1 32 1 27 1 27 1

Win % 61.4 45.8 65.0 90.0 68.8 40.7 63.0

Yield BU/Ac Check Other 47.7 47.5 45.8 46.4 44.2 43.5 48.7 46.7 48.4 46.8 48.2 48.1 48.1 47.8

Dallas Jonassen, Redvers Wayne Wright, Rockhaven

Adv. 0.2 -0.6 0.7 2.0 1.6 0.1 0.3

*Results as of November 2, 2010

FACTTM tested for you, by you. To view all individual trials go to www.DEKALB.ca

Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through StewardshipSM (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. This product has been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from this product can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product. Excellence Through StewardshipSM is a service mark of Excellence Through Stewardship. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Individual results may vary, and performance may vary from location to location and from year to year. This result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® agricultural herbicides. Roundup® agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. DEKALB®, DEKALB and Design®, Roundup® and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. InVigor® is a registered trademark of Bayer CropScience AG. Pioneer® is a registered trademark of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. ©2010 Monsanto Canada Inc.

Randy Saccucci, Saskatoon Robert Ernst, Shellbrook Paul Hounjet, St. Denis Gordon Decker, Strasbourg Graham Taylor, Sunning Dale Darrin Kudelka, Tisdale

The Prairie Grain Development Committee The Prairie Grain Development Committee (PGDC), formerly known as the Prairie Registration Recommending Committee for Grain (PRRCG) facilitates the exchange of information relevant to the development of improved cultivars of grain crops for the Canadian prairies. In 2010, the committee recommended the following lines for registration.

BARLEY

DURUM

BF317 – Forage barley line. Sponsor/developer: Westbred, Viterra.

DT801 – Canada western amber durum line. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agriculture Research Centre, Swift Current, Sask.

HB08305 – Two row hulless barley line. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. HB122 – Two row hulless barley line. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Brandon Research Centre. SR424 – Six row malting barley line. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. SR425 – Six row malting barley line. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. TRO7114 – Two row malting barley line. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. TRO8684 – Two row general purpose barley line. Sponsor/developer: Alberta Agriculture, Field Crop Development Centre. TRO8732 – Two row general purpose barley line. Sponsor/developer: Westbred, Viterra.

BEANS 2007B-2 – Black bean line with indeterminate growth habit and seed weight similar to check variety CDC Jet. Line is early maturing in Manitoba with yields similar to CDC Jet. Lower common bacterial blight ratings, better hydration coefficient and less ‘stone seed’ numbers than CDC Jet. Sponsor/ developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan. 2171-2 – Pink bean with a higher seed weight than check variety Viva. Matures earlier than Viva and has appropriate seed coat colour. Seed size larger than Viva, which is considered small for a pink bean. Sponsor/ developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. 2253-4 – Yellow bean line with determinate growth habit and yield potential similar to check variety CDC Pintium. Seed weight higher than check varieties CDC Minto and CDC Pintium. Lodging tolerance similar to checks. White mould ratings lower. Line matures in all bean growing regions of western Canada. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. L06E613 – High yielding great northern bean line with indeterminate, upright growth habit. Matures two days earlier than AC Polaris. Lodging resistance similar to AC Resolute, which is significantly higher than AC Polaris. White mould ratings similar to Resolute but better than Polaris. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge, Alta. T10704 – High yielding navy bean line with upright indeterminate growth habit and lodging tolerance similar to or better than check varieties Envoy and T9903. Seed weight similar to Envoy. White mould ratings similar to or lower than navy bean checks. Common bacterial blight ratings better than checks. T10704 is adapted to the Red River Valley of Manitoba. Sponsor/ developer: Hyland Seeds, a division of Dow AgroSciences. T67106 – High yielding navy bean with upright indeterminate growth habit and lodging tolerance similar to or better than check varieties Envoy and T9903. Lower white mould ratings than the navy bean checks and better common bacterial blight ratings. T67106 is adapted to the Red River Valley of Manitoba. Sponsor/developer: Hyland Seeds, a division of Dow AgroSciences.

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FABABEANS Disco – Zero tannin faba bean line with higher seed weight than checks CDC Fatima, Snowbird and CDC SSNS-1. Developed for a new market class with better performance in animal feeds. Lodging tolerance similar to check varieties. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Agri Obtentions, France. Divine – High yielding faba bean with colored flowering and seed weight similar to or higher than check varieties. Seed weight acceptable for Middle Eastern markets. Lodging tolerance better than checks. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Agri Obtentions, France. Melodie – High yielding faba bean line with colored flowering and seed weight similar to or higher than check varieties. Seed weight acceptable for Middle Eastern markets. Lodging tolerance similar to check varieties. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Agri Obtentions, France. NPZ 6-7530 – High yielding zero-tannin faba bean line with good lodging resistance and seed weight similar to check variety Snowbird. Sponsor/ developer: Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG (NPZ), Germany.

FLAX FP2258 – Linseed flax line with significantly higher lodging resistance than check variety Flanders. Iodine content similar to Flanders but significantly higher than CDC Bethune. Greater oil content than Flanders. Maturity, seed weight, linolenic acid content and seed meal protein similar to Flanders. Seed yield similar to Flanders and Bethune. Immunity to rust and moderate resistance to fusarium wilt, similar to the check varieties. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

LENTILS 2702-10 – Small red lentil with improved yield potential over check varieties Milestone and CDC Redberry. Seed type is suitable for most red lentil markets. Profile for ascochyta blight resistance similar to Redberry. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. 3020-6 – Spanish Brown lentil with improved yield potential over check variety Pardina. Seed type suitable for lentil markets in Spain. Profile for ascochyta blight resistance similar to Pardina. Improved lodging tolerance compared to Pardina. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. IBC-289 – medium red lentil line with improved yield potential over check variety CDC Impact. Seed type suitable for some Middle Eastern and some South Asian markets. Ascochyta blight resistance similar to CDC Impact. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

MUSTARD Experimental number n/a – Brown mustard line with significantly higher seed yield than check variety, Duchess. Similar lodging resistance, maturity, seed oil, allyl glucosinate content and percent green seed.

OATS OT3037 – Milling oat line. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. OT3039 – Feed oat line. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. OT3044 – Milling oat line. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

PEAS

Increase Plant & Root Biomass with Alpine Seed Nutrition (ASN) ®

MP1861 – Semi-leafless yellow cotelydon pea line with larger seed size than the checks, Cutlass and Eclipse, and improved yield potential over Eclipse. Matured three days earlier than Eclipse. Resistant to powdery mildew. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Lacombe, Alta. MP1862 – Semi-leafless, yellow cotyledon pea with improved yield potential over checks, Cutlass and Eclipse. Matured two and four days earlier than Cutlass and Eclipse, respectively. Resistant to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Lacombe, Alta. MP1864 – Semi-leafless, yellow cotyledon pea that matured six and four days earlier than the checks Eclipse and Cutlass, respectively. Similar yield potential to Eclipse. Resistant to powdery mildew. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Lacombe, Alta. MP1867 – Semi-leafless, green cotyledon pea that matured two days earlier than check variety, Cooper. Has similar maturity to check variety, CDC Striker. Yield potential similar to Eclipse but better green cotyledon colour intensity. Resistant to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Lacombe, Alta. Continued on page 56

PROBLEM SOLVER GOT a Wheat Midge Problem?

SOLUTION - AC Goodeve VB - agronomically a great wheat

GOT Very Wet Land?

Oats are an option. Some of the best milling varieties.

GOT To Reduce Backgrounding Expenses?

So-1 Oats - Right from the bin to the bunk. No crushing.

RISK a Concern?

- Suspect Group 1 and 2 Resistance? Several Canola solutions.

LOOKING for a Malt Barley? - Newdale & CDC Copeland.

With ASN

Without ASN

Wheat Seed Nutrition Trial - Root & Tissue Mass Weights Completed on September 18, 2009

■

Independent Data

Treatment & Description

Reps - 4

Whole Plant Weight (g)

Root Weight (g)

Tissue Weight (g)

CHECK ASN

Average Average

110.10 126.73

28.33 33.38

81.78 93.35

ASN

Average

+15.1%

+17.8%

+14.1%

PROBLEM with Ascochyta & Standability in Peas?

Call to see why farmers are choosing ASN

CONCERNS About Flax Production?

Aaron Fahselt Southern Sask. DSM 306.297.7595

David Tysdal Central Alberta DSM 780.239.2295

Blake Weatherald Western Sask. DSM 306.441.5779

Larry Balion Central Sask. DSM 306.371.9001

- pick from a variety that will deal with these problems without yield loss. SOLUTION - Taurus or Prairie Thunder

CASH FLOW?

SOLUTION - Deferred Credit - Scotiabank, MC & Visa

Chris Cox Manitoba & Southeastern Sask. DSM 204.851.5403

Box 476, Saltcoats, Saskatchewan Phone: (306) 744-2684 Fax: (306) 744-2293 www.leswendytrowell.com Email: lwtrowell@imagewireless.ca

Leo Lutz Southern & Northern Alberta DSM 403.393.0312 Patrick Schultz Eastern Sask. DSM 306.327.8173

Continued from page 55

CDC 1996-216 – Semi-leafless, green cotyledon pea with smaller seed size than the checks. Suited to small seed canning markets. Improved green cotyledon colour intensity and bleaching resistance relative to check varieties, CDC Striker and Cooper. Seed coat breakage similar to CDC Striker but better than Cooper. Resistant to powdery mildew. Sponsor/developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. CDC 2235-4 – Semi-leafless, green cotyledon pea with green colour intensity and bleaching resistance equal to or better than checks, CDC Striker and Cooper. Good lodging resistance, similar to or better than checks. Seed coat breakage similar to checks. Resistant to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt. Sponsor/ developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. CDC 2093-22 – Semi-leafless, yellow cotyledon

pea with improved yield potential over check varieties Cutlass and Eclipse. Seed weight similar to or higher than checks. Good lodging resistance, similar to Eclipse and better than Cutlass. Resistant to powdery mildew. Sponsor/ developer: Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

TRITICALE T198 – Spring triticale line. Sponsor/developer: Alberta Agriculture, Field Crop Development Centre. T200 – Spring triticale line. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agriculture Research Centre, Swift Current, Sask., and CIMMYT, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre. T204 – Spring triticale line. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre and CIMMYT, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre.

WHEAT BW410 – Canada western red spring (CWRS) line. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Cereal Research Centre, Winnipeg. BW415 – Canada western red spring (CWRS) line. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Cereal Research Centre, Winnipeg. BW423 – Canada western red spring (CWRS) line. Sponsor/developer: University of Saskatchewan, Crop Development Centre, Saskatoon. HY985 – Canada prairie spring red (CPSR) line. Sponsor/developer: Syngenta. SO1-285-7*R – Canada western red winter (CWRW) line. Sponsor/developer: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. W434 – Canada western red winter (CWRW) line. Sponsor/developer: Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre. Canola listings available through the WCCRRC.

Some SeedS get Preferential treatment ProSPer FX. THe ProTeCTIoN THeY DeSerVe.

The best seeds deserve the best seed treatment. Year after year, over half of the canola acres in Canada are protected with Prosper® FX. Prosper FX provides unmatched control of flea beetles and seed- and soil-borne diseases like rhizoctonia and fusarium. Make sure your seed is treated with the respect it deserves – you’ve earned it. For more information visit BayerCropScience.ca/ProsperFX.

BayerCropScience.ca or 1 888-283-6847 or contact your Bayer CropScience representative. Always read and follow label directions. Prosper® is a registered trademark of Bayer. Bayer CropScience is a member of CropLife Canada.

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Saskatchewan Pedigreed Seed Growers Directory of Crop Varieties

This list was prepared by the Canadian Seed Growers Association. It includes varieties eligible for sale in Canada and seed crops issued certificates as of Nov. 1, 2010. CSGA assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. The pedigreed class code is listed after the growerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone number. S = Select; F = Foundation; R = Registered; C = Certified.

ALFALFA

SPREDOR 4

54Q25

Viterra

Herperger, Ronald & Elaine Atwater, SK Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. Lethbridge, AB

(306) 745-2528 C (403) 327-6135 C

(204) 476-5241 C

AC METCALFE

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

Neepawa, MB

(204) 476-5241 C

Watson, SK

(306) 287-3127 C

Eyebrow, SK Eyebrow, SK Zenon Park, SK Arborfield, SK Carrot River, SK Carrot River, SK

(306) 759-2700 (306) 759-2076 (306) 767-2293 (306) 769-8814 (306) 768-2251 (306) 768-3136

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

St. Norbert , MB

(204) 261-7932 C

Neepawa, MB

(204) 476-5241 F

Carrot River, SK

(306) 768-2925 C

Tisdale, SK

(306) 873-5574 C

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

Homedale, ID

(208) 772-2465 C

AC NORDICA ALGONQUIN C C C C C C

APPROVED Pickseed Canada Inc.

ASCEND Brett-Young Seeds Limited

ELEVATE Northstar Seed Ltd.

HALO Bouey, Lyle G.

HORNET Wallis, Brian

LEADER Pickseed Canada Inc.

MAGNUM VI WET Dairyland Seed Co.

MATRIX (4241 - USA) Interlake Forage Seeds Ltd.

Fisher Branch, MB (204) 372-6920 C

PERFECT Pickseed Canada Inc.

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 F

Zenon Park, SK

(306) 767-2293 C

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

Imperial, SK

(306) 963-2511 C

PHABULOUS Lalonde, Lucien & Denise

PICKSEED 2065MF Pickseed Canada Inc.

PICKSEED 3006 Pickseed Canada Inc.

RANGELANDER Gullacher, Evan

RHINO Northstar Seed Ltd.

Neepawa, MB

(204) 476-5241 C

Neepawa, MB

(204) 476-5241 C

RUNNER Northstar Seed Ltd.

(306) 826-5615 C

BARLEY Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK (306) 368-2602 R Beuker, Allan Daniel Melfort, SK (306) 752-4810 Booy, Jerry N., Murray T. & Darcy K. Glaslyn, SK (306) 342-2058 R Boyd, Clare W. & Dale A. Melfort, SK (306) 752-2108 Chapple, Floyd & Debbie Grandora, SK (306) 329-4697 R Charabin, Dale Kenneth, Timothy V. & Ryan North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2939 Dangstorp, Brian & Perry Redvers, SK (306) 452-3443 Edwards, Lawrence R., Donna, Jeff & Mike Nokomis, SK (306) 528-2140 R Ennis, Garnet & Burton & Neil Glenavon, SK (306) 429-2793 Fedoruk, Michael J. Kamsack, SK (306) 542-4235 Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK (306) 297-2087 Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK (306) 582-2148 Frederick, Blaine Watson, SK (306) 287-4289 R Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK (306) 484-2010 R Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK (306) 297-2563 Greenshields, Grant & Jim & Callie Semans, SK (306) 524-2155 R Hanmer, Ronald F., Kent, Brad & Dallas Govan, SK (306) 484-4327 R Hardy, Allan W., Dale & Evan Grenfell, SK (306) 697-3128 Heavin, G. Harvey & G. Ryan Melfort, SK (306) 752-4171 Hyland, Thomas Francis Scott, SK (306) 247-2086 Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 R Kasko, F. John Prince Albert, SK (306) 764-2875 R Kennett, Brian Guy Manor, SK (306) 448-4813 Labrecque, Roger Saskatoon, SK (306) 373-9379 R Lung Seeds Ltd. Lake Lenore, SK (306) 368-2414 Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK (306) 731-2843 Mannle, Kenneth Moosomin, SK (306) 435-3411 R Medernach, Louis J. & Kim L. Cudworth, SK (306) 256-3398 R Novak, Orrin Kuroki, SK (306) 338-2021 Nystuen, David G. Spalding, SK (306) 872-2014 F Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK (306) 563-6244 Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Elstow, SK (306) 257-3638 Sandercock, Eric M. Balcarres, SK (306) 334-2958 R Seidle, E., B., C. & M. Medstead, SK (306) 342-4377 R Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK (306) 497-3503 F R South, Winston, Richard & Bradley Melfort, SK (306) 752-9840 R Sperle, Bentley D. & Jody Unity, SK (306) 228-3160 Stokke, Shane T. Watrous, SK (306) 946-4044 R Tebbutt, Ronald E. & Gregg Nipawin, SK (306) 862-9730 Thompson, Jan Harris Naicam, SK (306) 874-5407 R Trowell, Kenneth, Larry & Nathan Saltcoats, SK (306) 744-2687 F R Wakefield, Kristopher, Laurie G. & Monica Maidstone, SK (306) 893-2984 F Warrington, John Mervin, SK (306) 845-2642 Wiens, Brennan R. Herschel, SK (306) 377-2002 Winterhalt, Tim Unity, SK (306) 228-3440 R Wood, Leonard David Wynyard, SK (306) 554-2932 R

The Western Producer

barley

AC MELODIE

Aitken, Robert Bueckert, Phil Lalonde, Lucien & Denise LeBras, Terence & Mart Nicklen, Gregory Nicklen, Jared

(204) 261-7932 C

Neepawa, MB

AC LONGVIEW

Gourley, Bruce D.

St. Norbert , MB

Hansen, Kurt Marsden, SK

AC BRADOR

Northstar Seed Ltd.

Brett-Young Seeds Limited

(403) 327-6135 C

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. Lethbridge, AB

Pickseed Canada Inc.

(306) 569-5027 C

WINTERGOLD

55V48

Northstar Seed Ltd.

Regina, SK

SPYDER

C C C C C C C C C C

C C C

Barley

Woroschuk, Andrew Wylie, Leslie Dale

Calder, SK Biggar, SK

(306) 742-4682 C (306) 948-5394 R

All In Farm Services

AC RANGER Cay, Randy D. Kinistino, SK

Select Seed Grower

(306) 864-3696 C

Phone: 780-847-2022 Fax: 780-847-2011

AC ROSSER Kerber, Greg

Rosthern, SK

For all your seed needs

(306) 232-4474 C

Pulses Canola Cereals Forages Corn Silage Inoculant

BENTLEY Crosson, Lorne, Will & Lee Welwyn, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B. Lake Lenore, SK Pfeifer, Robert G. Lemberg, SK Slind, Donald Edward Archerwill, SK South, Winston, Richard & Bradley Melfort, SK

(306) 733-4593 F R (306) 542-4235 F (306) 368-2511 (306) 335-2532 (306) 323-4402 (306) 752-9840

Brent Andersen

R R C R R

A L L A N S E E D S LT D .

CDC CLYDE Viterra

Regina, SK

(306) 569-5027 F

Welwyn, SK

(306) 733-4593 C

PEDIGREED SEED GROWERS

CDC COALITION Crosson, Lorne, Will & Lee

CEREALS • OILSEEDS PULSE CROPS

CDC COPELAND Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Boyd, Clare W. & Dale A. Melfort, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Edwards, Lawrence R., Donna, Jeff & Mike Nokomis, SK Frederick, Blaine Watson, SK Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK Hansen, Jim Yellow Grass, SK Heggie, Kyle Robert Leross, SK Kennett, Brian Guy Manor, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Corning, SK Medernach, Louis J. & Kim L. Cudworth, SK Nystuen, David G. Spalding, SK Rude, Stanley Naicam, SK Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Elstow, SK Sandercock, Eric M. Balcarres, SK Seidle, E., B., C. & M. Medstead, SK Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK Thompson, Jan Harris Naicam, SK Trowell, Kenneth, Larry & Nathan Saltcoats, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK Van Burck, Hans & Marianne Star City, SK

(306) 668-4415 F C (306) 752-2108 F (306) 895-4306 C

C C C C C C C C C C C

Glenn & Judith Annand

CDC Meadow Pea F CDC Leroy Forage Pea F CDC Patrick Pea F Lillian HRSW F Unity VB HRSW F Strongfield Durum Eurostar Durum F CDC Greenland Lentil F

(306) 497-3503 F C (306) 874-5407 C (306) 744-2687 F (306) 744-2684 R (306) 863-4377 F R (306) 668-4415 F C (306) 232-4474 R (306) 296-4780 C (306) 863-4377 F R

CDC FIBAR Hetland, Bill Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel

Naicam, SK Birch Hills, SK

(306) 874-5694 F (306) 749-3447 F C

RC RC RC RC C RC RC RC

PEDIGREED SEED GROWER CUSTOM SEED CLEANING SECAN, CANTERRA MEMBER Mossbank, Saskatchewan Bus. 354-7675 Res. 354-7637

TERRY & JOANNE ARDELL P.O. Box 21, Vanscoy, Saskatchewan S0L 3J0 Tel: 306-668-4415 Plant: 306-978-4441 Cell: 306-221-8347 Fax: 306-978-4407 Email: ardellseeds@sasktel.net

CDC COWBOY Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Kerber, Greg Rosthern, SK Patzer, Wendell Albert Frontier, SK Van Burck, Hans & Marianne Star City, SK

BOX 100 CORNING, SASK. S0G 0T0

306•457•2629

(306) 528-2140 F (306) 287-4289 R (306) 484-2010 F (306) 465-2525 (306) 675-4920 (306) 448-4813 (306) 731-2843 (306) 224-4848 R (306) 256-3398 (306) 872-2014 (306) 874-2359 (306) 257-3638 (306) 334-2958 (306) 342-4377 R

Financing Available Ag Chemical Retailer Scale on Site

Box 222, Kitscoty, AB T0B 2P0

ARDELL SEEDS LTD. Pedigreed Seed Growers LENTILS

- CDC Maxim CDC Impala

PEAS

- CDC Meadow CDC Golden CDC Patrick

WHEAT

- Unity VB Goodeve VB Waskada Infinity

BARLEY

- AC Metcalfe CDC Copland CDC Cowboy AC Ranger

OATS

- Pinnacle Leggett A.C. Morgan

CANOLA

- Pioneer Hi Bred

CDC MAYFAIR Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK

(306) 445-6556 R

CDC MEREDITH Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK (306) 484-2010 F Gregoire, Denis North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5516 R C Medernach, Louis J. & Kim L. Cudworth, SK (306) 256-3398 F R C Secan Association Kanata, ON (613) 592-8600

CDC POLAR STAR Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK Canterra Seeds Ltd. Winnipeg, MB Crosson, Lorne, Will & Lee Welwyn, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK

2011 SaskSeed Guide

Randy & Shirley Bergstrom Pedigreed Seed Box 33, Birsay, SK S0L 0G0

(306) 445-6556 C (204) 988-9750 F R (306) 733-4593 (306) 843-2934 C

•Durum - AC Avonlea • Spr. Wheat -AC Cadillac • CPS - AC Crystal AC Avonlea AC Barrie Phone 306-573-4625 Fax 306-573-2001

Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel

Birch Hills, SK

(306) 749-3447 C

CDC RESERVE

P EDIGREED S EED G ROWERS & P ROCESSORS

Kim & Eric Berscheid Box 197 Lake Lenore, SK S0K 2J0 Ph. 306-368-2602 Fx. 306-368-2689

Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK

barley

CDC RATTAN

(306) 484-2010 C

CELEBRATION Clancy, Kenneth Carrot River, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK

(306) 768-2902 (306) 542-4235 (306) 874-5694 (306) 955-2516 (306) 749-3447

F F F F F C

CHAMPION Viterra

BEWS AGROW LTD. Just North of Eatonia Ken or Brent Phone: (306) 967-2440

Quality Seed With Service Since 1962 • AC Lillian Wheat • CDC Meadow Peas • AC Enterprise (2012) & AC Strongfield Durum

(306) 569-5027 F C

Bochek, Bob J.

Hodgeville, SK

(306) 677-2548 C

LEGACY Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK

(306) 368-2602 C (306) 874-5694 R C (306) 563-6244 R (306) 749-3447 C

MAJOR Heavin, Larry N. & L. Warren Melfort, SK Viterra Regina, SK

(306) 752-4020 R (306) 569-5027 F R

MERIT 57

BIG DOG SEEDS INC. WAYNE AMOS

OXBOW, SK PHONE 306.483.2963 SPRING WHEAT: AC Barrie, AC Kane, Waskada WINTER WHEAT: CDC Buteo SPElT: CDC Zorba PEAS: CDC Golden, CDC Patrick FlAx: CDC Sorrel S BRETT YOUNG CANOlAS S INNOCUlANTS S MYCOGEN SUNFlOWERS S CORN S GRASS, FORAGE & TURF SEED

BOISSEVAIN SELECT SEEDS LTD. Box 957, Boissevain, MB R0K 0E0 204-534-6846 Cell: 204-534-7324 Fax: 204-534-3222

WES FROESE

PEAS WHEAT OATS BARLEY SOYBEAN

Regina, SK

CONLON

Meadow, Thunderbird, Polstead Kane, Harvest, Infinity, Barrie, Waskada, Unity, Goodeve Pinnacle, Dancer, Triactor, Souris Cowboy, Tradition, Legacy, Metcalfe, Newdale, Stellar, Celebration NSC Warren

Email: wfroese@inetlink.ca

Box 672, Kinistino, Sask. S0J 1H0 “Seedwise We Specialize”

cayseeds@sasktel.net

Hyndman, Neil S. Balcarres, SK Trawin, John Melfort, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK

(306) 334-2914 C (306) 752-4060 F (306) 744-2684 R (306) 236-6811 C

NORMAN McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Van Burck, Hans & Marianne

Corning, SK Star City, SK

(306) 224-4848 F (306) 863-4377 F

STELLAR-ND Clancy, Kenneth Carrot River, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Fraser, Edward H., Glen & Dale Yarbo, SK Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK Novak, Orrin Kuroki, SK Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 768-2902 (306) 542-4235 (306) 745-3830 (306) 874-5694 (306) 338-2021 (306) 749-3447 (306) 484-4555

C C C C C C C

SUNDRE Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK Gizen, Jason Prelate, SK Latrace, Bill Caronport, SK Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK

(306) 484-2010 R (306) 673-2687 R (306) 693-2626 C (306) 236-6811 C

BEAN SKYLINE Terramax Holdings Corp.

Qu’Appelle, SK

(306) 699-2967 R

Nipawin, SK Winnipeg, MB

(306) 862-3066 C (204) 633-0088 C

BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL LEO Lyons, Murray F. Pickseed Canada Inc.

BROMEGRASS AC SUCCESS Enns, Marcel Carrot River, SK Howell, Dan T. Lumsden, SK Myers, George R. Elrose, SK

(306) 768-2172 C (306) 731-2940 C (306) 378-4074 C

The Western Producer

bromegrass

Ph: 306-864-3696 Fax: 306-864-2456 1 Mile East, 4 Miles South and 1 1/2 Miles East of Kinistino

NEWDALE

birdsfoot trefoil

Growers of Foundation, Registered and Certified Seed

CEREALS, OILSEEDS AND PULSE CROPS

(306) 542-4235 F (306) 744-2684 F

bean

CAY SEEDS LTD.

Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK

bromegrass

Olson, Lyndon Ordin Pickseed Canada Inc.

Archerwill, SK Winnipeg, MB

(306) 323-4912 C (204) 633-0088 F C



ARMADA Trawin, Alan Ross, Mitchell, Ashton, Jennifer & Jessica Melfort, SK

(306) 752-4060 C

Anhorn, Gerald Elrose, SK Antony, Lawrence Macnutt, SK Pickseed Canada Inc. Winnipeg, MB Trawin, John Melfort, SK

(306) 378-2838 (306) 742-4585 (204) 633-0088 (306) 752-4060 F

Pickseed Canada Inc.

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

Pickseed Canada Inc. Thesen, Perry

Winnipeg, MB Carrot River, SK

(204) 633-0088 C (306) 768-3662 C

FLEET

MBA

PADDOCK

C C C C

BROMEGRASS - SMOOTH CARLTON canarygrass

Hochbaum, Jack

Wilkie, SK

(306) 843-2054 C

CANARYGRASS CDC BASTIA Klym, Roy Nakonechny, Don P, Coral, Lance, Lauren & Richelle Ostafie, Dave & Robert Woroschuk, Andrew

Regina, SK

(306) 543-5052 R

Ruthilda, SK Canora, SK Calder, SK

(306) 932-4409 R (306) 563-6244 R (306) 742-4682 R

CDC TOGO

canola CANARYSEED



BROMEGRASS - MEADOW

Clancy, Kenneth Carrot River, SK Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B. Lake Lenore, SK

(306) 768-2902 C (306) 542-4235 R (306) 843-2934 C (306) 368-2511 C

CANARYSEED CANTATE Hansen, James S. Yellow Grass, SK (306) 465-2525 C

Chigwell, Cowboy, Ponoka, Vivar, AC Harper, AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland AC Strongfield AC Stettler, AC Lillian, CDC Go, AC Kane, Superb CDC Redberry, CDC Greenland, CDC Imperial CDC Sage (green), CDC Patrick(green)

•  •  • 

Choose Chin Ridge for higher yields & cleaner fields!

Box 4222, Taber, Alberta, T1G 2C7 Phone: 1-800-563-7333 Fax: 403-223-1900

CRASWELL SEEDS • Strongﬁeld Durum

• Lillian Wheat

• CDC Arras Flax

• Keet Canary Seed

• CDC Maxim Lentils

• CDC Redberry Lentils

• CDC Utmost - Harvest VB Wheat Box 367, Strasbourg, SK SOG 4V0

306-725-3236

Danielson Seeds Inc. Pedigreed & Commercial Seed Seed Cleaning and Treating Box 352 Norquay, Sask S0A 2V0

CANOLA

danielsonseeds@hotmail.com

Ph: 306-594-2173 Fax: 594-2662

1818 - B. NAPUS Canterra Seeds Ltd.

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 988-9750 C

Monsanto Canada Lethbridge, AB

(403) 327-2411 C

Lionel & Bonnie

34-65 - B. NAPUS AC SUNBEAM - B. RAPA Seidle, E., B., C. & M. Medstead, SK

(306) 342-4377 C

FOREMOST - B. NAPUS Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK

(306) 524-2155 C

RED RIVER 1997 - B. NAPUS Viterra

Regina, SK

(306) 569-5027 C

Battleford, SK Tisdale, SK Southey, SK

(306) 937-3565 C (306) 873-5438 C (306) 726-4323 C

RUGBY - B. NAPUS Bryant, Lee, Phyl, Vern &Carol Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Gellner, Clayton S.

SW WIZZARD - B. NAPUS Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK

Pedigreed Seed Custom Cleaning Lawrence Edwards Donna Edwards Jeff Edwards Mike Edwards Box 160 Nokomis, SK S0G 3R0

Phone (306) 528-2140 Cell (306) 528-7606 Cell (306) 528-7888 Fax (306) 528-2142 LR.Edwards@sasktel.net

(306) 524-2155 C

VT BARRIER - B. NAPUS chickpea

Viterra

Regina, SK

(306) 569-5027

CHICKPEA - DESI CDC CORY McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK

(306) 693-3649

CDC VANGUARD Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK

(306) 354-7675 R

CHICKPEA - KABULI CDC ALMA Affleck, Lloyd & Kevin

Beechy, SK

2011 SaskSeed Guide

(306) 858-2558

Hwy. #3, Kinistino Ph: 306-864-3667 Fax: 306-864-2477

Hwy. #5, Humboldt Ph: 306-682-9920 Fax: 306-682-9924

www.farmworld.ca

235 38th St. E., Prince Albert Ph: 306-922-2525 Fax: 306-922-8319

BOX 759, KINDERSLEY, SASK. S0L 1S0

FOUNDATION • REGISTERED • CERTIFIED SELECT SEED GROWERS RETAIL • WHOLESALE Walter and Linda Fast Phone: 306-463-3626 Fax: (306) 463-8245 wl.fast@sasktel.net

(306) 693-3649 (306) 263-2139

CHICKPEA

FAST SEED FARM

McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK

(306) 868-2171

CDC FRONTIER Travland, Norman, Lureen & Kevin Coronach, SK

(306) 267-4923 C

CDC LUNA McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Simpson, Greg J. Moose Jaw, SK Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK

(306) 693-3649 R (306) 263-2139 R (306) 693-2132 R (306) 868-2171 C

CDC ORION

Fedoruk Seeds

FAX: 306-542-3048

www.fedorukseeds.com Kamsack, SK

CICER MILK VETCH AC OXLEY II Pickseed Canada Inc. Smith, Clarence D.

Pedigreed Seed grOWerS

Pedigreed and Commercial Seeds

Box 547, Central Butte, Sask. S0H 0T0

306-796-4652

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 F

Nipawin, SK

(306) 862-3412 F

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

ALTASWEDE - RED AURORA - ALSIKE Scowen, Richard D.

BELLE - RED Pickseed Canada Inc.

NORGOLD - SWEET Antony, Lawrence Macnutt, SK

(306) 742-4585 C

FABA BEAN

faba bean flax

Custom Cleaning. Scale on Farm. CDC Centennial Peas, CDC Sorrel Flax, Waskada Wheat

(204) 633-0088 F C (306) 724-4768 C

CLOVER Pickseed Canada Inc.

Fowler SeedS ltd.

Winnipeg, MB Debden, SK

CLOVER

PH: 306-542-4235

(306) 694-2981 (306) 693-3649 (306) 263-2139 (306) 693-2132 (306) 267-4923

SNOWBIRD Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren

Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 R

FLAX 50

Frederick Seeds

Box 395, Watson, SK S0K 4V0 Phone: Seed Plant: 306-287-3977 Cell: 306-287-8442 frederickseeds@sasktel.net

Wheat - Harvest and Sadash Barley - Copeland, Metcalfe and Newdale Oats - Leggett and Orrin Flax - Sorrel

FRIENDLY ACRES SEED FARMS INC. Robert & Kevin Elmy

Phone: 744-2779 or 744-2332 www.friendlyacres.sk.ca Saltcoats, Sask.

cicer milk vetch

Fedoruk Seeds offers new varieties of wheat, Barley, Oats, Peas, Winter Wheat, Flax and Canola. Seed Treating Available.

Marcil, Harvey G. & Brent Louis Moose Jaw, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Simpson, Greg J. Moose Jaw, SK Travland, Norman, Lureen & Kevin Coronach, SK

Garratt, Lyle C. & K.C. Milestone, SK Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK Stokke, Shane T. Watrous, SK Viterra Regina, SK

(306) 436-2178 F (306) 524-2155 (306) 731-2843 (306) 946-4044 (306) 569-5027 R

C C C C C

CDC ARRAS Craswell, Raymond W.

Strasbourg, SK

(306) 725-3236 R

CDC BETHUNE Bergstrom, Randy M. Birsay, SK Beuker, Allan Daniel Melfort, SK Dangstorp, Brian & Perry Redvers, SK Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK Gaertner, Lyle Tisdale, SK Girardin, Gaetan Meyronne, SK Herndier, Don O. Lemberg, SK McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Corning, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Noble, Garry Mossbank, SK Palik, Jack Kipling, SK Sandercock, Eric M. Balcarres, SK Schmeling, Donald H. Riceton, SK Shwaga, Jeff W. Wroxton, SK

(306) 573-4625 C (306) 752-4810 R (306) 452-3443 C (306) 297-2087 C (306) 582-2148 C (306) 484-2010 R (306) 873-4936 (306) 264-5146 R (306) 335-2763 (306) 224-4848 (306) 693-3649 R (306) 354-2679 F (306) 736-2618 (306) 334-2958 (306) 738-2064 F (306) 742-4590

The Western Producer

C C C C

FLAX

Simpson, John W. Moose Jaw, SK Stirton, Brian James Moose Jaw, SK Trowell, Kenneth, Larry & Nathan Saltcoats, SK

(306) 693-2132 C (306) 693-2310 C (306) 744-2687 R C

CDC SORREL Allan, John R. & John Garth Corning, SK Allan, John Richard Corning, SK Altwasser, Rodney, Allen R. & Dean Yellow Grass, SK Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Edmunds, Greg & Glen Tisdale, SK Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK Fowler, Edith Central Butte, SK Fraser, Edward H., Glen & Dale Yarbo, SK Frederick, Blaine Watson, SK Gellner, Clayton S. Southey, SK Gerry, Greg Creelman, SK Heggie, Kyle Robert Leross, SK Hleck, Leo Codette, SK Hyndman, David Balcarres, SK Hyndman, Glen Balcarres, SK Johnson, Oscar Stuart Margo, SK Kerber, Greg Rosthern, SK Klemmer, Richard Nipawin, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK Mayell, Harvey J. & Calvin J. Congress, SK Needham, Reginald R. Oxbow, SK Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK Radloff, Shelly Colleen Melfort, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Elstow, SK Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK Trawin, Alan Ross, Mitchell, Ashton, Jennifer & Jessica Melfort, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 457-2629 F (306) 224-2021 R (306) 465-2727 R (306) 483-2963 (306) 368-2602 F (306) 895-4306 R (306) 873-5480 (306) 873-5438 R (306) 796-4652 (306) 745-3830 (306) 287-4289 R (306) 726-4323 (306) 457-2220 (306) 675-4920 (306) 862-5966 (306) 334-2914 (306) 334-2914 F (306) 324-4315 R (306) 232-4474 (306) 862-3874 (306) 543-5052 (306) 731-2843 R (306) 642-3120 (306) 483-5052 (306) 563-6244 R (306) 472-5917 (306) 752-4060 F R (306) 263-2139 (306) 257-3638

C C C

C C C C C C C C C

Davidson, SK

www.garrattindustries.com Grain Processing & Seed Cleaning Equipment Gravity Tables Air Screen Machines Vibratory Feeders Destoners

GIRODAT SEEDS LTD.

GROWERS AND PROCESSORS OF PEDIGREED SEED Seed in stock: Certified and Registered

Spring Wheat — Lillian, Infinity, Snowstar Durum Wheat — Strongfield Barley — Metcalfe, CDC Copeland Triticale — Bunker Peas — CDC Tucker, CDC Golden Lentil — CDC Greenland

Contact: Gerald Girodat Box 664, Shaunavon, SK S0N 2M0 Tel: 306-297-2563 Fax: 306-297-2564

C C C C C

(306) 497-3503 R C (306) 752-4060 (306) 484-4555 R (306) 368-2602 F

PRAIRIE BLUE Willner, Lorne E.

Phone (306) 436-2178 Fax (306) 436-4647

C C

FP2214 Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK

Box 475, Milestone, Sask., Canada S0G 3L0

Greenleaf Seeds Ltd. BOX 1180, TISDALE, SASK. S0E 1T0 PH: 873-4261 FAX: 873-5710

• Wheat - Unity, Harvest, Infinity, Intrepid • Barley - AC Metcalfe • Canola - RR, Liberty Link, Clearfield • Flax - CDC Bethune • Peas - CDC Meadow, CDC Sage • Winter Wheat - McClintok Production, Processing and Conditioning of Pedigreed Seed

ERWIN MAYERLE

KRIS MAYERLE

(306) 567-4613 R C

PRAIRIE GRANDE Boyd, Clare W. & Dale A. Melfort, SK Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK Sperle, Bentley D. & Jody Unity, SK

(306) 752-2108 C (306) 524-2155 R (306) 228-3160 C

CFX-1

PRAIRIE THUNDER Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK

(306) 542-4235 R (306) 497-3503 C (306) 744-2684 F R

TAURUS Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK Van Burck, Hans & Marianne Star City, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 744-2684 F R (306) 863-4377 F (306) 484-4555 R C

VIMY hemp

Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK

(306) 472-5917 R

HEMP

pedigreed seed for planting

Gary Meier Kevin Friesen 306.873.7652 604.607.4953 hempgenetics@gmail.com

CRS-1 SSNS-1

(Faba Bean Variety)

KEG AGRO Pulse Crop Processors

CFX-1 Vandenberg, Albert Dr.

Saskatoon, SK

(306) 966-8786 R

Saskatoon, SK

(306) 966-8786 R

Saskatoon, SK

(306) 966-8786 R

CFX-2 Vandenberg, Albert Dr.

FINOLA Vandenberg, Albert Dr.

Certified Hemp Seed

CFX-2

2011 SaskSeed Guide

Lentil and Dry Bean Processing Contracting, Seed Sales. Box 1368 Outlook, SK Canada S0L 2N0

Office (306) 867-8667 Fax (306) 867-8290 Res (306) 867-8571

Campbell, Hugh Terramax Holdings Corp.

Qu’Appelle, SK Qu’Appelle, SK

(306) 699-2967 C (306) 699-2967 C

CDC GREENLAND - LARGE GREEN

LUNG SEEDS LTD. Box 179 Lake Lenore, Sask. S0K 2J0 • CDC Meadow Peas • CDC Striker • Unity Wheat • AC Andrew Wheat • AC Metcalfe Barley • CDC Togo Canary Seed

• CDC Centennial • CDC Treasure • Lillian Wheat • CDC Bethune Flax • Bentley Barley

• CDC Patrick • Infinity Wheat • AC Sadash Wheat • Triactor Oats • CDC Polarstar Barley

Ph: 306-368-2414 Fax: 306-368-2415 Complete Seed Processing & Sales

M & M SEEDS Box 7, St. Denis, SK S0K 3W0

Wheat

Barley

Yellow Peas Green Peas Red Lentils

Goodeve VB AC Metcalfe CDC Meadow AC Lillian CDC Copeland CDC Bronco Infinity NewDale CDC Treasure Unity VB

CDC Patrick CDC Maxim CL CDC Imax CL

CUSTOM SEED CLEANING

Canola All Canterra FarmPure Genetics & Secan Varieties

Ph. Seed Plant: 258-2219 Fax: 258-2220 Email: mandmseeds@sasktel.net

Marc

Mitch

For All Your Certified Seed Needs. mccarthyseed@xplornet.com

BRENT & GINETTE McCARTHY Box 4 — CORNING, SASK. PH. 224-4848

SEED AVAILABLE Lentils CDC Imax CL CDC Imigreen CL CDC Impala CL CDC Impower CL CDC Imvincible CL Yellow Peas CDC Maxim CL CDC Golden CDC Greenland CDC Meadow CDC Viceroy CDC Prosper Flax CDC Bethune

Chickpeas CDC Luna

PEDIGREED SEED GROWERS

Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK Bergstrom, Randy M. Birsay, SK Carefoot, Floyd Martin Swift Current, SK Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Hansen, James S. Yellow Grass, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Moen, Jim Cabri, SK Nagel, David Mossbank, SK Nakonechny, Don P., Coral, Lance, Lauren & Richelle Ruthilda, SK Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK Patzer, Wendell Albert Frontier, SK Petruic, Cameron L., Judy & Nick Avonlea, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Rogg, Paul A. Pennant, SK Seymour, Glen Patrick, Donne, Kyle, & Kelly Stewart Valley, SK Simpson, Greg J. Moose Jaw, SK Stauber, Clayton & Lori Stewart Valley, SK Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK Willner, Lorne E. Davidson, SK

Ltd.

Phone 306-693-3649 in Moose Jaw, SK e-mail: seed@mcdougallacres.com www.mcdougallacres.com

Wheat AC Lillian HRS AC Strongfield Durum

(306) 297-2087 R (306) 582-2148 (306) 297-2563 (306) 465-2525 (306) 543-5052 R (306) 731-2843 (306) 693-3649 F R (306) 587-2214 R (306) 354-2517 R (306) 932-4409 R (306) 472-5917 R (306) 296-4780 (306) 868-2294 (306) 263-2139 R (306) 626-3236

C C C C C C C

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(306) 778-2344 F R (306) 693-2132 C (306) 773-7907 C (306) 868-2171 C (306) 567-4613 C

CDC IMAX - SMALL RED Allan, John R. & John Garth Corning, SK Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Clark, Shaun & Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK Denis, Michel P. & Marc St. Denis, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Hansen, James S. Yellow Grass, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Nakonechny, Don P., Coral, Lance, Lauren & Richelle Ruthilda, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Renwick, Douglas Dale Milestone, SK Simpson, Trevor W. Moose Jaw, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK Stirton, Brian James Moose Jaw, SK Stoll, Douglas John, Joan & Lyndon Delisle, SK Willner, Lorne E. Davidson, SK

(306) 457-2629 (306) 668-4415 F (306) 882-2058 (306) 258-2075 (306) 895-4306 (306) 465-2525 (306) 843-2934 (306) 693-3649

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(306) 932-4409 F (306) 263-2139 F (306) 436-4418 F (306) 693-2132 R (306) 955-2516 F (306) 693-2310 F (306) 493-2534 (306) 567-4613

CDC IMIGREEN - MEDIUM GREEN Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Simpson, Thomas H. Moose Jaw, SK

(306) 731-2843 F (306) 693-3649 F (306) 263-2139 F (306) 693-2132 R

CDC IMPACT - SMALL RED Craswell, Raymond W.

cDougall cres

(306) 354-7675 R (306) 573-4625 C (306) 773-6963 C

Strasbourg, SK

(306) 725-3236 C

CDC IMPALA - RED Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK Latrace, Bill Caronport, SK Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK Straub, Lorne A. Pense, SK Willner, Brady E. Davidson, SK

(306) 873-5438 F R (306) 693-2626 (306) 472-5917 (306) 345-2390 (306) 567-4613

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CDC IMPOWER - LARGE GREEN Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK

(306) 354-7675 F

The Western Producer

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HEMPNUT

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Bruce, Vic R. Tuxford, SK Clark, Shaun & Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK Fast, Walter J. & Linda Kindersley, SK Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK Garratt, Lyle C. & K.C. Milestone, SK Hansen, James S. Yellow Grass, SK Hundeby, R., D., R., A., K., L. & Wonnick, Adam Elbow, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Nakonechny, Don P., Coral, Lance, Lauren & Richelle Ruthilda, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Elstow, SK Seymour, Glen Patrick, Donne, Kyle, & Kelly Stewart Valley, SK Simpson, Thomas H. Moose Jaw, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK

(306) 631-7788 F (306) 882-2058 F (306) 463-3626 F (306) 582-2148 (306) 436-2178 F (306) 465-2525 F

Select Growers & Processors of Pedigreed Seed Midge TolerantWheat • AC Unity VB New Red Lentils • CDC Maxim CL • CDC Imax CL Green Lentils • CDC Greenland Peas • CDC Golden Canaryseed • CDC Bastia New

(306) 854-4901 F (306) 731-2843 F (306) 693-3649 F

Box 26, Ruthilda, SK S0K 3S0

Donald 932-4409

“Where Quality Comes First!”

(306) 932-4409 (306) 263-2139 F (306) 257-3638 F (306) 778-2344 F (306) 693-2132 R (306) 955-2516 F

ALTERNATIVE SEED STRATIGIES

(306) 868-2171 F

Latrace, Bill

Caronport, SK

(306) 693-2626 C

CDC IMPROVE - LARGE GREEN Dowdeswell, Donald D. Pennant, SK Gellner, Clayton S. Southey, SK Hansen, James S. Yellow Grass, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK Nakonechny, Don P., Coral, Lance, Lauren & Richelle Ruthilda, SK Schmeling, Donald H. Riceton, SK Veikle, Lorne A., Carl E., G. & J. Cut Knife, SK

(306) 626-3388 (306) 726-4323 (306) 465-2525 (306) 543-5052 (306) 731-2843

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Bruce, Vic R. Tuxford, SK Dowdeswell, Donald D. Pennant, SK Garratt, Lyle C. & K.C. Milestone, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Renwick, Douglas Dale Milestone, SK Rogg, Paul A. Pennant, SK Schmeling, Donald H. Riceton, SK Seymour, Glen Patrick, Donne, Kyle, & Kelly Stewart Valley, SK Simpson, Jamie P. Moose Jaw, SK Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK Stirton, Brian James Moose Jaw, SK Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK Richardson, SK Regina, SK Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon, SK

Canadian Office:

611 99th Ave Box 2169 Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 Ph: 306-873-2345 Fax: 306-873-4740 Email: marketing.nnsl@sasktel.net

611 99th Ave Box 2169 Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 PH: 306.873.2345 Fax: 306.873.4740 Email: marketing.nnsl@sasktel.net

Alfalfa - Clovers - Grasses - Organic Commodities Custom Cleaning - Custom Blending Production Contracts

Retail and Wholesale

Certified Organic

“SEEDS FOR SUCCESS”

(306) 778-2344 F (306) 693-2132 R (306) 263-4944 F (306) 955-2516 F (306) 693-2310 F (306) 868-2171 F (306) 757-1136 (306) 525-4490 F (306) 955-2516 (306) 955-2516 F

ACCREDITED

Specializing in:

(306) 631-7788 F (306) 626-3388 F (306) 436-2178 F (306) 693-3649 F (306) 263-2139 F (306) 436-4418 F (306) 626-3236 (306) 738-2064 F

CDC KR-1 - LARGE RED Etter, James Raymond Saskcan Pulse Sopatyk, Carter Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti

4301 World Food Ave Oskaloosa, Iowa USA 52577 Ph: 641-672-9651 Fax: 641-672-9596 Email: pape@worldfoodp.com

(306) 932-4409 R C (306) 738-2064 F R (306) 398-4714 R

CDC IMVINCIBLE - SMALL GREEN

Canadian Seed Institute

International Distribution Agents for CDC Field Pea Varieties

USA Office:

CDC IMPRESS - MEDIUM GREEN

New

PEDIGREED SEED GROWERS • SCALE ON SITE

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OSCAR JOHNSON

Box 164 Margo, SK S0A 2M0 Tel: (306) 324-4315 Fax: (306) 324-2088

LEE JOHNSON

Cell: (306) 338-7910 oscar.j@northlandseeds.com

Cell: (306) 338-7727 lee.j@northlandseeds.com

CDC LEMAY - FRENCH GREEN Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 484-4555 C

CDC MAXIM - SMALL RED Altwasser, Rodney, Allen R. & Dean Yellow Grass, SK (306) 465-2727 Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK (306) 483-2963 R Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK (306) 668-4415 Barlow, Bradley L. Griffin, SK (306) 842-6216 Baxter, Daniel J. H. North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5414 R Charabin, Dale Kenneth, Timothy V. & Ryan North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2939 R Craswell, Raymond W. Strasbourg, SK (306) 725-3236 R Denis, Michel P. & Marc St. Denis, SK (306) 258-2075

2011 SaskSeed Guide

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Seed Grower & Processor Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0 Tel: 306-682-5170 Fax: 306-682-5420 Dennis Lueke

❃ Wheat ❃ Durum ❃ Barley ❃ Oats

PH: 306-563-6244

CANORA, SASKATCHEWAN Make seeding a success; get your seed tested at

“professional, precise, preferred” Bonnie Ernst & Kelly Hansen Owners/Operators CFIA Accredited Seed Analysts

1105 Railway Avenue Weyburn SK S4H 3H5

Phone: 306-842-PDSL (7375) Website: www.pdsl.ca Email: pdsl@sasktel.net

Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK (306) 895-4306 R Fast, Walter J. & Linda Kindersley, SK (306) 463-3626 R Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK (306) 297-2087 R Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK (306) 582-2148 Gizen, Jason Prelate, SK (306) 673-2687 Gregoire, Denis North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5516 R Hanmer, Ronald F., Kent, Brad & Dallas Govan, SK (306) 484-4327 Hansen, James S. Yellow Grass, SK (306) 465-2525 Heggie, Kyle Robert Leross, SK (306) 675-4920 Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK (306) 843-2934 Latrace, Bill Caronport, SK (306) 693-2626 R Laxdal, G.M., Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK (306) 554-2078 Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK (306) 731-2843 R Mattus, Ronald Chaplin, SK (306) 395-2652 R Mayerle, Bernhard C. Tisdale, SK (306) 873-4267 Mayerle, Garry D. Tisdale, SK (306) 873-5993 McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK (306) 693-3649 F R Nakonechny, Don P., Coral, Lance, Lauren & Richelle Ruthilda, SK (306) 932-4409 Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK (306) 472-5917 R Parson, Ken Elrose, SK (306) 574-2044 Petruic, Cameron L., Judy & Nick Avonlea, SK (306) 868-2294 Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK (306) 263-2139 R Schmeling, Donald H. Riceton, SK (306) 738-2064 R Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK (306) 955-2516 F Stirton, Brian James Moose Jaw, SK (306) 693-2310 Straub, Lorne A. Pense, SK (306) 345-2390 R Veikle, Lorne A., Carl E., G. & J. Cut Knife, SK (306) 398-4714 Wylie, Leslie Dale Biggar, SK (306) 948-5394 Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK (306) 484-4555

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YOUR SEED DEALER FOR GRAINS & OILSEEDS

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CDC PERIDOT - FRENCH GREEN Box 250 Bruno, SK SOK0S0 Phone: 306.369.2825 Fax: 306.369.2351 Email: prairiefire@sasktel.net www.grainburningstoves.ca

Baxter, Daniel J.H. North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5414 Simpson, Thomas H. Moose Jaw, SK (306) 693-2132 F Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK (306) 484-4555 F

CDC PLATO - LARGE GREEN Mattus, Ronald Chaplin, SK Petruic, Cameron L., Judy & Nick Avonlea, SK

REDVERS AGRICULTURAL & SUPPLY LTD. Box 150, Redvers SK S0C 2H0

Shop Phone: (306) 452-3444 Seed Plant Office (306) 452-3443 Growers and Processors of Pedigreed Seeds, Cereal, Canola, Peas, Forage Grass Seeds. Custom Cleaning, Agricultural Chemicals Agent for FarmPure Genetics and SeCan Producer

Dealers for SeedMaster, Versatile, Vermeer, Degelman New and Used Farm Equipment

REISNER SEED FARM

Growers & Processors of Pedigreed Seeds

Box 2, Limerick, Saskatchewan S0H 2P0 breisner@sasktel.net

Ph: (306) 263-2139

Fax: (306) 263-2091

Certified & higher Pedigrees in stock of these Superior Varieties: Durum - AC® Strongfield, CDC Verona, AC® Eurostar AC® Enterprise Wheat - AC® Unity, AC Barrie, Snowbird, AC® Lillian, AC® Infinity Barley - AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland

Flax - CDC Sorrel Peas - CDC Meadow, CDC Golden Lentil - CDC Greenland, CDC Maxim, CDC Imvincible, CDC Imigreen, CDC Imax Canary Seed - CDC Togo Chickpea - CDC Luna

(306) 395-2652 C (306) 868-2294 C

CDC RED RIDER - SMALL RED Laxdal, G.M., Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK

(306) 554-2078 C

CDC REDBERRY - SMALL RED Craswell, Raymond W. Hundeby, R., D., R., A., K., L. & Wonnick, Adam

Strasbourg, SK

(306) 725-3236 R

Elbow, SK

(306) 854-4901

CDC REDBOW - EXTRA SMALL RED Simpson, Greg J. Moose Jaw, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 693-2132 R (306) 484-4555 F

CDC REDCOAT - SMALL RED Clark, Shaun & Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK Fast, Walter J. & Linda Kindersley, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Simpson, Tyler J. Moose Jaw, SK

(306) 882-2058 F (306) 463-3626 F (306) 297-2563 (306) 693-2132 R

CDC ROSEBUD - EXTRA SMALL RED Simpson, John W. Moose Jaw, SK

(306) 693-2132 R

CDC ROULEAU - SMALL RED Mattus, Ronald Chaplin, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 395-2652 R (306) 484-4555 C

CDC VICEROY - SMALL GREEN Garratt, Lyle C. & K.C. Milestone, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Rogg, Paul A. Pennant, SK

(306) 436-2178 C (306) 693-3649 C (306) 626-3236 R

The Western Producer

MUSTARD

RUGG SEED FARM

AC PENNANT - YELLOW Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK

(306) 484-2010 C

Bob and Merle Rugg

ANDANTE - YELLOW Ackerman, Patrick Chamberlain, SK (306) 638-3177 Besco Grain Brunkild, MB Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK (306) 297-2087 Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK (306) 484-2010 Mountain States Oilseeds, Hollowlane, ID Olds Mustard Company Pleasant Prairie, WI Viterra Regina, SK (306) 569-5027

Box 30 Elstow, SK S0K 1M0

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MEDSTEAD, SASK. PH: (306) 342-4377 / (306) 342-4497 FAX: (306) 342-4333

CUTLASS - ORIENTAL

• OATS: AC Morgan (FDN. Reg. Cert.) • BARLEY: AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland • POLISH CANOLA: ACS-C7, AC Sunbeam

(306) 484-2010 C

FORGE - ORIENTAL needlegrass oats

(306) 484-2010 C

NEEDLEGRASS

1-306-257-3638 1-306-257-3589 1-306-221-7590 rugg@sasktel.net

Seidle Seed Farm

Besco Grain Brunkild, MB C Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK (306) 484-2010 C Olds Mustard Company Pleasant Prairie, WI C

Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK

Phone: Fax: Cell: Email:

Located 2 mi. east, 2 mi. north of Elstow

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CENTENNIAL - BROWN

Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK

Quality Seed since 1912

Serving Western Canadian Agriculture for over 50 Years “Quality Seeds for Farmers’ Needs”

AC MALLARD Brett-Young Seeds Limited

St. Norbert , MB

(204) 261-7932 C

OATS

SOUTH

AC MORGAN Beuker, Allan Daniel Melfort, SK Beuker, Wilbur A. Melfort, SK Goossen, Mathew Stenen, SK Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK Kasko, F. John Prince Albert, SK Kerber, Greg Rosthern, SK Larsen, Lyle L. Aylsham, SK Moroz, Troy Pelly, SK Rempel, Blair Allan Nipawin, SK Seidle, E., B., C. & M. Medstead, SK Trawin, Debra Ann Melfort, SK Trawin, John Melfort, SK Trowell, Kenneth, Larry & Nathan Saltcoats, SK

(306) 752-4810 R (306) 863-2225 (306) 548-4758 (306) 874-5694 (306) 764-2875 (306) 232-4474 (306) 862-7333 (306) 595-4622 (306) 862-3573 (306) 342-4377 R (306) 752-4060 F (306) 752-4060 R (306) 744-2687 R

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AC MUSTANG Hetland, Bill

Naicam, SK

(306) 874-5694 R

CDC BALER - FORAGE Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Lueke, Dennis Humboldt, SK Statham, Clifford Lyle Star City, SK

(306) 668-4415 R (306) 682-5170 F (306) 863-2380 C

CDC BOYER Ennis, Garnet & Burton & Neil Glenavon, SK

(306) 429-2793 C

CDC DANCER Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK Hyndman, Neil S. Balcarres, SK Olson, Lyndon Ordin Archerwill, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK

(306) 542-4235 C (306) 334-2914 (306) 323-4912 C (306) 744-2684 R

SEEDS

Wheat - Unity VB - Infinity

Barley - AC Metcalfe - CDC Copeland - Bentley

Peas

- CDC Bronco - CDC Meadow

Oats

- Triactor

PH: (306) 752-9840 “Good Seed Pays” FAX: (306) 752-9197 Box 3219, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0

STOKKE SEEDS PEDIGREED SEED SALES

• Lillian Wheat • Metcalf Barley • Bethune Flax • Coriander • Caraway

— Caraway, Coriander Marketers & Processors — Flax Buyers and Exporters — Sakundiak bin sales & hopper cones

PH: 306•946•4044

E-mail: ssc@yourlink.ca Box 1315 Watrous, SK S0K 4T0

FAX: 306•946•4069

CDC MINSTREL Jones, Bradley & Wanda Ostafie, Dave & Robert

Wadena, SK Canora, SK

(306) 338-2381 F (306) 563-6244 R C

Stoll’S Seed Barn ltd.

CDC ORRIN Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Frederick, Blaine Watson, SK

(306) 368-2602 C (306) 287-4289 C

Doug and Joan Stoll

CDC SEABISCUIT Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B. Lake Lenore, SK South, Winston, Richard & Bradley Melfort, SK Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK

2011 SaskSeed Guide

(306) 542-4235 (306) 368-2511 (306) 752-9840 (306) 749-3447

Canadian Seed inStitute

Pedigreed Seed & Processing CDC Boyer Oats Jordan Oats Unity VB Wheat Waskada Wheat Box 535, Delisle, Saskatchewan S0L 0P0 Telephone (306) 493-2534

Box 222, Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0 Ph: 306-862-9730 Fax: 306-862-4113 Gregg Tebbutt

HRS - Kane, Stettler Barley - AC Metcalfe Yellow Peas - CDC Meadow, CDC Centennial “47 Years of Quality Seed Production”

Charabin, Dale Kenneth, Timothy V. & Ryan North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2939 R Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK (306) 744-2684 F R Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK (306) 236-6811 C

OATS

Tebbutt Seeds Ltd.

CDC SO-I

JORDAN Palik, Jack Kipling, SK

(306) 736-2618 C

LEGGETT Frederick, Blaine Lueke, Dennis Woods, Dale Arthur

Watson, SK Humboldt, SK Rocanville, SK

(306) 287-4289 C (306) 682-5170 C (306) 645-4423 C

Saltcoats, SK

(306) 744-2684 F

SUMMIT

Ken and Larry Trowell Box 210 Saltcoats, SK S0A 3R0 Pedigreed Seed Growers

Kane, AC Unity VB, Waskada CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe AC Morgan, Jordan CDC Bethune

Phone: Ken (306) 744-2687 Larry (306) 744-2604 Fax: (306) 744-2754

TRIACTOR Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK Slind Seeds Group (1998) Ltd. Archerwill, SK South, Winston, Richard & Bradley Melfort, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK

(306) 542-4235 R C (306) 323-4402 R (306) 752-9840 C (306) 744-2684 F R

PEAS

peas

WHEAT: BARLEY: OATS: FLAX:

Trowell, Leslie

AGASSIZ - YELLOW Pfeifer, Robert G. Lemberg, SK

(306) 335-2532 R

CDC BRONCO - YELLOW Klym, Roy

Regina, SK

(306) 543-5052 C

CDC CENTENNIAL - YELLOW

VAN BURCK SEEDS STAR CITY, SK Tel: 306-863-4377 Fax: 306-863-2252

E-mail: vanburckseeds@sasktel.net

Foundation, Registered, Certified Seed Wheat, Oats, Barley, Flax, Peas, LL Canola & RR Canola

Allan, Raymond N. & Ruth Corning, SK Barlow, Bradley L. Griffin, SK Fowler, Edith Central Butte, SK Hardy, Allan W. & Dale & Evan Grenfell, SK Larsen, Lyle L. Aylsham, SK Rempel, Blair Allan Nipawin, SK Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK Simpson, Tyler J. Moose Jaw, SK Sperle, Bentley D. & Jody Unity, SK Tebbutt, Ronald E. & Gregg Nipawin, SK Woods, Dale Arthur Rocanville, SK

(306) 224-4666 F R (306) 842-6216 R (306) 796-4652 C (306) 697-3128 C (306) 862-7333 R (306) 862-3573 R (306) 497-3503 F (306) 693-2132 C (306) 228-3160 C (306) 862-9730 R (306) 645-4423 R

CDC DAKOTA - GREEN Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK

(306) 895-4306 F (306) 955-2516

CDC GOLDEN - YELLOW

Box 548 Cut Knife, Saskatchewan S0M 0N0 phone: 306-398-4714 email: veikle.seeds@sasktel.net

Allan, John R. & John Garth Corning, SK Allan, John Richard Corning, SK Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Chapple, Floyd & Debbie Grandora, SK Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Heggie, Robert Thomas Leross, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Mattus, Ronald Chaplin, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Travland, Norman, Lureen & Kevin Coronach, SK

(306) 457-2629 R (306) 224-2021 (306) 483-2963 R (306) 329-4697

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(306) 297-2087 (306) 297-2563 (306) 675-4920 (306) 543-5052 (306) 395-2652 (306) 693-3649 (306) 263-2139 R (306) 267-4923 R

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CDC HORIZON - FORAGE “In Business To Serve Western Farmers”

We Buy All Feed Grains / Heated Flax and Canola Rob Durant Box 957 Grain Buyer 806 100th St. S. Ph: 306-873-4401 Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 Res: 306-873-5333 Fax: 306-873-4402 Cell: 306-873-1577 TOLL FREE: 1-877-695-6461 Email: rob.wct@sasktel.net

Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Van Burck, Hans & Marianne

Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 Star City, SK (306) 863-4377

CDC HORNET - GREEN Clark, Shaun, Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK Simpson, Greg J. Moose Jaw, SK

(306) 882-2058 (306) 693-2132 F

CDC LEROY - FORAGE Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK Boldt, Garry Osler, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK

(306) 483-2963 F (306) 354-7675 F R (306) 239-2071 R (306) 843-2934 F

The Western Producer

peas

CDC MEADOW - YELLOW Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Bews, W. Kenneth & Brent W. Eatonia, SK Bryant, Lee, Phyl, Vern & Carol Battleford, SK Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK Cay, Randy D. Kinistino, SK Cresswell, Gordon B., Bryan & Mark Tisdale, SK Denis, Michel P. & Marc St. Denis, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Edwards, Lawrence R., Donna, Jeff & Mike Nokomis, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK Hleck, Lloyd G. Nipawin, SK Hyndman, David Balcarres, SK Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK Kasko, F. John Prince Albert, SK Kerber, Greg Rosthern, SK Klemmer, Richard Nipawin, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Laxdal, G.M., Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK Lung Seeds Ltd. Lake Lenore, SK Mayerle, Erwin D. Tisdale, SK Mayerle, Kris Tisdale, SK McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Corning, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Olson, Lyndon Ordin Archerwill, SK Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK Phelps, Douglas C. Prince Albert, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Robinson, Oren A. & Marlene Landis, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK South, Winston, Richard & Bradley Melfort, SK Tebbutt, Ronald E. & Gregg Nipawin, SK Trawin, Alan Ross, Mitchell, Ashton, Jennifer & Jessica Melfort, SK Trawin, Brent John Melfort, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK Veikle, Lorne A., Carl E., G. & J. Cut Knife, SK Wakefield, Kristopher, Laurie G. & Monica Maidstone, SK Warrington, John Mervin, SK Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK Winterhalt, Tim Unity, SK Woods, Dale Arthur Rocanville, SK Woroschuk, Andrew Calder, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK Youzwa, Donald Nipawin, SK

(306) 668-4415 R C (306) 368-2602 R (306) 967-2440 C (306) 937-3565 R (306) 445-6556 R (306) 864-3696 R (306) 873-5360 R (306) 258-2075 R C (306) 895-4306 C

WILLNER AGRI LTD. CS

ACPS

Pedigree Seed Grower Lorne, Marilyn, Brady, Lyndon and Linnea Willner Box 784 Davidson, SK Phone: 306-567-4613 email: willnerseeds@xplornet.com

(306) 528-2140 C (306) 542-4235 C (306) 297-2087 (306) 524-2155 (306) 843-2934 (306) 874-5694 R (306) 862-2155 (306) 334-2914 R (306) 896-2236 R (306) 764-2875 R (306) 232-4474 (306) 862-3874 (306) 543-5052

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(306) 554-2078 F R (306) 368-2414 (306) 873-4261 R (306) 873-4261 R (306) 224-4848 (306) 693-3649 (306) 323-4912 R (306) 563-6244 R (306) 472-5917 (306) 922-6016 R (306) 263-2139 (306) 658-4755 R (306) 955-2516 F (306) 752-9840 (306) 862-9730 F R

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Durum: Wheat: Barley: Flax: Peas: Lentils:

Govan, SK Strongfield AC Infinity, AC Lillian, Goodeve, Unity, Wascada Tradition, CDC Copeland CDC Sorrel, Taurus Canola: Canterra Varieties, FP Genetics CDC Meadow (yellow) CDC Maxim, CDC Peridot (Fr, Gr), CDC Rouleau, CDC Lemay (Fr, Gr)

Phone Kevin at 306-484-4555 Home Ph: 306-484-4643 Fax: 306-484-2189 Email: yauckseedfarm@sasktel.net

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(306) 752-4060 F R (306) 752-4060 (306) 744-2684 C (306) 398-4714 C

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(306) 893-2984 R C (306) 845-2642 C (306) 236-6811 R (306) 228-3440 C (306) 645-4423 C (306) 742-4682 R (306) 484-4555 F R (306) 862-5690 C

CDC MOSAIC - MAPLE Boldt, Garry Osler, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK

(306) 239-2071 (306) 895-4306 (306) 873-5438

CDC PATRICK - GREEN Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Bergstrom, Randy M. Birsay, SK Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK

2011 SaskSeed Guide

(306) 483-2963 R (306) 354-7675 F R (306) 668-4415 R (306) 573-4625 R (306) 368-2602 F R

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*HRS Wheat *Red Lentils: CDC Maxim *Green Peas: CDC Patrick, CDC Striker *Barley: CDC Meredith, CDC Copeland R.R. 3 North Battleford, SK S9A 2X4 Email: gregfarms@sasktel.net FAX (306) 446-2997

Denis Home: (306) 446-2994 Cell (306) 441-7851 Emile Farm: (306) 445-5516 Rory Cell (306) 441-7005

Retailer and Pedigreed Seed Grower of Cereals, Oilseeds, Pulses and Forages WHEAT CDC Rama - CWES CDC Teal - CWRS Harvest - CWRS Waskada HRS Wheat Unity HRS Wheat

OATS Pinnacle CDC SO-1

BARLEY AC Metcalfe (2) - Malt Newdale (2) - Malt Legacy (6) - Malt PEAS Polstead - Yellow Centennial - Yellow

Cay, Randy D. Kinistino, SK (306) 864-3696 R Clark, Shaun & Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK (306) 882-2058 F Corbett, Dean & Trent Macrorie, SK (306) 243-2047 R Cresswell, Gordon B., Bryan & Mark Tisdale, SK (306) 873-5360 F R Denis, Michel P. & Marc St. Denis, SK (306) 258-2075 R Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK (306) 895-4306 F Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK (306) 542-4235 R Forer, Tim & Denise Avonlea, SK (306) 868-4433 R Fraser, Edward H., Glen & Dale Yarbo, SK (306) 745-3830 R Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK (306) 524-2155 R Gregoire, Denis North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5516 R Heavin, G. Harvey & G. Ryan Melfort, SK (306) 752-4171 R Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK (306) 874-5694 F R Hleck, Leo Codette, SK (306) 862-5966 R Hochbaum, Jack Wilkie, SK (306) 843-2054 R Laxdal, G.M., Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK (306) 554-2078 R Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B. Lake Lenore, SK (306) 368-2511 R Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK (306) 731-2843 R Medernach, Louis J. & Kim L. Cudworth, SK (306) 256-3398 R Novak, Orrin Kuroki, SK (306) 338-2021 R Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK (306) 563-6244 F Pederson, Lorne Robert Archerwill, SK (306) 323-4240 R Petruic, Cameron L., Judy & Nick Avonlea, SK (306) 868-2294 Redman, Wayne G. & Collin M. Margo, SK (306) 324-4235 R Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Elstow, SK (306) 257-3638 F R Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK (306) 263-4944 F Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK (306) 955-2516 F R Veikle, Lorne A., Carl E., G. & J. Cut Knife, SK (306) 398-4714 F C Veikle, Lynne & Marshall Cut Knife, SK (306) 398-2923 R Walker, Vincent C. Melfort, SK (306) 863-4110 R Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK (306) 868-2171

CDC PLUTO - GREEN Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Marcil, Harvey G. & Brent Louis Moose Jaw, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK

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Box 249 Lafleche, Sask. S0H 2K0 www.palmierseedfarms.com

DURUM: Strongfield, Kyle. WHEAT: Waskada, Unity/Waskada, Goodeve/Intrepid, Lillian. FLAX: CDC Sorrel, Vimy. LENTILS: CDC Greenland, CDC Impala, CDC Improve, CDC Maxim. PEAS: Meadow yellow pea. CHICKPEAS: Amit (B90). BARLEY: Trey.

CDC PROSPER - YELLOW Bruce, Vic R. Tuxford, SK Bryant, Lee, Phyl, Vern & Carol Battleford, SK Clearwater, Don W. Nipawin, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK

306•472•3722 FAX: 306•472•3799

(306) 631-7788 C (306) 937-3565 R (306) 862-3025 R (306) 895-4306 F (306) 693-3649 F R

CDC ROCKET - MAPLE Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK Walker, Vincent C. Melfort, SK

PHONE:

(306) 895-4306 (306) 694-2981 (306) 955-2516

(306) 843-2934 R C (306) 863-4110 C

CDC SAGE - GREEN Cresswell, Gordon B., Bryan & Mark Danielson, Lionel & Bonnie Petruic, Cameron L., Judy & Nick Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Veikle, Lorne A., Carl E., G. & J.

Tisdale, SK Norquay, SK Avonlea, SK Elstow, SK Cut Knife, SK

(306) 873-5360 R (306) 594-2173 R (306) 868-2294 R (306) 257-3638 C (306) 398-4714 C

CDC STRIKER - GREEN Box 40 - Limerick, SK - S0H 2P0

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Strongfield Durum, Fall Danko Rye, CDC Teal, AC Snowbird, Unity Wheat, Lillian Wheat, Leggett Oats, Newdale & Foremosa Barley, Red Lentils and Green Lentils

Phone (306) 263-4944 Your #1 Choice in Southern Saskatchewan

Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK (306) 368-2602 R Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK (306) 895-4306 Gregoire, Denis North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5516 Lung Seeds Ltd. Lake Lenore, SK (306) 368-2414 Medernach, Louis J. & Kim L. Cudworth, SK (306) 256-3398 Rude, Stanley Naicam, SK (306) 874-2359 Woods, Dale Arthur Rocanville, SK (306) 645-4423 R

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CDC TETRIS - GREEN Affleck, Lloyd & Kevin Beechy, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK

(306) 858-2558 (306) 895-4306 F (306) 955-2516

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CDC TREASURE - YELLOW Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Brown, Kyle Prince Albert, SK Denis, Michel P. & Marc St. Denis, SK Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK Hundeby, R., D., R., A., K., L. & Wonnick, Adam Elbow, SK Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B. Lake Lenore, SK McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Corning, SK Seymour, Glen Patrick, Donne, Kyle & Kelly Stewart Valley, SK Smith, Ron T.W. & Barb A. Limerick, SK Willner, Lorne E. Davidson, SK

(306) 368-2602 (306) 922-0571 (306) 258-2075 (306) 524-2155

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(306) 854-4901 F (306) 368-2511 F (306) 224-4848 F (306) 778-2344 (306) 263-4944 F (306) 567-4613 F

Sopatyk Seed Farms is your premium seed supplier for cereals, pulses and specialty crops. Option to pick up at seeding available. JEFF SOPATYK

CDC TUCKER - FORAGE Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Tanner, David A. & Hazel

(306) 227-7867 spats@shaw.ca

Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 F C Regina, SK (306) 757-7012 F

Red Lentils - CDC Maxim - CDC Imax (NEW) - King Red (KR1) Peas and Chickpeas - CDC Meadow (yellow) - CDC Patrick (green) - CDC Frontier - CDC Luna Midge Resistant Wheat - AC Unity - AC Goodeve Barley - Stellar (6 row malt) - Celebration (6 row malt)

COOPER - GREEN Hyndman, Glen Balcarres, SK Pfeifer, Robert G. Lemberg, SK

(306) 334-2914 R C (306) 335-2532 C

DS-ADMIRAL - YELLOW Buziak, Carl Mayfair , SK Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK Hyndman, David Balcarres, SK

(306) 445-9862 C (306) 445-6556 C (306) 334-2914 C

HUGO - YELLOW Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK

(306) 542-4235 R (306) 744-2684 R

POLSTEAD - YELLOW Edwards, Lawrence R., Donna, Jeff & Mike Nokomis, SK (306) 528-2140 C Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK (306) 542-4235 R Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK (306) 236-6811 C

REWARD - YELLOW Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK

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TOMTENE SEED FARM Now booking the following varieties: HRS Wheat: Unity VB, Goodeve VB CPS Red Wheat: Conquor VB Six Row Barley: Stellar, Celebration, Legacy Two Row Barley: Copeland, Newdale Oats: Orrin, Leggett Field Peas: Golden, Sage

Tomtene Seed Farm PO Box 158 Birch Hills, SK S0J 0G0

Office Phone: 306-749-3447 Cell Phone: 306-749-7315 (Steve) Fax: 306-749-3334 Email: tsf@skvelocity.ca

(306) 542-4235 F

SORENTO - YELLOW North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2939 C

Trowell, Leslie

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Saltcoats, SK

(306) 744-2684 R QU

TALENTO - YELLOW Smith, Ron T.W. & Barb A. Limerick, SK

(306) 263-4944 C

THUNDERBIRD - YELLOW

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Crosson, Lorne, Will & Lee Trowell, Leslie

Welwyn, SK Saltcoats, SK

RYE

HAZLET - WINTER

Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Ostafie, Dave & Robert Tanner, David A. & Hazel

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(306) 733-4593 C (306) 744-2684 F R

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TRAWIN SEEDS Cereals, Peas, Legumes, Grasses, Canola, Fall & Spring Rye, Millet, CDC Baler, Jordan Forage Oat, Spring & Winter Triticale, Mustard, Very High Yielding Waskada, Superb, Barrie, Wheat, AC Morgan Oats, Canary Seed, Flax.

GAZELLE - SPRING Kerber, Greg Rosthern, SK Trawin, Brent John Melfort, SK

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Charabin, Dale Kenneth, Timothy V. & Ryan

(306) 232-4474 R (306) 752-4060

Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 C Canora, SK (306) 563-6244 C Regina, SK (306) 757-7012

RYEGRASS SWIFT - RUSSIAN Flegel, Dan Pickseed Canada Inc.

Claybank, SK Winnipeg, MB

(306) 799-4505 F C (204) 633-0088 C

Esterhazy, SK

(306) 745-6210 F C

SAINFOIN NOVA Petracek, Arnold J., Alan D. & Michael

SOYBEANS 29002RR Elmy, Robert W., Kevin & Christina Saltcoats, SK

(306) 744-2779 R

LS0028RR Elmy, Robert W., Kevin & Christina Saltcoats, SK

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(306) 744-2779 F R

Box 267, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0 (306) 752-4060

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Southey, SK Creelman, SK

(306) 726-4323 C (306) 457-2220 C

Winnipeg, MB

(204) 633-0088 C

Winnipeg, MB White Fox, SK Tisdale, SK

(204) 633-0088 C (306) 276-2319 C (306) 873-5574 C

Carrot River, SK

(306) 768-3335 C

Codette, SK

(306) 862-4937 C

Neepawa, MB

(204) 476-5241 C

Neepawa, MB

(204) 476-5241 C

St. Norbert , MB

(204) 261-7932 C

Neepawa, MB Winnipeg, MB

(204) 476-5241 C (204) 633-0088 C

Shaunavon, SK Star City, SK

(306) 297-2185 C (306) 863-2380 C

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TRITICALE BUNKER - SPRING Girodat, Jason Statham, Clifford Lyle

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FRIDGE - winter Elmy, Robert W., Kevin & Christina Saltcoats, SK Trawin, Alan Ross, Mitchell, Ashton, Jennifer & Jessica Melfort, SK

(306) 744-2779 S R (306) 752-4060 R

TYNDAL - spring (306) 638-3177 (306) 582-2148 (306) 896-2236 (306) 752-4060 R

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VETCH - CHICKLING AC GREENFIX Tinant, Adrien J.

Cadillac, SK

(306) 785-4532 C

Humboldt, SK

(306) 682-5170

WHEAT - DURUM AC AVONLEA Lueke, Dennis

AC NAVIGATOR Boyd, William R. & Regan Eston, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Rennick, Joe R. & William J. Milestone, SK Viterra Regina, SK

(306) 962-3526 C (306) 297-2563 C (306) 436-4353 F (306) 569-5027 F R C

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CDC VERONA Anderson, Trevor Ward Frontier, SK Bailey, Roy G. Milden, SK Barlow, Bradley L. Griffin, SK Carefoot, Floyd Martin Swift Current, SK Dowdeswell, Donald D. Pennant, SK Fast, Walter J. & Linda Kindersley, SK Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK Garratt, Lyle C. & K.C. Milestone, SK Geiger, Timothy Leader, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK

(306) 296-2104 R (306) 935-4702 R (306) 842-6216 R (306) 773-6963 (306) 626-3388 (306) 463-3626 F R (306) 582-2148 R (306) 436-2178 F R (306) 628-4335 R (306) 297-2563 R

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(306) 673-2687 R (306) 682-5170 R (306) 731-2843 R (306) 395-2652 C (306) 296-4780 R (306) 263-2139 F C (306) 436-4353 R (306) 778-2344 R (306) 567-4613 R (306) 948-5394 C

DT801 Craswell, Raymond W. Strasbourg, SK FP Genetics Regina, SK Geiger, Timothy Leader, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Smith, Ron T.W. & Barb A. Limerick, SK Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK

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ENTERPRISE Barlow, Bradley L. Griffin, SK Bews, W. Kenneth & Brent W. Eatonia, SK Fast, Walter J. & Linda Kindersley, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Hyndman, Glen Balcarres, SK Petruic, Cameron L., Judy & Nick Avonlea, SK Pfeifer, Robert G. Lemberg, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Simpson, Thomas H. Moose Jaw, SK

(306) 842-6216 (306) 967-2440 (306) 463-3626 F (306) 297-2563 F (306) 334-2914 F (306) 868-2294 (306) 335-2532 F (306) 263-2139 F (306) 693-2132 F

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EUROSTAR Altwasser, Rodney, Allen R.& Dean Yellow Grass, SK Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Johnston, Lorne E., L., Neil & L. J. Eston, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Secan Association Kanata, ON Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK Viterra Regina, SK Wiens, Brennan R. Herschel, SK

(306) 465-2727 (306) 354-7675 F (306) 297-2563 (306) 962-3917 F R (306) 263-2139 (613) 592-8600 (306) 263-4944 (306) 569-5027 (306) 377-2002 R

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(306) 465-2727 (306) 842-6216 (306) 967-2440 R (306) 962-3526 (306) 725-3236

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(306) 297-2087 C (306) 582-2148 R C (306) 484-2010 R (306) 436-2178 (306) 628-4335 R (306) 297-2563 (306) 465-2525 (306) 334-2914 (306) 962-3917 R (306) 543-5052 (306) 731-2843 (306) 693-3649 R (306) 868-2165 (306) 472-5917 (306) 296-4780 (306) 868-2294 (306) 693-2132 (306) 693-2310 R (306) 345-2390

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STRONGFIELD Altwasser, Rodney, Allen R.& Dean Yellow Grass, SK Barlow, Bradley L. Griffin, SK Bews, W. Kenneth & Brent W. Eatonia, SK Boyd, William R. & Regan Eston, SK Craswell, Raymond W. Strasbourg, SK Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK Garratt, Lyle C. & K.C. Milestone, SK Geiger, Timothy Leader, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Hansen, James S. Yellow Grass, SK Hyndman, Glen Balcarres, SK Johnston, Lorne E. & L. Neil & L. J. Eston, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Miller, Neil, Lynwood, Jarrod, Sean & Bruce Avonlea, SK Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK Patzer, Wendell Albert Frontier, SK Petruic, Cameron L., Judy & Nick Avonlea, SK Simpson, Trevor W. Moose Jaw, SK Stirton, Brian James Moose Jaw, SK Straub, Lorne A. Pense, SK Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK Wiens, Brennan R. Herschel, SK

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AC ANDREW Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Edwards, Lawrence R., Donna, Jeff & Mike Nokomis, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK Trawin, John Melfort, SK Winterhalt, Tim Unity, SK

(306) 368-2602 R (306) 528-2140 F (306) 542-4235 F (306) 484-2010 C (306) 843-2934 C (306) 874-5694 R (306) 752-4060 R (306) 228-3440 C

AC BARRIE Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Edmunds, Greg & Glen Tisdale, SK Heavin, Larry N. & L. Warren Melfort, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Woroschuk, Andrew Calder, SK

(306) 483-2963 R (306) 873-5480 (306) 752-4020 R (306) 263-2139 (306) 742-4682

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AC CRYSTAL

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Charabin, Dale Kenneth, Timothy V. & Ryan

North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2939 R

AC DOMAIN Danielson, Lionel & Bonnie

Norquay, SK

(306) 594-2173 R

AC ELSA Ennis, Garnet & Burton & Neil Glenavon, SK (306) 429-2793 C Gregoire, Denis North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5516 C Wakefield, Kristopher, Laurie G. & Monica Maidstone, SK (306) 893-2984 C

AC INTREPID Illingworth, H.V. & T. D.

North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5630 C

AC VISTA Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK (306) 236-6811 C

ALVENA Kerber, Greg Rosthern, SK Rempel, Blair Allan Nipawin, SK Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK Wohlgemuth, Mark Bredenbury, SK Woroschuk, Andrew Calder, SK

(306) 232-4474 C (306) 862-3573 R (306) 236-6811 R (306) 898-2022 C (306) 742-4682 R

CARBERRY Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Holland, Ernest W. Rocanville, SK Littman, Larry W., Allan B., L., Robert & Adam Saltcoats, SK Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B. Lake Lenore, SK Moroz, Troy Pelly, SK

(306) 483-2963 R (306) 368-2602 R (306) 542-4235 (306) 645-4223 R (306) 783-6518 (306) 368-2511 (306) 595-4622 R

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Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK Ostapovitch, F.G. & Glen Theodore, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK South, Winston, Richard & Bradley Melfort, SK Tebbutt, Ronald E. & Gregg Nipawin, SK Trawin, Alan Ross, Mitchell, Ashton, Jennifer & Jessica Melfort, SK Viterra Regina, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 563-6244 F (306) 647-2205 F (306) 263-2139 R (306) 955-2516 (306) 752-9840 (306) 862-9730 R

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(306) 752-4060 R (306) 569-5027 R (306) 484-4555

CDC ABOUND Gregoire, Denis North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5516 R Heavin, G. Harvey & G. Ryan Melfort, SK (306) 752-4171 C Viterra Regina, SK (306) 569-5027 F R C Winterhalt, Tim Unity, SK (306) 228-3440 C

CDC ALSASK Viterra Regina, SK Viterra (Swp) Regina, SK Winterhalt, Tim Unity, SK

(306) 569-5027 F R (306) 569-4082 R (306) 228-3440 C

CDC GO Brown, Kyle Prince Albert, SK Danielson, Jason Norquay, SK Danielson, Lionel & Bonnie Norquay, SK Edmunds, Greg & Glen Tisdale, SK Nystuen, David G. Spalding, SK Ostapovitch, F.G. & Glen Theodore, SK Zwingli, James Trent & Shelley Melfort, SK

(306) 922-0571 F (306) 594-2173 (306) 594-2173 R (306) 873-5480 C (306) 872-2014 R C (306) 647-2205 R (306) 752-4224 R

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CDC IMAGINE Viterra

Regina, SK

(306) 569-5027 C

Birch Hills, SK

(306) 749-3447

Graham Seed Treating Systems Ltd.

CDC ORIGIN Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel

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CDC OSLER Beuker, Allan Daniel Melfort, SK Pederson, Lorne Robert Archerwill, SK

(306) 752-4810 R C (306) 323-4240 C

CDC RAMA Hardy, Allan W., Dale & Evan Grenfell, SK

CDC STANLEY Viterra

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(306) 697-3128 C m Seeds.indd 1

Regina, SK

(306) 569-5027 F C

CDC TEAL Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK

(306) 873-5438 C (306) 263-4944 C

CDC THRIVE Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B. Lake Lenore, SK Secan Association Kanata, ON Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK

(306) 368-2511 F (613) 592-8600 (306) 749-3447 F

CDC UTMOST-HARVEST* Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK (306) 368-2602 Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK (306) 445-6556 Cay, Randy D. Kinistino, SK (306) 864-3696 Charabin, Dale Kenneth, Timothy V. & Ryan North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2939 Craswell, Raymond W. Strasbourg, SK (306) 725-3236 Danielson, Lionel & Bonnie Norquay, SK (306) 594-2173 Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK (306) 542-4235 Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK (306) 873-5438 Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK (306) 843-2934 Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 Littman, Larry W., Allan B., L. Robert & Adam Saltcoats, SK (306) 783-6518 Lueke, Dennis Humboldt, SK (306) 682-5170 McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Corning, SK (306) 224-4848 Olson, Lyndon Ordin Archerwill, SK (306) 323-4912 Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK (306) 563-6244 Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK (306) 263-2139 Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK (306) 749-3447 *Pedigreed class code pending the additional certification requirements to verify ratio blend.

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2011 Varieties For Sale HRS WHEAT

- AC Snowbird - AC Unity Midge Tolerant - Sadash General Purpose - Muchmore - Minnidosa

FLAX

- CDC Sorrell

PEAS

- CDC Meadow - Common Marrowfat Peas - CDC Tucker (Forage Pea)

LENTILS

- CDC Maxim (Red) - CDC Red Rider (Red)

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Phone 306-554-2078 Fax 306-554-2867

wheat

ATTENTION GRAIN GROWERS

Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK University Of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK Van Burck, Hans & Marianne Star City, SK Veikle, Lorne A., Carl E., G. & J. Cut Knife, SK Wakefield, Kristopher, Laurie G. & Monica Maidstone, SK Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK

(306) 744-2684 (306) 931-9299 (306) 863-4377 (306) 398-4714 (306) 893-2984 (306) 236-6811

CDC ZORBA - spelt Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Kennett, Brian Guy Manor, SK

(306) 483-2963 F (306) 448-4813 R C

COLUMBUS Willner, Lorne E.

Davidson, SK

(306) 567-4613 C

Hyndman, Glen Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel

Balcarres, SK Birch Hills, SK

(306) 334-2914 (306) 749-3447

Bryant, Lee & Phyl & Vern & Carol Battleford, SK Carlson, Herbert E.P. & Leslie Buchanan, SK Fast, Walter J. & Linda Kindersley, SK Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK Fraser, Edward H., Glen & Dale Yarbo, SK Hanmer, Ronald F., Kent, Brad & Dallas Govan, SK Littman, Larry W., Allan B., L. Robert & Adam Saltcoats, SK Medernach, Louis J. & Kim L. Cudworth, SK Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK Viterra Regina, SK

(306) 937-3565 (306) 592-4449 (306) 463-3626 (306) 542-4235 (306) 745-3830

CONQUER - 5701PR* FIELDSTAR-WASKADA*

(306) 484-4327 (306) 783-6518 (306) 256-3398 (306) 563-6244 (306) 569-5027

GLENN Crosson, Lorne & Will & Lee Welwyn, SK Dangstorp, Brian & Perry Redvers, SK Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK Hyndman, David Balcarres, SK Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK

(306) 733-4593 (306) 452-3443 (306) 542-4235 (306) 334-2914 (306) 896-2236

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GOODEVE*

Can you get clubrootresistant canola that still delivers great yields?

Van Burck, Hans & Marianne

Star City, SK

(306) 863-4377

GOODEVE-AC INTREPID* Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK (306) 668-4415 Boyd, Clare W. & Dale A. Melfort, SK (306) 752-2108 Cay, Randy D. Kinistino, SK (306) 864-3696 Charabin, Dale Kenneth, Timothy V. & Ryan North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2939 Denis, Michel P. & Marc St. Denis, SK (306) 258-2075 Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK (306) 542-4235 Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK (306) 873-5438 Gaertner, Lyle Tisdale, SK (306) 873-4936 Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK (306) 874-5694 Hyndman, Neil S. Balcarres, SK (306) 334-2914 Klemmer, Richard Nipawin, SK (306) 862-3874 Littman, Larry W., Allan B, L. Robert & Adam Saltcoats, SK (306) 783-6518 Murray, Ross Young, SK (306) 259-4982 Olson, Lyndon Ordin Archerwill, SK (306) 323-4912 Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK (306) 563-6244 Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK (306) 749-3447 Trowell, Leslie Saltcoats, SK (306) 744-2684 Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK (306) 236-6811

HARVEST Danielson, Lionel & Bonnie Norquay, SK Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK Frederick, Blaine Watson, SK Hardy, Allan W. & Dale & Evan Grenfell, SK Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK Van Burck, Hans & Marianne Star City, SK

(306) 594-2173 (306) 542-4235 F (306) 873-5438 F R (306) 287-4289 (306) 697-3128 (306) 563-6244 (306) 863-4377

C C C C C

*Pedigreed class code pending the additional certification requirements to verify ratio blend.

The Western Producer

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Wakefield, Kristopher, Laurie G. & Monica Maidstone, SK (306) 893-2984 C Wilfing, Raymond John & Ryan John Meadow Lake, SK (306) 236-6811 R C Woods, Dale Arthur Rocanville, SK (306) 645-4423 C

INFINITY Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK (306) 668-4415 Bergstrom, Randy M. Birsay, SK (306) 573-4625 Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK (306) 368-2602 Blenkin, Leonard G. & Larry K. Sintaluta, SK (306) 727-2222 Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK (306) 445-6556 Dangstorp, Brian & Perry Redvers, SK (306) 452-3443 R Dowdeswell, Donald D. Pennant, SK (306) 626-3388 Fedoruk, Rod M.& Cathy Kamsack, SK (306) 542-4235 R Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK (306) 297-2563 Hyndman, Neil S. Balcarres, SK (306) 334-2914 Illingworth, H.V. & T. D. North Battleford, SK (306) 445-5630 R Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 R Mayerle, Erwin D. Tisdale, SK (306) 873-4261 R Mayerle, Kris Tisdale, SK (306) 873-4261 Pfeifer, Robert G. Lemberg, SK (306) 335-2532 R Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK (306) 263-2139 R Slind Seeds Group (1998) Ltd. Archerwill, SK (306) 323-4402 Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK (306) 484-4555 R

C C C C C C C C

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KANE Bergstrom, Randy M. Birsay, SK Dangstorp, Brian & Perry Redvers, SK Goossen, Mathew Stenen, SK Heavin, G. Harvey & G. Ryan Melfort, SK Larsen, Lyle L. Aylsham, SK Mannle, Kenneth Moosomin, SK Rude, Stanley Naicam, SK Trowell, Kenneth, Larry & Nathan Saltcoats, SK

(306) 573-4625 (306) 452-3443 (306) 548-4758 (306) 752-4171 F R (306) 862-7333 (306) 435-3411 R (306) 874-2359 (306) 744-2687

C C C C C C C

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LILLIAN Altwasser, Rodney, Allen R. & Dean Yellow Grass, SK Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK Bews, W. Kenneth & Brent W. Eatonia, SK Blenkin, Leonard G. & Larry K. Sintaluta, SK Carefoot, Floyd Martin Swift Current, SK Craswell, Raymond W. Strasbourg, SK Dangstorp, Brian & Perry Redvers, SK Edwards, Lawrence R., Donna, Jeff & Mike Nokomis, SK Floberg, Barry, Delana, Devin & Brandon Shaunavon, SK Fritzler, Baine A., Brenda D. & Adam A. Govan, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Heggie, Kyle Robert Leross, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Lueke, Dennis Humboldt, SK McCutcheon, David Outlook, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Patzer, Wendell Albert Frontier, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Elstow, SK Schmeling, Donald H. Riceton, SK Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK Silversides, Roy P. & Ruby N. Corning, SK Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK Sperle, Bentley D. & Jody Unity, SK Stirton, Brian James Moose Jaw, SK Watson, Wayne Donald, Calvin & Mark Avonlea, SK Wiens, Brennan R. Herschel, SK Willner, Lorne E. Davidson, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 465-2727 R (306) 354-7675 R (306) 967-2440 R (306) 727-2222 C (306) 773-6963 C (306) 725-3236 C (306) 452-3443 R (306) 528-2140 C (306) 297-2087 C (306) 484-2010 (306) 297-2563 (306) 675-4920 (306) 543-5052 (306) 682-5170 (306) 856-2265 (306) 693-3649 (306) 296-4780 (306) 263-2139 R (306) 257-3638 (306) 738-2064

C C C C C C C C C C C

(306) 497-3503 (306) 457-2639 R (306) 263-4944 (306) 228-3160 (306) 693-2310

C C C C C

(306) 868-2171 F R (306) 377-2002 (306) 567-4613 (306) 484-4555

C C C C

*Pedigreed class code pending the additional certification requirements to verify ratio blend.

2011 SaskSeed Guide

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Laxdal, G.M. Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK Straub, Lorne A. Pense, SK

MUCHMORE

Clark, Shaun & Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK Garratt, Lyle C. & K.C. Milestone, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Laxdal, G.M. Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK

NRG010

(306) 569-5027 F C

(306) 554-2078 C (306) 345-2390 F

(306) 882-2058 F (306) 436-2178 F (306) 297-2563 (306) 554-2078 F (306) 563-6244 F

Straub, Lorne A. Pense, SK

(306) 345-2390 R

Maxwell, David S.

(306) 862-9622 F C

ROBLIN

SADASH

Nipawin, SK

Allan, Raymond N. & Ruth Corning, SK Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK Clark, Shaun & Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK Dutton, David H.& George Paynton, SK Fenton, Gerald A. & Robin Paul Tisdale, SK Frederick, Blaine Watson, SK Greenshields, Grant & Jim & Callie Semans, SK Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK Laxdal, G.M. Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK Lung Seeds Ltd. Lake Lenore, SK Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B Lake Lenore, SK Maze, Gary Keith Unity, SK Rude, Stanley Naicam, SK Toman, Fred Guernsey, SK Trawin, Alan Ross, Mitchell, Ashton, Jennifer & Jessica Melfort, SK Winterhalt, Tim Unity, SK

(306) 224-4666 C (306) 368-2602 C (306) 445-6556 C (306) 882-2058 (306) 895-4306 (306) 873-5438 F (306) 287-4289 R (306) 524-2155 (306) 896-2236 (306) 554-2078 F (306) 368-2414 (306) 368-2511 (306) 398-2637 (306) 874-2359 (306) 365-4215

C C

R C R R R R R

(306) 752-4060 C (306) 228-3440 C

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Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Beuker, Allan Daniel Melfort, SK Kerber, Greg Rosthern, SK Ostafie, Dave & Robert Canora, SK Pratchler, John & Leander Muenster, SK Shwaga, Jeff W. Wroxton, SK Tomtene, Steven & Slind, Daniel Birch Hills, SK Veikle, Lorne A., Carl E., G. & J. Cut Knife, SK Willner, Lorne E. Davidson, SK Winterhalt, Tim Unity, SK Wylie, Leslie Dale Biggar, SK

(306) 668-4415 (306) 752-4810 (306) 232-4474 (306) 563-6244 (306) 682-3317 (306) 742-4590 (306) 749-3447 (306) 398-4714 (306) 567-4613 (306) 228-3440 (306) 948-5394

Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K., S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Blenkin, Leonard G. & Larry K. Sintaluta, SK Hyndman, Glen Balcarres, SK McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Corning, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK Woods, Dale Arthur Rocanville, SK

(306) 368-2602 R (306) 727-2222 (306) 334-2914 (306) 224-4848 (306) 263-2139 R (306) 263-4944 (306) 645-4423

SNOWBIRD

SNOWSTAR

C C C C C

Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK (306) 582-2148 R C Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK (306) 896-2236 R Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK (306) 484-4555 C

STETTLER

*Name is pending.

Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK Tebbutt, Ronald E. & Gregg Nipawin, SK

(306) 445-6556 C (306) 524-2155 C (306) 862-9730 C

*Pedigreed class code pending the additional certification requirements to verify ratio blend.

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MCKENZIE

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SUPERB Edmunds, Greg & Glen Tisdale, SK Holland, Ernest W. Rocanville, SK Kennett, Brian Guy Manor, SK Ostapovitch, F.G. & Glen Theodore, SK Trawin, Julie Ann Melfort, SK

(306) 873-5480 C (306) 645-4223 C (306) 448-4813 C (306) 647-2205 R (306) 752-4060 R

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UNITY-WASKADA* Ackerman, Patrick Chamberlain, SK Allan, Raymond N. & Ruth Corning, SK Altwasser, Rodney, Allen R.& Dean Yellow Grass, SK Annand, Glenn Mossbank, SK Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Berscheid, K.N., B., E.K.,.S., C. & Y. Lake Lenore, SK Beuker, Wilbur A. Melfort, SK Blenkin, Leonard G. & Larry K. Sintaluta, SK Bryant, Lee, Phyl, Vern & Carol Battleford, SK Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK Clark, Shaun & Gilchrist, Armand & Gibbings, Neil Rosetown, SK Dangstorp, Brian & Perry Redvers, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Fast, Walter J. & Linda Kindersley, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Fraser, Scott & Shawn Pambrun, SK Gellner, Clayton S. Southey, SK Gerry, Greg Creelman, SK Girodat, Gerald Shaunavon, SK Greenshields, Grant, Jim & Callie Semans, SK Hardy, Allan W., Dale & Evan Grenfell, SK Heavin, G. Harvey & G. Ryan Melfort, SK Heggie, Robert Thomas Leross, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK Hetland, Bill Naicam, SK Hyndman, Neil S. Balcarres, SK Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK Klym, Roy Regina, SK Laxdal, G.M., Blyth, D., Gregory, Wayne, Richard & Bolt, Glen A. Wynyard, SK Lepp, Milton, Elden; & Neufeld, M. Hepburn, SK Littman, Larry W., Allan B., L. Robert & Adam Saltcoats, SK Lung Seeds Ltd. Lake Lenore, SK Lung, Ivan & Schemenauer, S. & B Lake Lenore, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK Mannle, Kenneth Moosomin, SK Mayerle, Erwin D. Tisdale, SK Mayerle, Kris Tisdale, SK McCarthy, Richard J. & Brent Corning, SK Olson, Lyndon Ordin Archerwill, SK Osborne, Nolan Stanley C. Yorkton, SK Palmier, Maurice Lafleche, SK Pratchler, John & Leander Muenster, SK Reisner, Cecil & Barry Limerick, SK Rempel, Blair Allan Nipawin, SK Rude, Stanley Naicam, SK Rugg, Barry C. & Robert B. Elstow, SK Sandercock, Eric M. Balcarres, SK Sanderson, Everett D. & Wanda Rosetown, SK Seymour, Glen Patrick, Donne, Kyle & Kelly Stewart Valley, SK Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK Silversides, Roy P. & Ruby N. Corning, SK Slind Seeds Group (1998) Ltd. Archerwill, SK Smith, Ron T.W. & Barb A. Limerick, SK Smith, Wayne D. Limerick, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK South, Winston, Richard & Bradley Melfort, SK Sperle, Bentley D. & Jody Unity, SK

(306) 638-3177 (306) 224-4666 (306) 465-2727 (306) 354-7675 (306) 668-4415 (306) 368-2602 (306) 863-2225 (306) 727-2222 (306) 937-3565 (306) 445-6556 (306) 882-2058 (306) 452-3443 (306) 895-4306 (306) 463-3626 (306) 542-4235 (306) 582-2148 (306) 726-4323 (306) 457-2220 (306) 297-2563 (306) 524-2155 (306) 697-3128 (306) 752-4171 (306) 675-4920 (306) 843-2934 (306) 874-5694 (306) 334-2914 (306) 896-2236 (306) 543-5052 (306) 554-2078 (306) 254-4243 (306) 783-6518 (306) 368-2414 (306) 368-2511 (306) 731-2843 (306) 435-3411 (306) 873-4261 (306) 873-4261 (306) 224-4848 (306) 323-4912 (306) 782-7113 (306) 472-5917 (306) 682-3317 (306) 263-2139 (306) 862-3573 (306) 874-2359 (306) 257-3638 (306) 334-2958 (306) 882-3371 (306) 778-2344 (306) 497-3503 (306) 457-2639 (306) 323-4402 (306) 263-4944 (306) 263-4944 (306) 955-2516 (306) 752-9840 (306) 228-3160

*Pedigreed class code pending the additional certification requirements to verify ratio blend.

2011 SaskSeed Guide

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WASKADA Allan, John R. & John Garth Corning, SK Allan, John Richard Corning, SK Amos, K. Wayne Oxbow, SK Ardell, Terrence, Michael, & Joanne Vanscoy, SK Carlson, Herbert E.P. & Leslie Buchanan, SK Dutton, David H. & George Paynton, SK Fedoruk, Leah Kamsack, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Fowler, Edith Central Butte, SK Hardy, Allan W., Dale & Evan Grenfell, SK Haukaas, Beric D. Mortlach, SK Heavin, Larry N. & L. Warren Melfort, SK Hyndman, Glen Balcarres, SK Lepp, Milton & Elden; & Neufeld, M. Hepburn, SK Medernach, Louis J. & Kim L. Cudworth, SK Nakonechny, Don P, Coral, Lance, Lauren & Richelle Ruthilda, SK Radloff, Shelly Colleen Melfort, SK Shewchuk, Stan, Lorne, Terry, Adam & Michael Blaine Lake, SK Trowell, Kenneth, Larry & Nathan Saltcoats, SK Wakefield, Kristopher, Laurie G. & Monica Maidstone, SK Zwingli, James Trent & Shelley Melfort, SK

(306) 457-2629 R (306) 224-2021 (306) 483-2963 R (306) 668-4415 (306) 592-4449 R (306) 895-4306 (306) 542-3645 R (306) 542-4235 R (306) 796-4652 (306) 697-3128 R (306) 355-2575 (306) 752-4020 R (306) 334-2914

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(306) 254-4243 C (306) 256-3398 C (306) 932-4409 F R (306) 752-4060 R (306) 497-3503 F C (306) 744-2687 F C (306) 893-2984 C (306) 752-4224 R

WR859 CL Beuker, Wilbur A. Melfort, SK Buziak, Ronald Charles Mayfair, SK Cay, Randy D. Kinistino, SK Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Herle, Gregory R. Wilkie, SK Hyndman, Glen Balcarres, SK Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK Novak, Orrin Kuroki, SK Shwaga, Jeff W. Wroxton, SK Sopatyk, Jeffery & Patti Saskatoon, SK Stauber, Clayton & Lori Stewart Valley, SK Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Cottam, ON Viterra Regina, SK Yauck, Kevin Rodney Govan, SK

(306) 863-2225 R (306) 445-6556 (306) 864-3696 (306) 542-4235 R (306) 843-2934 (306) 334-2914 R (306) 896-2236 (306) 338-2021 (306) 742-4590 R (306) 955-2516 R (306) 773-7907 (519) 839-4851 R (306) 569-5027 R (306) 484-4555 R

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WHEAT - WINTER ACCIPITER Elmy, Robert W., Kevin & Christina Saltcoats, SK Lutzer, Albert & Latrace, Jim Lumsden, SK

(306) 744-2779 R (306) 731-2843 F

BROADVIEW Fedoruk, Rod M. & Cathy Kamsack, SK Seed Increase Unit, Research Farm Indian Head, SK

(306) 542-4235 (306) 695-5266

CDC BUTEO Gellner, Clayton S. Southey, SK Hanmer, Ronald F., Kent, Brad & Dallas Govan, SK Kaeding, Roger W. & Warren Churchbridge, SK McDougall, Ken & Craig Moose Jaw, SK Toman, Fred Guernsey, SK

(306) 726-4323 R (306) 484-4327 C (306) 896-2236 C (306) 693-3649 C (306) 365-4215 R

*Pedigreed class code pending the additional certification requirements to verify ratio blend.

2011 SaskSeed Guide

IN THE WORLD OF DIVERSIFIED FARMING, TO BE ON THE LEADING EDGE YOU HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES. WALKER SEEDS LTD IS OFFERING YOU THAT POTENTIAL!

WHITE MOUNTAIN SLOW-DARKENING PINTO BEAN • Slow Darkening trait is exclusive to Walker Seeds Ltd. and Keg Agro. • No other variety contains this amazing trait. • Holds fresh white color much longer than previous Pinto varieties. • Price Premiums paid over other Pinto Bean varieties. • Suitable for both Dry land & Irrigation. • Earlier maturing than many other Pinto Varieties. Yellow Beans - Average yields between 1,500 2,000 lbs. on irrigation. - Days to maturity 90 - 95 days typically. Black Beans - Average yields between 1,500 2,000 lbs. - Days to maturity 90 - 95 days typically - Suitable for both dryland & irrigation

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(306) 484-4327 F R (306) 324-4235 R

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WHEATGRASS - CRESTED AC GOLIATH Trawin, Alan Ross, Mitchell, Ashton, Jennifer & Jessica Melfort, SK

(306) 752-4060 F

Bailey, Roy G. Milden, SK Clearwater, Don W. Nipawin, SK Horudko, Dwight Nipawin, SK Pickseed Canada Inc. Winnipeg, MB Tulloch, Randy Broadview, SK

(306) 935-4702 (306) 862-3025 (306) 862-9491 (204) 633-0088 (306) 696-2840

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Freedman, Brent Gronlid, SK Geall, Brian R. Nipawin, SK Gilmour, Robert L. Carrot River, SK Hochbaum, Jack Wilkie, SK Horudko, Dwight Nipawin, SK Horudko, Ernest Nipawin, SK Pickseed Canada Inc. Winnipeg, MB Rempel, Blair Allan Nipawin, SK

(306) 277-4721 (306) 862-9177 F (306) 768-3482 (306) 843-2054 (306) 862-9491 (306) 862-4889 (204) 633-0088 (306) 862-3573

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Swift Current, SK (306) 778-7240 C

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(306) 569-4082 C

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HAVE A TASTE OF GROWING CDC VERONA IN 2011 HIGH YIELD POTENTIAL GOOD STRAW STRENGTH EASY TO THRESH

“CDC Verona is the first wheat variety I developed as a durum breeder at the CDC and I’m proud of the result. High yield, strong straw, excellent threshability, combined with good disease resistance and excellent end-use quality: indeed a strong package for Canadian durum growers. The journey from a small research plot in Saskatoon to seeing CDC Verona in commercial fields across the prairies has been one of my most rewarding experiences. Enjoy the fruits of our efforts!”

-DR. CURTIS POZNIAK Crop Development Center, U of S

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ASC Toll free: 1 877-270-2890

THINKING ABOUT YOUR 2011 SEEDING DECISIONS? A specialist in any one of our 10 regional offices located throughout the province is waiting for your call. In addition to spring seeding inquiries, we welcome your questions on forage, livestock and farm business management. For programs and services designed with your needs in mind, drop by your nearest Saskatchewan Agriculture office. We look forward to serving you!

Contact your nearest regional office or visit us anytime at www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca

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Canola tailored to you. Extensive investment and innovation has yielded three exciting Viterra bred canola choices for 2011 – VT 500, VT Remarkable, and VT Barrier. We also have a wide selection of exclusive canola, like Proven® 9553. These varieties offer excellent yield potential, great standability, and outstanding value. With so many options – we’ll help you find the one that fits your farm. For more information on these outstanding varieties and our 2011 canola programming offers, see your Viterra retail or visit seed.viterra.ca. ADVICE

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