Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba Agriculture Association Co-operator Seed Growers’ Growers’ Seed Selection Selection Compliments of: Compliments www.seedmb.ca & Growers Growers & 2018 Variety Variety 2018 Source Guide Source MANITOBA www.seedmb.ca V A r i e t y S e l e C t i o n & G r o w e r S S o u r C e G u i d e S e e d M A n i t o b A 2 0 1 8 BOOK YOUR 2018 SEED TODAY Contact your local Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centre Richardson Pioneer is committed to working with you at every stage of growth. At Richardson Pioneer, we know choosing the right product is only part of your success. We’re here to help you increase your yields profitably with expert agronomic advice and fully integrated service. From crop planning to grain marketing, we’re truly invested in helping you grow your business. PIONEER FOR THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEED IS A REGISTERED TRADE-MARK OF PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND IS USED UNDER LICENSE BY THE UNAFFILIATED COMPANY RICHARDSON PIONEER LIMITED. C ereal C rops MANITOBA 2018 EDITION oilseed Published by the Manitoba Co-operator, Welcome to Seed Manitoba 2018 .. 6 Distributor Contacts .............. 92 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0H1 For advertising rates and information: Growers List – Fababeans ....... 93 Phone: 204-944-5765 Fax: 204-944-5562 Manitoba’s 2017 soybean crop stressed ..................................... 8 Field Beans ................................ 93 C Seed Manitoba is an annual publication rops of Manitoba Agriculture and the Field Peas .................................. 93 Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association. My Seed Has a Certified Tag… So What? ................................... 10 Correspondence may be addressed to: speCial Crops ...................... 95 Seed Manitoba Plant Growth Regulators — c/o Box 1149, Carman, MB R0G 0J0, Buckwheat ................................ 97 Phone: 204-745-5663, A Risk Management Tool? ......... 12 Grain Corn ................................ 98 Fax: 204-745-5690. pulse The information contained in this document 2017 Trial Locations Map ............... 16 Industrial Hemp ......................... 100 is subject to copyright. Except for the limited Distributor Contacts .............. 102 permission granted below this information may Cereal Crops ....................... 19 C not be reproduced in whole or part by any means including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Barley ........................................ 21 Growers List – Buckwheat ...... 103 rops recording or otherwise without the prior written Malting Barley ........................... 25 Canaryseed ............................... 103 permission of the publisher. The publisher hereby gives a limited permission for the reproduction of Oats .......................................... 26 Industrial Hemp ......................... 103 the information produced by the MCVET seed trials Spring Wheat ............................ 28 and set out in this publication only if all information Durum Wheat ............................ 34 Forage Crops ...................... 105 contained in this publication is reproduced without omission and further provided that such Winter Wheat ............................ 36 Forage Adaptation Comparison spe reproduction is not done by way of a publication Fall Rye ...................................... 38 in any form which also includes paid or other Guide ...................................... 107 C commercial advertising. In addition the source must Distributor Contacts .............. 39 Silage Corn ................................ 109 ial be clearly acknowledged. For further information Growers List – Barley .............. 41 C contact: Manitoba Agriculture, 204-745-5663. Forage Seed Contacts ............ 110 rops The grower’s list was prepared by CSGA and Oats .......................................... 42 includes varieties eligible for sale in Canada and seed Spring Wheat ............................ 44 Growers List – Alfalfa ............. 111 crops issued certificates as of November 1, 2017. Alsike Clover .............................. 112 CSGA, MSGA, MCVET assume no responsibility for Winter Wheat ............................ 49 errors or omissions. Data is provided for information Fall Rye ....................................... 49 Birdsfoot Trefoil ......................... 113 purposes only. All users of the CSGA data use such data at their own risk. It is your right to ask for the Bromegrass ................................ 113 oilseed Crops .................... 51 F official seed tags when purchasing seed as well as Cicer Milk Vetch ........................ 114 orage a copy of the mechanical purity and germination Canola ....................................... 53 analysis tests. The pedigreed class code is listed Meadow Fescue ........................ 114 Flax ........................................... 56 after the growers’ phone number. (S=Select; Orchardgrass .............................. 114 F=Foundation; R=Registered; and C=Certified.) Soybeans ................................... 58 C Crops are sorted alphabetically by town and grower Sunflowers ................................ 70 Red Clover ................................. 114 rops (or company) name within variety within crop Reed Canarygrass ..................... 114 kind. ‘π’ indicates the variety is protected by Plant Distributor Contacts .............. 73 ∏ Ryegrass .................................... 114 Breeder’s Rights, PBR’78 and ‘ ’ protected by PBR’91. Growers List – Canola ............ 74 Flax ........................................... 74 Sainfoin ...................................... 114 Soybean .................................... 74 Tall Fescue ................................. 114 additional Timothy ..................................... 114 Cover photo by pulse Crops .......................... 81 Nirmal Hari, Manitoba Agriculture Wheatgrass ................................ 115 Fababeans ................................. 83 Field Beans ................................ 84 additional resourCes .. 117 Lentils ........................................ 88 resour Supplement to the Manitoba Co-operator December 7, 2017 Peas ........................................... 90 advertiser index ............ 129 C es SEEDMB.CA SEED MANITOBA 2018 3 WHO DO YOU TRUST FOR THE BOTTOM LINE ON NEW SEED? A broker from his 10th floor office? 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TThe MCVET (Manitoba Crop Variety This guide is an invaluable tool to assist Evaluation Team) is an industry group crop producers in making decisions on composed of members representing varieties with information relevant to all the entire seed production value chain, regions of agro-Manitoba. and relies heavily on the expertise of Seed Manitoba also saves producers Manitoba Agriculture staff. Data from all significant time and effort to track down and analyze information the trial sites run throughout the province is carefully reviewed to assist them in making important production decisions. The for optimum variety representation in Seed Manitoba. There guide puts time back in your control so you can manage other are many variables in Agriculture, however, the MCVET team aspects of your operation thus increasing profitability and reducing does its best to provide accurate, third party, peer reviewed risk. descriptions of a variety’s performance. Take advantage of the Crop producers play a vital role in making agricultural products many trial site locations identified in this Guide to find out how a one of the province’s largest exports, but the impact goes beyond specific variety may perform in your area. commodity exports. Crop production also contributes to additional The Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association wishes to thank the value, economic impact and jobs through our province’s $4 billion extensive network that collaborate and share resources every food processing industry and $1 billion agri-products industry. year to provide this decision-making tool to Manitoba producers. The guide is made possible through the collaborative efforts Thank you to Manitoba Agriculture staff, Glacier FarmMedia, of producers, commodity groups, the Manitoba Crop Variety Provincial Grower Associations, site co-operators, site contractors Evaluation Team and Manitoba Agriculture staff. and our many industry contributors and sponsors. I wish all producers a successful 2018 growing season. Ray Askin Honourable Ralph Eichler President, Minister of Agriculture Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association Thank you to MCVET Sponsors and Supporters in 2017 MCVET gratefully recognizes MCVET would also MCVET greatly appreciates the