SASKATCHEWAN SEED

GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC.

Outlook, SKOutlook, S0L 2N0 Box 386 SaskatchewanSeed Potato GrowersAssociation Inc.

2015

Saskatchewan Seed Potato

Directory

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SSPGA Members—Quick Contact List Table of Contents

SSPGA Directors ...... 2 Member Phone SSPGA Mandate ...... 3 Assiniboine Valley Seed Potato Ltd. ··········································· 306-542-4235 Barrich Farms (1994) Ltd. ··························································· 306-867-9233 Northern Vigor ...... 4 Dutch Potato Farm ····································································· 306-867-8939 Benefits of Saskatchewan Seed Potatoes ...... 5

Meadow Ridge Enterprises Ltd. ················································· 306-373-9140 Canadian Certification Program ...... 6 Megli, Wayne ············································································· 306-768-2991 Post-harvest Testing ...... 8 Pasquia Seed Potatoes ······························································· 306-276-1620 Prairie Dome Seed Potatoes Ltd. ··············································· 306-782-7297 Field Planting Equivalency Table ...... 10 Prairie Plant Systems Inc. ··························································· 306-975-1207 Seed Identification ...... 11

Saskatchewan Elite Farm ··························································· 204-331-2326 Controlling Bacterial Ring Rot ...... 12 Shymanski Farms Ltd.································································· 306-428-2405 Tuber Quality Standards...... 13 True North Seed Potato Co. Ltd. ················································ 306-867-5494 Tuberosum Technologies Inc. (associate member) ··················· 306-867-1212 Notice to Buyer ...... 15 Seed Potato Varieties Available ...... 20 SSPGA Members—Detailed Contact List with Available Varieties ...... 24

SSPGA Members—Quick Contact List ...... 32

This directory is available online at www.sspga.ca.

32 1 SSPGA Directors

Elected Directors True North Seed Potato Co. Ltd. Year Round Box 1053, Outlook, SK S0L 2N0 Web: www.truenorthseed.com  Jeff Curtis President Phone: 306-867-5494 Fax: 306-867-9922  Elly Könst-vander Veldt Secretary/Treasurer Contact: Harry Meyers Contact: Jeff Curtis  Kirk Flaman 306-221-9286 306-867-4478 [email protected] [email protected]  Michael Fedoruk

 Marvin Wiebe Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 Campina  Clearwater Russet  Milva  Ex Officio Directors Natasha     Dr. Doug Waterer, University of Saskatchewan,   Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources Russet Norkotah    Connie Achtymichuk, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Shepody   Crops and Irrigation Branch

 Dr. Jazeem Wahab, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre

Associate Member

Contact Us Tuberosum Technologies Inc.. Year Round Saskatchewan Seed Potato Growers Association Inc. Box 35, Broderick, SK S0H 0L0 Web: www.tuberosumtechnologies.com Phone: 306-867-1212 Fax: 306-867-1213 Box 386 Phone: 306-867-2078 Contact: Jacob Vander Schaaf Outlook, SK S0L 2N0 Email: [email protected] 306-867-7090 www.sspga.ca [email protected]

2 31 SSPGA Members SSPGA Mandate

Saskatchewan Elite Farm Year Round The mandate of the Saskatchewan Seed Potato Growers Association Inc. is to: Box 131, Riverhurst, SK S0H 3P0 Web: www.kroekerfarms.com  Promote the use of high quality production techniques by industry members. Phone: 204-331-2326 Fax: 306-353-2027  Inform grower-members and industry stakeholders of issues of importance to the industry and to provide educational programs for new growers. Contact: Kevin Nickel  Promote the use of high quality, locally produced, early generation seed by 204-325-2927 Saskatchewan’s commercial potato industry. [email protected]  Foster the development of export markets for Saskatchewan-grown seed potatoes. Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4  Keep grower-members and other stakeholders informed about seed potato AC Peregrine Red   regulation issues. Adora    Represent Saskatchewan seed growers’ interests in the areas of federal and provincial policy and program development and regulatory issues. Ciklman    Co-operate fully with federal and provincial efforts to eradicate Bacterial Ring  Norland Rot and the control of other potato pests and pathogens. Ranger Russet   Promote and support industry research and development. Russet Burbank     Russet Norkotah   Shepody   

Shymanski Farms Ltd. Year Round Box 333, Choiceland, SK S0J 0M0 Web:

Phone: 306-428-2405 Fax: 306-428-2404

Contact: Ron Symanski 306-276-9434 [email protected]

Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 Russet Burbank  

30 3 Northern Vigor® continued ...

Saskatchewan’s northern environment offers: Prairie Plant Systems Year Round  Long warm days  Low humidity Box 19A RR #5, # 1 Plant Technology Road  Short cool nights  Bright sunshine Saskatoon, SK S7K 3J8 Web: www.prairieplant.com  Timely rainfall or irrigation  Short growing season Phone: 306-975-1207 Fax: 306-975-0440

These climate conditions produce a characteristic in Saskatchewan- Contact: Derek Thiessen Contact: Amelia Puckett grown produce that is unique and does not occur in any other part of the 306-975-1207 306-975-1207 world. This characteristic has become known as northern vigor. [email protected] [email protected] The good news is that this advantageous aspect is transferrable to Quality Saskatchewan Seed Potatoes—Elite 2 or 3 producers in other areas of Canada, North America and the world. Seed potatoes produced in Saskatchewan and grown elsewhere offer a more vigorous plant that withstands less than ideal weather and growing Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 conditions and improves any producer’s bottom line. AC Peregrine Red  Clearwater Russet  The Seed Modoc   physiologically young, healthy seed  reduced moisture loss in storage Ranger Russet    no premature sprouting increased tolerance to cold, wet Russet Burbank   good size distribution soils Russet Norkotah  The Plant Shepody 

 greater leaf area  improved recovery from hail, frost  slower dieback and insect damage

The Crop

Increased yields, especially in: Consistently produces:  long season varieties  increased average tuber size  high stress environments  no sacrifice in quality

The Bottom Line

 consistent performance  improved economic returns  superior potato quality

For more information, visithttp://www5.agr.gc.ca/resources/prod/doc/pfra/csidc/norvig_eng.pdf Note: producers may have other varieties not listed here. 4 29 SSPGA Members Benefits of Saskatchewan Seed Potatoes

Prairie Dome Seed Potatoes Ltd. Year Round The founding members of SSPGA set high standards for seed potatoes Box 36, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V6 Web: when producers first began large-scale commercial production of Phone: 306-782-7297 Fax: 306-783-7853 potatoes. As a result, Saskatchewan-grown seed potatoes:

Contact: Kirk Flaman  Originate from pathogen-free nuclear stock. 306-782-7297 [email protected]  Are sampled by Canada Food Inspection Agency for post-harvest testing for bacterial ring rot. Quality Saskatchewan Seed Potatoes—Elite 2 and 3  Are produced under an abbreviated generation system. Elite 3 (E3) seed has become the main class of seed produced for commercial Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 potato production. And, E3 seed is ready for commercial planting four AC Peregrine Red   years after the nuclear stage.   Caribe   Goldrush   Kennebec   Norland      Russet Burbank    Russian Blue   Sangre   Viking    Yukon Gold  

28 5 Canadian Certification Program continued ...

Seed potato certification in Canada is a national program implemented and Megli, Wayne Year Round administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) branch of Box 607, Carrot River, SK S0E 0L0 Web: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The regulatory authority for certification of Phone: 306-768-2991 Fax: 306-768-3301 seed potatoes falls under Part II of the Canada Seeds Regulation. Contact: Wayne Megli Canada’s seed potato certification program is designed to regulate varieties and 306-768-2991 the purity and health of seed stock. [email protected]

 Disease-Free Nuclear Seed: All seed potatoes produced in Canada originate from nuclear stock produced under sterile conditions from tissue culture that Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 has been subjected to laboratory tests and found to be free of disease Russet Norkotah  pathogens.

 Limited Generation: Seed potatoes produced remain in the certification program for no more than seven years. The first field generation is Pre-elite, which is produced from nuclear stock. Sequentially, the seed moves downward through the classification system. This results in a flush-through system that minimizes the risk of disease build-up.

 Seed Classes: The seed classes, from highest to lowest, are: Pasquia Seed Potatoes Year Round Box 160, Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0 Web: www.pasquiaseed.ca 1. Nuclear—produced from potato tissue culture material that has been Phone: 306-276-1620 Fax: 855-402-9761 laboratory tested and found to be free of all disease pathogens. Contact: Bart Baerg 2. Pre-elite (PE)—produced from nuclear stock. 306-276-1620 3. Elite 1 (E1)—produced from nuclear or PE seed stock. [email protected] 4. Elite 2 (E2)—produced from nuclear, PE or E1 seed stock. Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 5. Elite 3 (E3)—produced from nuclear, PE, E1 or E2 seed stock. Russet Burbank   6. Elite 4 (E4)—produced from nuclear, PE, E1, E2 or E3 seed stock. Russet Norkotah   7. Foundation—produced from nuclear, PE, E1, E2, E3 or E4 seed stock.

8. Certified—produced from nuclear, PE, E1, E2, E3 or E4 seed stock.

Note: producers may have other varieties not listed here.

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Meadow Ridges Enterprises Ltd. Year Round  Disease and Variety Purity Standards: Disease-free seed stock and variety GS 602, Box 1, RR6, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3J9 Web: purity are maintained through a program consisting of multiple field inspec- Phone: 306-373-9140 Fax: 306-373-9160 tions, laboratory testing, post-harvest testing and sound agronomic practices.

Contact: Albert Robertson The Pre-elite, Elite 1, Elite 2, Elite 3, Elite 4, Foundation and Certified classes of 306-276-6627 (c) seed must pass two field inspections. All field inspections occur at the most [email protected] opportune time for visual detection of disease symptoms and foreign varieties in the growing plant. Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 The standards for certification of all classes of seed are set out in sections 47.1.1 AC Peregrine  to 47.8 of the Canada Seeds Regulations. The maximum levels of detectable dis- Baby Boomer  ease in the final inspection of the main commercial classes are summarized below: Classic Russet   Disease Elite 3 Elite 4 Foundation Certified Gemstar Rusest  Highland Russet   Bacterial Ring Rot 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 HO2000  Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 Modoc   Total All Viruses 0.20 0.3 0.5 2.0 Norland   Total of Blackleg, Wilts and Viruses 0.30 0.5 1.0 2.0 Operle  Varietal Mixes 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 Perline  NOTE: Inspection for the purpose of certification is made either visually or Premier Russet  through laboratory testing of samples, or both. Certification does not constitute Prospect   warranty by either the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or the grower that the Ranger Russet  seed potatoes meet the applicable standards set out in section 47.1.1 to 47.8 of Russet Burbank  the Canada Seeds Regulations. Russet Norkotah  Russian Blue  Shepody  Yukon Gem   Yukon Gold  

26 7 Post-harvest Testing continued ...

This step is required as part of the certification of a producer by the CFIA as a Dutch Potato Farm Year Round means of providing assurance during the export process. Box 1092, Outlook, SK S0L 2N0 Web: Post harvest testing requires that at least 400 randomly-selected tubers from each Phone: 306-867-8939 Fax: 306-867-9227 qualifying seed potato lot be collected and sent to Hawaii for post-harvest testing during the Saskatchewan winter. Contact: Elly van der Veldt Contact: Jan Könst Jr. The primary emphasis of the post-harvest test is the detection of viral infections 306-867-8939 306-867-8939 that may have occurred during the previous growing season through transmission [email protected] [email protected] by insects or farm machinery. When infections of this type occur, the plants may remain symptomless. However, pathogens can be carried over in the seed tuber Experience Saskatchewan Northern Vigor® to the next season. The post-harvest test attempts to identify where and to what extent these infections have occurred. The main diseases for which readings are taken include: Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4  potato leafroll virus  mosaic virus Norland   Test results may be obtained from individual growers. Saskatchewan samples Sangre   have never tested positive for any disease.

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Assiniboine Valley Seed Potato Ltd. Year Round Box 344, Kamsack, SK S0A 1S0 Web: www.fedorukseeds.com Phone: 306-542-4235 Fax: 306-542-3048

Contact: Andrew Kazakoff Contact: Rod Fedoruk 306-542-7148 306-542-7586 We provide plant diagnostic services to North America and ship [email protected] [email protected] diagnostic reagents worldwide. Our goal is to provide the highest quality services and reagents at a competitive price. Growers of high-generation Russet Burbank and Shepody Pre-elite to Elite 2. Our farm is Isolated from other commercial growers.

Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 Please call our main office for a complete range of the services we Russet Burbank    offer and for information on how we can best serve your needs. Shepody    Phyto Diagnostics Company Limited is a CFIA approved laboratory.

Barrich Farms (1994) Ltd. Year Round Box 610, Outlook, SK S0L 2N0 Web: www.truenorthseed.com Phone: 306-867-9233 Fax: 306-867-9922

Contact: Harry Meyers Contact: Jeff Curtis 306-221-9286 306-867-4478 [email protected] [email protected]

Variety Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 Milva   Phyto Diagnostics Company Limited Norland   9381 Ardmore Drive North Saanich, BC V8L 5G4 Telephone: (250) 655-1444 Fax: (250) 655-3115 Note: producers may have other varieties not listed here. Email: [email protected]

24 9 Field Planting Equivalency Table

Year in Field Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 Region 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Shepody

Canada PE E1 E2 E3 E4 F Assiniboine Valley Seed Potato Ltd. X X X

Alaska G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 Meadow Ridge Enterprises X Prairie Plant Systems Inc. X California N G1 G2 G3 F C Saskatchewan Elite Farm X Colorado G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 True North Seed Potato Co. X X Idaho N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Toscana Maine N1 N2 N3 N4 G1 G2 Barrich Farms X Michigan N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 True North Seed Potato Co. X X Minnesota N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Umatilla Russet Montana N G1 G2 G3 G4 — Saskatchewan Elite Farm X X Nebraska N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Viking New York Uihlein Farm G1 G2 G3 G4 Prairie Dome Potatoes X X X

North Dakota N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Yukon Gem

Oregon N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Meadow Ridge Enterprises X X Yukon Gold Utah N(G1) G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 Meadow Ridge Enterprises X X Washington N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Prairie Dome Potatoes X X Wisconsin E1 E2 G1 G2 G3 G4

Revised January 1999. Prepared by Certification Section of Potato Association of America.

ABBREVIATIONS: C = Certified G = Generation E = Elite N = Nuclear F = Foundation PE = Pre-Elite

Note: producers may have other varieties not listed here.

10 23 Seed Potato Varieties Available Seed Identification

Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 Bagged seed is available. The following tags are used by the Canadian Food Russet Burbank Inspection Agency to identify the seed potato class in the bag: Assiniboine Valley Seed Potato Ltd. X X X  Orange Tags—Elite seed Meadow Ridge Enterprises X X  White Tags—Foundation seed

Prairie Dome Potatoes X X X  Blue Tags—Certified seed Prairie Plant Systems Inc. X All shipments of nuclear seed must be accompanied by a Nuclear Stock Pasquia X X Certificate issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Saskatchewan Elite Farm X X X X Bulk seed sales are identified by Bulk Movement Certificates issued by the Shymanski Farms Ltd. X X Canadian Food Inspection Agency. True North Seed Potato Co. X X To be valid, tags and Bulk Movement Certificates must identify seed Russet Norkotah variety and class and must include the certification number. Meadow Ridge Enterprises X Megli, Wayne X Pasquia X X Prairie Plant Systems Inc. X Saskatchewan Elite Farm X X True North Seed Potato Co. X X Russian Blue Meadow Ridge Enterprises X Sangre Dutch Potato Farm X X Prairie Dome Potatoes X X

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Every effort is made to prevent contamination of seed stock by ring rot bacteria. Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 The following steps contribute to reducing the risk of bacterial ring rot. Milva  Maintenance of pedigree records on all seed lots certified by the Canadian Barrich Farms X X Food Inspection Agency. True North Seed Potato Co. X  Records are maintained from generation to generation on all seed stock produced in Saskatchewan. Modoc  All seed potatoes produced originate from disease-free nuclear stock. Prairie Plant Systems X  The limited field generation production system that has been established Natasha ensures flush-through production. True North Seed Potato Co. X  Regular inspections are conducted for bacterial ring rot during the growing

season. Norland  Tuber inspections occur at harvest or in the bin shortly after harvest. Barrich Farms X X  Frequent tuber inspections occur at the shipping point. Dutch Potato Farm X X  Seed trace-backs are undertaken when bacterial ring rot is present in Meadow Ridge Enterprises X X commercial potato production. Prairie Dome Potatoes X X X  Laboratory testing is undertaken on all seed lots for bacterial ring rot. Saskatchewan Elite Farm X  Total rejection of all seed produced on a farm occurs when a seed lot is determined to be infected with bacterial ring rot. Ranger Russet  Diligent seed grower efforts that occur to prevent the introduction of Meadow Ridge Enterprises X bacterial ring rot include disinfecting equipment and buildings used for Prairie Plant Systems Inc. X harvesting, handling and storage of seed potatoes. Saskatchewan Elite Farm X True North Seed Potato Co. X X Red Pontiac Prairie Dome Potatoes X X

Note: producers may have other varieties not listed here.

12 21 Seed Potato Varieties Available Tuber Quality Standards

Nuclear PE E1 E2 E3 E4 In Canada, all seed potato classes are subject to the same tuber standards. Therefore, Canada uses only one quality grade for seed potatoes. The total AC Peregrine Red allowable disease and defects permitted in a graded seed potato lot are set out in Meadow Ridge Enterprises X section 48.1 (2) to (10) of the Regulations of the Canada Seeds Act. The following is a summary of the shipping point tolerances: Prairie Dome Potatoes X X Prairie Plant Systems Inc. X Disease or Defect Tolerance (%) Saskatchewan Elite Farm X X Soft Rot or wet breakdowns 0.1 Adora Dry rot 1.0 Saskatchewan Elite Farm X X Scab or rhizoctonia—light 10.0 Bintje Scab or rhizoctonia—moderate 5.0 Stem-end discolouration due to top-killing, frost, heat, or drought Prairie Dome Potatoes X X 4.0 with penetration from 6–13 mm Campina Tubers malformed or externally damaged 2.0 True North Seed Potato Co. X Total number of tubers affected by disease and defects, not in- 5.0 Caribe cluding slight scab and rhizoctonia and stem-end discolouration Prairie Dome Potatoes X X In addition, there should be no more than the following levels of foreign varieties: Ciklamin not more than 0.05% in Elite 3, not more than 0.1% in Elite 4, and not more than 0.2% in the Foundation and 0.5% in the Certified classes of seed. Saskatchewan Elite Farm X X Clearwater Russet Prairie Plant Systems X True North Seed Potato Co. X Goldrush Prairie Dome Potatoes X X Kennebec Prairie Dome Potatoes X X

20 13 14 19 Notice to Buyer

Limited Warranty & Limitation of Damages and Remedy The seller warrants that any seed potatoes sold or agreed to be sold to the buyer by the seller are of the grade specified upon the tag attached to each container thereof, as required by statute, within recognized tolerances. The Inspection Certificate(s) of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (unless superseded) shall be conclusive evidence of the purity, quality, grade or any other matter respecting such seed potatoes, and such Certificate(s) shall be binding upon the buyer and the seller. It is expressly agreed that no other warranties, conditions or represen- tations, expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise, of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, productiveness, absence of disease, or otherwise, are made by the seller. A request for re-inspection of a lot may be made within two working days after receipt of the lot, and the re-inspection shall be carried out by an inspector as soon as possible but no later than five days after receipt of the request.

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