SASKATCHEWAN SEED POTATO GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC. Outlook, SK S0L 2N0 S0L Outlook, SK 386 Box Inc. Association Growers Potato Seed Saskatchewan 2015 Saskatchewan Seed Potato Directory 33 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 Ranger Russet Dr. Doug Waterer, University of Saskatchewan, Russet Burbank 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 Umatilla Russet 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, visit http://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. Bintje Caribe Goldrush Kennebec Norland Red Pontiac 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