Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112DEPARTMENTS PRESIDENTS’ MESSAGES GREETINGS SEED GROWER PROFILE SEED PLANT PROFILE MIDGE TOLERANT WHEAT STEWARDSHIP TEAM SEED GROWER DIRECTORY MAP SEED CLEANING PLANT DIRECTORY MAP ON THE EDGE 04 06 36 104 107 108 106 32 32 2 www.seed.ab.ca | Advancing Seed in Alberta SPRING 2017 BETTER BETTER making crops The quest to improve the food we grow. BUILDING a BETTER CANOLA Pea Leaf Weevil SEED SMART Breeding Perennial Cereals The Evolution of Winter Wheat TAKING CONTROL of Fusarium Head Blight ON THE COVER: The Spring 2017 issue of Alberta Seed Guide contains stories that focus on making crops better, including initia- tives to improve crops like canola, pulses and wheat via breeding and best management practices. Enjoy this spring issue, and be sure to let us know your thoughts. Visit seed.ab.ca for more stories, and to contact us. Seed Now, Pay Later Use your AgriCard to purchase your DEKALB® brand seed at participating retailers between September 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 and reap the benefits of no payments, no interest until November 2017*. PLUS take advantage of the DEKALB Bonus Rebates and Real Farm Rewards™ programs. Get out your AgriCard and grow, baby, grow. agricard.ca/seednowpaylater T-14035A (11/2016) *Subject to credit approval by Desjardins Financial Group. At participating retailers. Some conditions apply. See details in-store. DEKALB and Design®, DEKALB® and Real Farm Rewards™ are trade- marks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada Inc. licensee. AgriCard® is a registered trademark of Desjardins Financial Group.