2 | Advancing Seed in Alberta 72  “PARDON ME – DO YOU HAVE ANY GREY POUPON?” The first hybrid brown mustard and a whopping 61 other cultivars were put forward for registration at this year’s meeting of the Prairie Grain Development Committee. 118  SOYBEANS ON THE PRAIRIES Once considered an eastern crop, soybeans have been migrating west across the Prairies to become an important crop for producers. 122  7 WAYS SEED-APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES ARE EVOLVING From boosting yield to helping you look at what you’re trying to accomplish on the farm, these products hold a lot of promise for the future. DEPARTMENTS 04 PRESIDENTS’ MESSAGES 06 GREETINGS 38 VIEWPOINTS 42 PLANT BREEDER PROFILE 70 SEED PLANT PROFILE 76 SEED GROWER PROFILE 78 NEW VARIETIES 94 GROWER DIRECTORY 124 MARKETPLACE 134 SEED GROWER DIRECTORY MAP 135 SEED CLEANING PLANT DIRECTORY MAP 136 ON THE EDGE 72 ON THE COVER: Photo courtesy of Bayer.