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APG Regulatory Review 10

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Grain Commission Update 26

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President’s ReportRichard Krikke, APG President

I am a volunteer. I volunteer because it strengthens my community and allows me to provide input into the direction of projects and activities and it keeps me connected. The agriculture indus-try is full of opportunities to become engaged and active; some may even say producers can become ‘fatigued’ with all the chances to participate. I’m happy to say that Alberta Pulse Grow-ers is one organization that has not challenged me with this issue. Alberta Pulse Growers has just completed its Zone meetings in November. We had excellent turn out of producers to all of our meetings and an injection of new Advisor members into our Zones.

This system of Zones and Advisors provides Alberta Pulse Growers with a pool of resources that we can tap into for input as well as feedback. This

builds a strong network across Al-berta, representing all of our member-ship. This is a natural succession plan for the organization. Our organization configuration is looked upon by others in our industry as highly positive. Geo-graphic representation, pulse crop di-versity, and different farming practices all contribute to an interesting discus-sion that allows us make informed decisions for the industry as a whole. These decisions are what will continue to move us to innovate and grow. Advi-sors are volunteers; which makes me proud to know that the Alberta Pulse Growers are in good hands into the future.

Welcome to the new Advisors, and thank you to all Advisors for choosing Alberta Pulse Growers as the organi-zation you are interested in growing into the future.

In preparation for the future, specifi-cally this next year, I’d like to extend an invite to all pulse growers in Alberta to join the provincial organization at our Annual General Meeting (AGM). On January 29th, 2014, from 2:45 – 3:45 PM Alberta Pulse Growers will be conducting our AGM. Registration will open at 2:15 PM. The meeting will be at Hall E of the Edmonton Expo Centre at Northlands in Edmonton. Our AGM is hosted in conjunction with Farm-Tech 2014, however, you do not need to purchase a registration to attend the AGM. It is open for anyone to join us to hear what is new with our organization.

During our AGM we will be providing an overview of the highlights of last fis-cal year, update on the financial health of the organization, and an outlook to

some priority areas for the 2013-14 year. In addition, we are pleased to have Mr. Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada, report on what they have fo-cused on for the year and what is hap-pening in the future for our national organization.

At the AGM we hold elections for two Commissioner representatives; Bean and Non-Bean, Commissioners at Large. These Commissioners repre-sent growers in their area but also rep-resent growers of those pulse crops across Alberta. The Commissioner-at-Large positions are one year terms and provide an excellent opportunity for producers to participate with the provincial organization and fully un-derstand and contribute to identify opportunity and tackle issues for the industry at the provincial level.

Resolutions are also being accepted by Alberta Pulse Growers until January 15th. All resolutions must be received at the provincial office by either fax 780-980-2570 or email office@pulse.ab.ca or mail (5007B-49 Avenue, Leduc, AB, T9E 6M6) on or before that date. The resolutions committee will review the submission and work with the movers to present it appropriately for discussion at the AGM.

Finally, I wish you a happy, healthy and safe holiday season and I look forward to seeing you at the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission AGM on January 29th, 2014.

Richard Krikke, APG President

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The winter edition of Pulse Crop News is a time for reflection. We are in a season where plans are being made. Meetings and the sharing of new in-formation is also taking place. We also reflect on the changing calendar as well as welcome a new year.

2014 is an important year to the Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) for many reasons:

• Regulatory Review: Every 5 years Commissions must under-take a review of their regulatory legislation under the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act – 2013-14 is APG’s year. Information on the recommendations from the regulatory review is included in this issue. I encourage you to read the summary and provide feed-back on the proposed changes. Your comments are welcome.

• Strength in Partnerships: Con-tinued strategic collaborative work with our partners in the pulse industry on key opportuni-ties like public/private partner-ships and working with provincial grower groups in Alberta to help create opportunities for our grow-ers. Working together as partners to build our industry just makes good business sense.

• Happy 25th Anniversary APG: Created as a Commission in 1989, the organization grew from two in-novative groups of pulse pioneers who amalgamated and became the Alberta Pulse Growers. Over the past twenty-five years, the organization has achieved many things and undergone numerous changes. We will endeavor to share with you some reflections on the industry from year’s past over the course of this year while also looking to the future.

This edition of PCN includes informa-tion on our Regional Variety Trials that were held over the past year. Alberta Pulse Growers is pleased to support these trials as they provide solid, unbi-ased information for our growers and identifies varieties that perform well against identified check species. In addition, APG led the development of soybean protocol for this past year’s trials. Soybeans were grown across Alberta; the information is included in the trials. Please remember that soy-beans are an emerging crop in Alberta and there continues to be improve-ments to varieties.

We have circulated our Annual Report 2012-2013. It provides an overview of our year – which was a good year with a lot of accomplishments; one where

the pulse industry saw good yields and strong prices, these both directly impacted our organization in a posi-tive way. Please check out the report and if you have any comments please share them with us.

Finally, please save the date and join us on January 29, 2014 during Farm Tech for the APG Annual General Meeting. You do not have to be regis-tered at Farm Tech to attend any com-mission AGM, so please join us to hear about our year and learn what is hap-pening nationally for the pulse indus-try. Our keynote presenter will be Mr. Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada. At our AGM will be holding elections for two Commissioners-At-Large posi-tions (bean and non-bean). If you are interested in either of these, please contact us and we can provide nomi-nations forms for you to complete.

I hope you have a joyous holiday sea-son, Alberta Pulse Growers’ staff look forward to great accomplishments working with you in 2014.

Executive Director’s MessageLeanne Fischbuch, Executive Director

Please drop me a line anytime with your thoughts and comments about APG. I look forward to hear-ing from you. You can reach me at lfischbuch@pulse.ab.ca.

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Pulse Canada Update - Changing the Way We Look at Pulse QualityTanya Der, Manager, Food Innovation & Marketing-Pulse Canada

The Evolution of Quality Standards

The definition of pulse “quality” is evolv-ing. As the use of pulses expand from being a soup ingredient, a salad or part of a curry, to being used in other everyday foods like pasta, bread and breakfast cereals, the definition of qual-ity is being pushed to new levels. The quality for a pulse used in soup might be defined differently than a pulse used for a snack or in a breakfast cereal. Quality measures are also becoming more complex with the use of pulses in different forms. Pulses are most of-ten consumed whole, but they can also be ground, precooked, flaked, frac-tioned or pureed to make convenient and quick-cooking ingredients. Pulse fractions like flours, fibres, proteins and starches can all differ in purity and performance expectations. Diversifica-tion of products and ingredients has opened up new ways to determine pulse crop quality based on individual quality characteristics.

This is all good news. Pulse ingredients are gaining traction in the food industry. New product launches containing pulse ingredients have increased tenfold in North America over the last decade, from 160 new pulse products in 2002, to 1750 in 2012 (Innova, 2013). Not only are pulses making their way into a di-verse range of new applications, the number of companies and manufac-turers introducing pulses to their prod-uct lines is also increasing. The food processing industries in countries like India, China and the Middle East are including pulse ingredients in noodles, biscuits and salty snacks. Examples of North American food product launches include items such as Rice & Bean Tris-cuits by Mondeléz, Fibre One Cereal by General Mills, and the LaraBar by Small Planet Foods.

Importance of pulse quality attributes

Quality specifications for pulses when traded as raw commodities look very different than the specifications that are required of pulses used as food ingredients. Traditionally the commod-ity trade has been focused on physical attributes like size, shape and colour. Seed integrity and degree of wrin-kling are also important in commodity breeds. When pulses are processed in commercial food manufacturing envi-

ronments, parameters such as cook-ing time, rate of water hydration and gelling properties become important for the efficient operation of the plant.

Food companies that are required to label nutritional value want the guar-antee that they are getting superior quality in food ingredients and are getting a consistent value for nutri-ents like protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals. From a food manufacturing perspective, the product developer needs assurance that the ingredi-ents will perform consistently to their processing standards. For instance, they will want to ensure that the pulse ingredient can properly thicken, ab-sorb water, emulsify, foam or dissolve within their process formulation to achieve the desired body, texture and

taste in the final food product. Consum-ers expect food to be the same every time they purchase it. When producing items such as a loaf of bread, pasta noodles or crispy crackers, consisten-cy in parameters like starch damage, flour granulation and particle size sud-denly become determining factors that will help food manufacturers deliver the quality foods consumers expect.

How is pulse industry adapting to these changing markets?

The evolving market requirements for quality standards pose both opportu-nities and challenges for the pulse in-dustry. To capture the opportunities in the processed food sector, the pulse industry will need to create the capac-ity to supply pulse products that satisfy the exacting quality requirements of the end user. “We are witnessing an emer-gence of pulse ingredients that are dis-tinct in both form and performance and there will be a need for ways to mea-sure the quality of these ingredients,” says Tanya Der, Manager of Food Inno-vation & Marketing with Pulse Canada.

The pulse industry is currently working to ensure a) consistency in assessing pulse quality attributes, and b) that the methods for quality evaluation are available and accessible to organiza-tions and labs around the world. Be-cause the makeup of pulses is different than other grains, traditional tests used to characterize quality in wheat or soy industry may not necessarily work for pulses. For instance, measuring the water absorption capacity of pea flour using the method intended for soy flour could cause issues with gelation and skew readings. Therefore, modifica-tions of existing methods are needed to accurately analyze pulse ingredients. Modifications could include stating a specific granulation in the sample prep or adjusting water addition and temper-ing conditions.

Harmonization of Pulse Quality Evaluation Methods

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Alberta Pulse Growers Commission

Annual General MeetingJanuary 29th, 2014

Edmonton Expo Centre, Hall E, Northlands, Edmonton7515 - 118 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5B 4X5

Registration at2:15 pm

For more informationcontact:

office@pulse.ab.ca

Alberta Pulse Growers Commission

Annual General MeetingJanuary 29th, 2014

Edmonton Expo Centre, Hall E, Northlands, Edmonton7515 - 118 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5B 4X5

is currently undertaking a project, Har-monization of Pulse Quality Evalua-tion Methods, to assess the potential for developing uniform standards for pulse quality test methods. The food and ingredient industry will be sur-veyed to determine the level of interest by the ‘end user’ of pulse ingredients in establishing international standards for characterization of pulses. Ex-amples of survey questions include: which pulse ingredients are being tested, what quality measurements and methodologies are being used (or being requested of their suppliers), are there any challenges to quality testing, and would their company ben-efit from standardization of methods specific for pulses. The survey will be completed by the end of 2013. An in-ternational strategy for harmonization of methods to determine pulse qual-ity is important to the industry as it will ensure marketing messages on pulse

quality parameters are consistent and comparable between products.

There are various associations fo-cused on standardization of analytical methods. One association is the Amer-ican Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) Technical Methods Commit-tees, a group that originated in 1922, when food scientists found the need to standardize methods in the wheat industry. In 2002, the AACC expand-ed to include a methods committee specific for pulses and legumes. This Pulses and Grain Legumes Technical Committee is a respected source for methodology in the international food industry and develops new methods of testing pulse ingredients. Recently approved methods include, “Deter-mining Cooking Time for Pulses”, and “Determining Firmness of Cooked Pulses”. Cook time and seed firmness are important quality characteristics

that are of interest to researchers for assessing cook quality (e.g. hard to cook phenomena) and particularly to those processing or canning whole pulses. The committee agreed that “Water Hydration Capacity” (WHC) should be the next method of focus. WHC analysis will be important as pulse flours and fractions become more prominent as a functional food ingredient.

The pulse industry has a broad range of diverse markets it caters to. Defin-ing the tolerances requires an agree-ment on how that tolerance will be evaluated so that both the buyer and seller can have the assurance that what is being traded meets everyone’s needs. Harmonized testing and avail-ability of standard methods will be in-tegral for the industry in accommodat-ing the needs of these ever growing and changing markets.

Pulse Canada Update - Changing the Way We Look at Pulse Quality

Tanya Der, Manager, Food Innovation & Marketing-Pulse Canada

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The Prairie Pesticide Minor Use ConsortiumRon Pidskalny, Minor Use Procurement Officer, PPMUC

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Many lower acreage crops in Canada, such as dry beans, chickpeas, len-tils, faba beans and field peas, have a limited number of registered pest control products. While access to ef-fective and affordable pesticides is required for sustainable production, many chemical companies find full Canadian registrations costly given the smaller size of some crop mar-kets. Nevertheless, producers must use registered pesticides in Canada, many on-farm food safety programs require farm operators to keep records of all crop inputs and the use of unreg-istered pesticides can render crops unsaleable, both domestically and in-ternationally.

The Prairie Pesticide Minor Use Con-sortium (PPMUC) facilitates, coordi-nates, and procures pest management solutions for its grower organization members – which includes the Alberta Pulse Growers (APG). PPMUC repre-sents APG’s interests in three areas:

• User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion (URMULE) for prod-ucts registered in Canada on oth-er crops

• User Requested Minor Use Regis-tration (URMUR) for products not registered in Canada

• Emergency registration requests

PPMUC has a Minor Use Procurement Officer (MUPO) who is responsible for:

• Gathering the research data need-ed for minor use submissions

• Possibly helping source funding for efficacy and crop tolerance research

• Completing the registration pack-ages for submission to the PMRA

• Tracking submissions through the registration process

• Working with other government agencies to access emergency use pesticide registrations

• Maintaining a prioritized list of members’ pest problems and po-tential pesticide solutions

There is a five-step process to start-ing the registration process for a minor use pesticide:

1. APG identifies a pest problem and the need for a specific pesticide to the MUPO

2. The pesticide registrant provides letter of support and/or a draft supplemental label for this new use

3. APG provides a letter of support for the registration of the pesticide according to its proposed use pattern

4. The MUPO searches for related efficacy, crop safety, and residue data (if required)They will then arrange for the generation of effi-cacy and crop tolerance research

5. The MUPO prepares a submission package for review by the PMRA

PPMUC membership benefits for APG include:

• Access to expertise for preparing submissions for minor uses and for emergency registrations

• A larger selection of registered pest control products for its pro-ducer members

• The capacity to search for and compile the research data re-quired to support label expan-sions

• Access to an individual with the expertise required to arrange for and coordinate research on new minor uses

• The ability to work cooperatively with the provincial minor use co-ordinator

• Regular contact with PMRA through the MUPO

In pulse crops, the PMRA supported these product uses and label approval is pending:

• Nova 40W (myclobutanil) for the control of rust (Uromyces appen-diculatus syn. U. phaseoli) on dry beans

• Senator (thiophanate-methyl) + Apron Maxx (fludioxonil/metalax-yl-M) for the control of seed-borne anthracnose in dry beans

• Lannate Toss-N-Go (methomyl) for the control of brown marmo-rated stink bug in lentils

• The following projects are in the preliminary data generation and reporting phase:

• Cyazapyr FS and Cyazapyr 10OD (cyantraniliprole) for the control of cutworms in dry beans and chick-peas, and for the control of pea leaf weevil in field peas

• Heat WG (sulflufenacil) as a des-iccant in beans

• Heat + Roundup Weather Max with Transorb 2 Technology (glyphosate) in chickpeas

PPMUC has just initiated a project with Ranncona Apex (ipconazole), for the control of root rots and smuts in dry beans, chickpeas, lentils, faba beans, and field peas. A Vitaflo 280 (car-

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The Prairie Pesticide Minor Use Consortium - Cont’dRon Pidskalny, Minor Use Procurement Officer, PPMUC

bathiin/thiram) project for the control of seed rot and seedling blight in faba beans and lupins is on hold pending a re-evaluation of one of the ingredients (thiram).

Other PPMUC pulse projects currently under consideration include:

• Control of white mold (Sclerotinia) in dry bean

• Control of later season onset of Fusarium in field peas

• The addition of chocolate spot to the Lance (boscalid) label for use in faba beans

• A reduction in the pre-harvest interval for Bravo 500 (chlorotha-lonil), Headline (pyraclostrobin), Lance and Quadris (azoxystrobin) for the control of late season onset Ascochyta blight in field peas

• Control of bertha armyworm in faba bean

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A strong pulse.

The Alberta pulse growers are working with PPMUC and others to ensure that farmers have ac-cess to registered products for use on their pulse crops. To con-tinue to ensure market opportuni-ties, it is important for producers to select registered products and read labels for proper product ap-plication, rates and timing.

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Every four years, Commissions are regulated to review their legislation and consult with the membership on any changes to documents. Govern-ment reviews the suggested changes and the documents move through an approval process which, for some pieces of legislation includes cabinet approvals.

During 2013-14, Alberta Pulse Grow-ers will be reviewing the four piec-es of legislation that make up our regulations. These documents can be found on the Marketing Council web site at www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/ $depar tmen t /dep tdocs .ns f /a l l /apmc13404#commissions (scroll down the page to the Alberta Pulse Growers logo).

The four pieces of legislation are de-scribed as follows:

• Commission Authorization – This document declares the existence of the organization as enacted by the Government of Alberta.

• Marketing Regulation - This docu-ment defines and outlines the objectives of the organization. It describes how the organization defines membership, and how the organization operates on behalf of the producer and what the orga-nization needs to accomplish to exist.

• Marketing Plan – This document outlines the organizations collec-tion of service fees, amounts and who it is collected from.

• Federal Order – This document states how the organization’s leg-islation is represented under the federal system.

The following points are being consid-ered for changes to the legislation in this review period.

• The title of commissioner is rec-ommended to be changed to Di-rector.

• President and Vice President are

recommended to be replaced with Chair and Vice Chair

• Consistency in the definition of dealer, which includes the follow-ing; elevator companies, grain companies, grain dealers, grain brokers, processors, feed manu-facturers and livestock feeders and persons who acquire regu-lated product from the producer for sale on the producers behalf across all four pieces of legislation for consistency.

• Correction of county names and zone realignment.

The biggest change of all the recom-mendations is the changes to zone boarders (see page 11). The recom-mendation took into account the bar-ley, wheat and canola boarders in their legislation and is aligning the pulse boarders closer to those of other orga-nizations. This will make it easier for growers to recog-nize which areas they are in for any joint meetings. In addition, reflec-tion on direction of trade and com-monality of pulse crops and produc-tion methods be-tween areas was also taken into ac-count. The follow-ing areas are being considered:

• Zone 1: Vul-can, Wheat-land and Foot-hills will move out of Zone 1 and into Zone 2;

• Zone 2: Stet-tler and Paint-earth will move out of Zone 2 and into Zone 5, and Wetask-iwin will move

into Zone 3. Vulcan, Wheatland and Foodhills will move into Zone 2;

• Zone 3: Slave Lake and Opportu-nity will move out of Zone 3 and into Zone 4. Wetaskiwin will move into Zone 3;

• Zone 4: Slave Lake and Opportu-nity will move into Zone 4; and

• Zone 5: Stettler and Paintearth will move into Zone 5.

With these recommended changes, the Alberta Pulse Growers Com-mission would like to hear what our growers think. Please contact us at office@pulse.ab.ca or by phone at 780-986-7181 ext. 2 or toll free at 1-877-550-9398. Adoption of proposed changes will take place by July 31, 2014.

APG Regulatory Review

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Proposed New APG Zone Borders

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Meet a New Advisor with Alberta Pulse Growers

Interview with Member Relations Coordinator, Sydney Vos

Robert Semeniuk has recently elected as an advisor for zone 5. Robert and Angela Semeniuk are owners of RAS Farms; they are winners of the 2012 Alberta/NWT Outstanding Young Farmer award. They live on a farm near Smoky Lake.

SV: Can you tell me a bit about you and your farm?

RS: It’s a partnership between my wife and I. We started in 2007. I’ve been farming since 1993, and I’m a 4th generation farmer. Right now we crop about 3 600 acres and that’s a mixture of wheat, barley, canola, peas and a bit of oats. We also have a custom fer-tilizer spreading operation which we started in 2009. We were expanding a fair bit, but it has leveled out now and we are still debating if we are going to continue on with it or not.

SV: What experience do you have with pulse crops?

RS: We have a lot of experience, my dad starting growing pulse crops back in the 80’s and started with maple peas. We’ve had pulses in our rotation for a long time. There was the odd year we did take them out. There were a few tougher years in the 90’s where pulses were not attractive enough to grow. I do remember at one point though my dad actually stopped growing canola because he was doing better on peas but this was be-

fore they had the herbicide resistant canola and hybrids. There’s nothing but good things that come out of them. They definitely require more manage-ment; there are some tricks to growing them but we can reduce our nitrogen without a question. Some years we re-duce it more than others but we always put on less nitrogen the next year. The crops do really well after peas, you just have to have a game plan when you go to harvest them.

SV: have you been on any other grower commissions and what first got you interested in APG?

RS: I haven’t been on any other com-missions, but I chose APG because I thought it was going to be more excit-ing. There is a lot of potential with puls-es, not just on market discovery but even in the types of pulses we are go-ing to be able to grow. In my part of the world, we are so limited in the crops we can grow and to get a good rota-tion is hard, but every time the benefits outweigh the negatives. There’s a lot

going on with APG, I’m hoping to get involved and have a say in the direc-tion it takes.

SV: What part of being an advisor are you excited about and what do you want to get involved in?

RS: I’m excited to be part of the re-search committee and would also like to get on the marketing committee.

SV: What are you goals for your area and Zone 5?

RS: It’s more of a discovery for me to see what’s going on and see where I can fit in. I am probably one of three pea growers in my area. I would like to be able to be a good advocate for pulses and bring it back to where not every second field is canola anymore. You can get pulses in your rotation in other ways and it isn’t all dealing with flat peas every fall. Last year we had 20 acres of soybeans and next year I will be growing soybeans and faba-beans. I think there is still a lot of po-tential for soybeans and I want to help guide research and varieties to be able to grow more of them in our area.

SV: What direction do you feel the commission should be taking?

RS: I think of where pulses were when we started, it was a feed market, and I look at where APG is now. They are pushing hard to show people how pulses can be part of their diet and the market development is really good. What I would like to see is pushing fur-ther on types of pulses we can grow and markets we can access. I think we’ve just touched on the beginning of what is out there.

The Semeniuk family at their farm.

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RVT Trials 2013

The goal of the Alberta Regional Vari-ety Testing Program (RVT) is to provide scientifically valid crop variety per-formance information to producers, industry and extension specialists. This information is to serve as a basis comparison as to how new varieties perform versus current commercial varieties under different agro-climactic conditions.

There are three main goals of the RVT program are

1. Ensure that all breeding lines can perform to their genetic potential.

2. The performance of the varieties is not compromised of af-fected by any factors other than the environment of the trial site.

3. Rate of fertilization, weed and disease control is maintained at a level to en-courage higher than aver-age yields than what can be expected in the testing area.

RVT trials are managed through strict guidelines and protocols which were designed to guar-

antee the integrity of the testing program. Data collected from the trials is analysed by crop coordinators with the owners of the seed checking results as well. This data is only made public once all checks have been completed.

A couple changes were made to the reporting process for the 2013 season. The lentil tables were changed this year and are now sorted by market class. Some old varieties have been removed from the field pea tables.

After five years with no tri-als, Fababean testing has re-sumed. There was also a new crop added to this year’s RVT program- soybeans. A total of

10 sites were established across the province. Two of the sites were un-funded (St. Paul and Forestburg) and although the Barrhead site was hailed out, five sites were added to the da-tabase (Bow Island, Brooks, Falher, Medicine Hat and Vegerville).

2013 was a very successful year for the RVT program this year had the fewest number of trials lost due to management issues since the pro-gram’s inception.

1. Green peas: established 20 har-vested 18. Barrhead was hailed out.

2. Yellow peas: established 20 har-vested 18. Two sites had high CV’s

3. Fababeans: established nine har-vested eight. One was hailed out.

4. Dry beans: established five, all five were harvested although one site had higher than average CV’s

5. Chickpeas: established four all four were harvested although one site had higher than average CV’s

6. Lentils: established four all four were harvested although one site

had higher than average CV’s

7. Soybeans: established 10 (eight were funded) seven were harvested. Barrhead was hailed out.

For complete details of this year’s RVT trials please see the attached tables.

Fababean variety trialsYellow pea variety trials

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TSW2  (g)

Maturity  

Rating3Plant  Height    

(cm)

CDC  FRONTIER  (kg  ha) 4699

CDC  FRONTIER1   Kabuli 100 25 365 L 43 FCDC  Cabri Desi 93* 21 330 E 45 FCDC  Corinne Desi 113 6 255 M 47 FCDC  Cory   Desi 103 6 290 M 48 FCDC  Vanguard Desi 95 9 237 ML 47 FAmit  (R) Kabuli 90* 25 270 L 44 FCDC  Alma   Kabuli 84* 10 396 ML 39 VPCDC  Leader Kabuli 100 6 409 ML 42 FCDC  Luna Kabuli 85* 10 383 ML 41 PCDC  Orion Kabuli 89* 10 460 ML 42 P

CDC  Chichi   Kabuli 77 8 340 M 47 PCDC  Chico Kabuli 87 8 250 E 46 VPCDC  Diva Kabuli 71* 15 450 L 41 FCDC  Xena Kabuli 72* 15 450 L 41 VPCDC  Yuma Kabuli 73* 15 420 L 45 PSanford Kabuli 69* 15 410 L 47 VP

CHICKPEA  

Variety

   No  symbol  after  the  yield  figure  indicates  that  seed  yields  are  statistically  comparable.  2Thousand  Seed  Weight:  g;  

   Remarks:  Note  yield  results  for  some  varieties  are  not  significantly  different,  due  to  limited  years  of  testing.  All  four  trials:  

Agronomic  Characteristics

Tolerance  to  Ascochyta4Overall  

Yield1Station  Years  of  Testing

   Bow  Island,  Brooks,  Lethbridge  and  Medicine  Hat  were  grown  in  Area  1.  

   3Maturity  Rating:  E  =  Early,  M  =  Medium,  ML  =  Medium  Late,  L  =  Late;  4Tolerance  to  Ascochyta:  VP  =  Very  Poor,  P  =  Poor,  F  =  Fair.  

Varieties  tested  in  the  2013  trials  

   1Yields  are  reported  relative  to  CDC  Frontier.  *Seed  yields  are  statistically  significant  from  that  of  CDC  Frontier  at  p=0.05  level.  

Previously  tested  varieties  

Type

Variety Overall  YieldStation  Years  of  Testing Type

Relative  

Maturity1  

Plant  Height  (cm)

Thousand  Seed  Weight  

(g) Flower  Color2

SNOWBIRD  (KG/HA) 7650SNOWBIRD  ❀ 100 22 Zero  Tanin E 92 480 WFB18-­‐20 103 8 Tanin M 77 670 CImposa  ❀ 99 8 Zero  Tanin L 80 540 WMalik 98 8 Tanin M 80 610 CSnowdrop  ❀ 85-­‐ 8 Zero  Tanin E 84 297 W

EARLIBIRD  ❀KG/HA1 7300EARLIBIRD  ❀ 100 Fully  Tested Tanin E 93 520 CBen  ❀ 112+ Fully  Tested Tanin E 101 580 CCDC  Blitz  R   102 Fully  Tested Tanin ML 96 460 CCDC  Fatima  R 97 Fully  Tested Tanin M 92 530 CCresta 96 Fully  Tested  Zero  Tanin M 86 590 WScirocco 106 Fully  Tested Tanin ML 89 580 C

   

Fully  Tested  Varieties:  2000-­‐2007

   Remarks:  All  colored  flower  types  have  seed  coats  that  contain  tannins  and  may  be  suitable  for  export    food    markets  if  seed  size  and  quality  match  customer  demand.  Varieties  with  more    than  ten  site  years  are      Fully  Tested.  ❀  =  Protected  by  Plant  Breeders'  Rights  (PBR);    R  =  Registered  with  CFIA.    New  varieties:  Malik  (FB9-­‐4)  and  FB18-­‐20.  1Maturity:  E  =  early,  M  =  medium,  ML  =  medium  late,  L  =  late;    2Flower  Colour:    W  =  white  flower,  zero  tannin,  

FABABEANS

Varieties  tested  in  the  2013  trials

     C  =  colored  flower,  tannin.    

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CHICKPEAS

FABABEANS

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AC  BLACK  DIAMOND  (kg/ha) 2898AC  BLACK  DIAMOND   Black  Shiny 18 100 56 102 247 38 2.4 IICDC  Blackcomb Black  Matte 2 89 64 -­‐1 200 39 1.8 IIISLAND  (kg/ha) 2838ISLAND Pinto 8 100 60 103 322 43 2.9 II2537-­‐12  (A) Pinto 1 67 53 -­‐6 429 35 1.8 IICDC  WM-­‐2 Pinto 5 72 60 1 326 43 2.5 IIL09PT129  (A) Pinto 1 111 58 -­‐3 373 44 1.8 IIMedicine  Hat   Pinto 4 96 63 4 313 46 2 IIWinchester Pinto 5 80 58 2 302 45 2.6 IIAC  Resolute  (kg/ha) 2602AC  Resolute   Great  Northern 14 100 54 102 323 40 2.4 IIAAC  Tundra Great  Northern 2 110 64 -­‐4 342 43 2 IIAC  Polaris Great  Northern 14 117 58 4 293 41 3.5 IIL08GN743  (A) Great  Northern 1 115 52 -­‐8 349 45 2.3 IIAC  REDBOND  (kg/ha) 2569AC  REDBOND   Small  Red 17 100 51 100 303 39 2.3 IICDC  Sol  (kg/ha) 1333CDC  Sol Yellow 4 100 51 114 347 32 2.0 IVIVA  (kg/ha) 2307VIVA   Pink 15 100 52 99 249 32 3.5 III

AC  BLACK  DIAMOND  (kg/ha) 2978AC  BLACK  DIAMOND   Black  Shiny 42 100 57 104 261 39 2.1 IICDC  Blackcomb Black  Matte 6 79 63 -­‐1 171 35 1.8 IIISLAND  (kg/ha) 3642ISLAND Pinto 16 100 57 101 364 41 2.8 IICDC  WM-­‐2 Pinto 11 75 60 0 359 41 1.5 IIMedicine  Hat   Pinto 9 87 68 3 341 41 1.3 IIOthello Pinto 8 90 58 0 353 36 3.5 IIIWinchester Pinto 16 86 55 0 336 40 2.3 IIAC  Resolute  (kg/ha) 2814AC  Resolute   Great  Northern 22 100 53 101 338 42 2.3 IIAAC  Tundra Great  Northern 6 116 61 -­‐3 340 39 2.3 IIAC  Polaris Great  Northern 25 116 57 4 316 40 3.5 IIL08GN743  (A) Great  Northern 3 121 52 -­‐3 364 41 2.7 IIAC  REDBOND  (kg/ha) 3203AC  REDBOND   Small  Red 39 100 53 101 316 41 2.4 IICDC  Sol  (kg/ha) 1936CDC  Sol Yellow 9 100 66 105 365 32 1.0 IMyasi Yellow 6 91 67 6 342 31 1.0 IVIVA  (kg/ha) 3090VIVA   Pink 39 100 55 104 255 36 3.6 III

Lodging3  (1  -­‐  5)

Growth  

Habit4

   Remarks:    A  =  First  year  entries;    1Days  to  bloom  from  seeding;    2Thousand  Seed  Weight;    3Lodging:  1  =  erect,  5  =  flat.        4Growth  Habit:  I  =  determinate  bush,  II  =  indeterminate  bush,  III  =  indeterminate  vine.

   4Growth  Habit:  I  =  determinate  bush,  II  =  indeterminate  bush,  III  =  indeterminate  prostrate.

DRY  BEANS  -­‐  WIDE  ROW

Variety Type

Site  Years                

1997  -­‐  2012  1Yield                                    

(%  of  check)

Days  to  

Bloom1  Days  to  

Maturity   TSW2  (g)Plant  

Height  (cm)

   Remarks:    A  =  First  year  entries;  1Days  to  bloom  from  seeding;    2Thousand  Seed  Weight;  3Lodging:  1  =  erect,  5  =  flat.    

Days  to  Maturity  

 Plant  Height  (cm)TSW2  (g)

Lodging3  (1  -­‐  5)

Site  Years                

1997  -­‐  2012  1Yield                            

(%  of  check)

DRY  BEANS  -­‐  NARROW  ROW

Variety Type

Days  to  

Bloom1

Growth  

Habit4

DRY BEANS - NARROW ROW

AC  BLACK  DIAMOND  (kg/ha) 2898AC  BLACK  DIAMOND   Black  Shiny 18 100 56 102 247 38 2.4 IICDC  Blackcomb Black  Matte 2 89 64 -­‐1 200 39 1.8 IIISLAND  (kg/ha) 2838ISLAND Pinto 8 100 60 103 322 43 2.9 II2537-­‐12  (A) Pinto 1 67 53 -­‐6 429 35 1.8 IICDC  WM-­‐2 Pinto 5 72 60 1 326 43 2.5 IIL09PT129  (A) Pinto 1 111 58 -­‐3 373 44 1.8 IIMedicine  Hat   Pinto 4 96 63 4 313 46 2 IIWinchester Pinto 5 80 58 2 302 45 2.6 IIAC  Resolute  (kg/ha) 2602AC  Resolute   Great  Northern 14 100 54 102 323 40 2.4 IIAAC  Tundra Great  Northern 2 110 64 -­‐4 342 43 2 IIAC  Polaris Great  Northern 14 117 58 4 293 41 3.5 IIL08GN743  (A) Great  Northern 1 115 52 -­‐8 349 45 2.3 IIAC  REDBOND  (kg/ha) 2569AC  REDBOND   Small  Red 17 100 51 100 303 39 2.3 IICDC  Sol  (kg/ha) 1333CDC  Sol Yellow 4 100 51 114 347 32 2.0 IVIVA  (kg/ha) 2307VIVA   Pink 15 100 52 99 249 32 3.5 III

AC  BLACK  DIAMOND  (kg/ha) 2978AC  BLACK  DIAMOND   Black  Shiny 42 100 57 104 261 39 2.1 IICDC  Blackcomb Black  Matte 6 79 63 -­‐1 171 35 1.8 IIISLAND  (kg/ha) 3642ISLAND Pinto 16 100 57 101 364 41 2.8 IICDC  WM-­‐2 Pinto 11 75 60 0 359 41 1.5 IIMedicine  Hat   Pinto 9 87 68 3 341 41 1.3 IIOthello Pinto 8 90 58 0 353 36 3.5 IIIWinchester Pinto 16 86 55 0 336 40 2.3 IIAC  Resolute  (kg/ha) 2814AC  Resolute   Great  Northern 22 100 53 101 338 42 2.3 IIAAC  Tundra Great  Northern 6 116 61 -­‐3 340 39 2.3 IIAC  Polaris Great  Northern 25 116 57 4 316 40 3.5 IIL08GN743  (A) Great  Northern 3 121 52 -­‐3 364 41 2.7 IIAC  REDBOND  (kg/ha) 3203AC  REDBOND   Small  Red 39 100 53 101 316 41 2.4 IICDC  Sol  (kg/ha) 1936CDC  Sol Yellow 9 100 66 105 365 32 1.0 IMyasi Yellow 6 91 67 6 342 31 1.0 IVIVA  (kg/ha) 3090VIVA   Pink 39 100 55 104 255 36 3.6 III

Lodging3  (1  -­‐  5)

Growth  

Habit4

   Remarks:    A  =  First  year  entries;    1Days  to  bloom  from  seeding;    2Thousand  Seed  Weight;    3Lodging:  1  =  erect,  5  =  flat.        4Growth  Habit:  I  =  determinate  bush,  II  =  indeterminate  bush,  III  =  indeterminate  vine.

   4Growth  Habit:  I  =  determinate  bush,  II  =  indeterminate  bush,  III  =  indeterminate  prostrate.

DRY  BEANS  -­‐  WIDE  ROW

Variety Type

Site  Years                

1997  -­‐  2012  1Yield                                    

(%  of  check)

Days  to  

Bloom1  Days  to  

Maturity   TSW2  (g)Plant  

Height  (cm)

   Remarks:    A  =  First  year  entries;  1Days  to  bloom  from  seeding;    2Thousand  Seed  Weight;  3Lodging:  1  =  erect,  5  =  flat.    

Days  to  Maturity  

 Plant  Height  (cm)TSW2  (g)

Lodging3  (1  -­‐  5)

Site  Years                

1997  -­‐  2012  1Yield                            

(%  of  check)

DRY  BEANS  -­‐  NARROW  ROW

Variety Type

Days  to  

Bloom1

Growth  

Habit4

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TSW2  (g)

Plant  Height  (cm)

Maturity  

Rating3Cotyledon  

Colour4Seed  Coat  

Colour5 Ascochyta Anthracnose

CDC  REDBERRY  (kg/ha) 3116

CDC  REDBERRY1 100 22 43 36 E R GR G GExtra  Small  Red CDC  Impala  (CL) 95 12 31 34 E R GR G G

CDC  Imperial  (R;  CL) 82* 15 30 37 E R GR/BR G GCDC  Redbow 104 12 32 35 E R GR G GCDC  Rosebud 100 12 30 35 E R T G GCDC  Rosetown 102 15 31 38 E R GR G GCDC  Rosie  (A) 123 3 31 34 EM R GR G GCDC  Ruby   96 10 29 33 E R GR G G

Small  Red CDC  Dazil  (CL) 95 10 36 36 E-­‐M R GR G FCDC  Imax  (CL) 97 11 45 37 E-­‐M R GR G FCDC  Maxim  (R;  CL) 104 12 42 35 E-­‐M R GR G GCDC  Redcliff   112* 10 39 36 E-­‐M R GR G FCDC  Redcoat 100 12 42 35 E R GR G GCDC  Scarlet  (A) 124 3 40 36 EM R GR G F

Large  Red CDC  KR-­‐1 109 7 54 39 M R GR G GSmall  Green CDC  Imvincible  (CL) 100 11 34 36 E Y G G GMedium  Green CDC  Imigreen  (CL)   78* 7 60 41 M Y G G VP

CDC  Impress  (R;  CL) 86* 7 51 37 M Y G G PLarge  Green CDC  Greenland  (R)   82* 7 66 37 M-­‐L Y G G VP

CDC  Impower  (CL) 77* 7 71 37 ML Y G G VPCDC  Improve  (R;  CL) 83 7 74 39 M Y G F VP

Extra  Small  Red CDC  Robin  (R)   87* 15 28 34 E R BR G GSmall  Red CDC  Blaze  (R)   85* 10 38 30 E-­‐M R GR G P

CDC  Cherie 108 3 41 35 E-­‐M R G G FCDC  Impact  (R;  CL) 84* 8 36 37 E R GR G PCDC  Rouleau  (R)   106 5 37 37 M R GR G GCrimson  (R)   75 10 39 27 E Y BR VP VP

Small  Green CDC  Milestone  (R)   101 18 39 32 E Y G G VPCDC  Viceroy  (R)   107 13 35 33 E Y G G GEston  (R)   89 5 34 35 E Y G VP VP

French  Green CDC  Peridot  (CL) 116 1 37 XX E Y MRB F PSpanish  Brown Pardina 106 1 40 XX X Y GR/DT VP VP

   6Disease  resistance:  VP  =  Very  Poor,  P  =  Poor,    F  =  Fair  and  G  =  Good.

Overall  Yield

   Remarks:  Weight,  diameter  and  thickness  of  lentil  seeds  will  vary  depending  on  environmental  conditions  and  agronomic  factors.  Note  yield  results    for  the  new  varieties  (2013;  A)  are  not  significantly  different,  due  to  limited  years  of  testing.  All  four  trials:  Bow  Island,  Brooks,  Lethbridge  and  

   of  CDC  Redberry  at  p=0.05  level.  No  symbol  after  the  yield  figure  indicates  that  there  is  no  statistical  difference.  

VarietyVarieties  tested  in  the  2013  trials  

Station  Years  of  Testing

Agronomic  Characteristics  

Previously  tested  varieties  

LENTILS

Market  Class

Disease  Tolerance6

   2Thousand  Seed  Weight:  g;  3Maturity:  E  =  Early,  M  =  Medium,  L  =  Late,  VL  =  Very  Late.  4Cotyledon  Color:  R  =  Red,  Y  =  Yellow,  G  =  Green;    5Seed  Coat  Color/Patterns:  G  =  Green,  GR  =  Grey,  BR  =  Brown,  FG  =  French  Green,  T  =  Tan,  MRB  =  Marbled,  DT  =  Dotted;  

   Medicine  Hat  were  grown  in  Area  1.  R  =  Registered  with  CFIA;    CL=  Clearfield  variety;  XX  =  No  data.    1Yields  are  reported  relative  to  CDC  Redberry.  CDC  Redberry  belongs  to  Small  Red  Market  Class.  *Seed  yields  are  statistically  significant  from  that  

LENTILS

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Site  Years   Yield  (%)

Site  Years   Yield  (%)

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CDC  MEADOW  (kg/ha) 3821 4262 6082 5478 4868CDC  MEADOW   100 100 100 100 101 100 E 82 209 3.6 VG F F G G GAAC  Peace  River  (A) 4 98 5 95 1 97 6 96 16 96 VE 78 212 3.7 VG F F F G GAbarth  ▲ 8 113+ 10 104 3 107 11 99 32 105 M 79 248 4.1 VG F F F G GCDC  Amarillo   8 108 10 100 3 114 11 109+ 32 106+ M 86 222 3.4 VG F G F F GCDC  Saffron   13 108 14 101 4 100 16 101 47 103 M 84 236 4.3 VG F F G F GAAC  Lacombe  (A) 4 124+ 5 110 1 126 6 115+ 16 116+ M 83 259 3.7 VG F P G F G

Hugo  ❀ 11 102 14 83-­‐ 5 90 17 96 47 93-­‐ M 73 210 5.2 VG F F G F FStella  ❀NR    F 11 76-­‐ 14 80-­‐ 5 83-­‐ 15 81-­‐ 45 80-­‐ M 95 213 3.9 VG F F G G F

CUTLASS  (kg/ha)  ❀   3243 3485 5665 4684 4292CUTLASS  ❀   26 100 38 100 25 100 61 100 151 100 M 71 228 4 VG F F F F GAgassiz  ❀     6 100 11 102 9 102 20 104 46 103 M 77 236 2.9 VG F F G VG GArgus  ❀ 7 100 9 114+ 3 103 14 101 33 105+ M 89 227 4.1 VG F F F F GCDC  Centennial   5 101 12 99 9 104 14 100 40 101 E 61 259 4.8 VG F G G G FCDC  Hornet   10 101 12 116+ 6 110 15 103 43 107+ M 89 215 3.7 VG F F F F GCDC  Prosper  NR 6 93 12 97 8 97 19 98 45 97-­‐ E 73 149 4 VG F G G F GCDC  Treasure  NR 6 96 12 105 8 98 19 100 45 101 E 81 217 3.5 VG F F G F FDS-­‐Admiral❀   13 97 18 108 13 98 24 104 69 102 M 68 246 3.1 VG P F F G FEclipse  ❀     17 103 27 103 20 99 33 103 98 102 M 64 255 3.2 VG F F G F GPolstead  ❀     5 97 12 99 9 99 16 104 42 101 E 62 262 3.7 VG P P F VG FReward  ❀     5 86 12 106 9 102 13 101 39 101 M 76 248 2.5 VG F F G VG FSW  Midas  ❀     10 103 17 106 11 91-­‐ 21 99 59 100 E 65 213 3.1 VG P F G G GThunderbird   6 89 11 96 9 99 14 99 40 97 M 76 229 2.1 VG F F G VG XX

CARRERA  (kg/ha) 2593 2926 5098 3986 3677CARRERA  ❀     14 100 28 100 15 100 33 100 96 100 E 53 257 4.6 P P F F G XXCDC  Bronco     11 91 14 102 8 94 15 117 49 102 M 63 218 4.1 VG F F G G GCDC  Golden   11 101 14 105 8 102 15 109 49 105 M 68 224 3.4 VG F F G G GCDC  Minuet     12 97 26 100 11 92 22 111 76 102 M 64 192 4.9 VG F F F G FCDC  Mozart     8 108 17 100 7 97 14 105 48 103 M 62 241 5.9 VG F F G G F

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CDC  PATRICK 4420 4343 6232 4522 4688CDC  PATRICK 20 100 27 100 13 100 33 100 93 100 M 81 188 4.6 VG F G G G GCDC  Limerick   9 106 10 107+ 3 98 12 104 34 105+ L 79 211 3.8 VG F F G VG GCDC  Pluto     14 100 14 94 5 91 19 96 52 96-­‐ M 82 170 6 VG F F G G GCDC  Raezer   14 95 14 116+ 5 103 19 104 52 105 M 89 227 4.2 VG F G G G GCDC  Tetris   14 104 14 111+ 5 98 19 106 52 106 L 91 215 4.4 VG F G G G G

COOPER  (kg/ha)   4111 3843 5979 4793 4609COOPER  ❀     100 100 100 100 100 L 75 270 3.5 VG F F G F GCDC  Sage       5 79-­‐ 8 83-­‐ 8 81-­‐ 15 85-­‐ 36 82 M 72 198 3.1 VG F G G VG GCDC  Striker       5 96 12 108 5 104 22 95-­‐ 44 100 M 70 253 2.9 P F G G G FMendel  ❀   6 85-­‐ 11 95 4 92 17 90-­‐ 38 91 M 78 205 3.9 VG F F G F G

Fully  Tested  Varieties  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  COOPER:  2004  -­‐  2012)

   Remarks:  CDC  Tetris  is  an  Espace  type  with  blocky  seed  shape;  ❀=  Protected  by  Plant  Breeder's  Rights  (PBR);  XX  =  No  data  available;  †  =  Flagged  for  removal.        1Maturity:  E  =  Early,  M  =  Medium,  L  =  Late;  2Thousand  Seed  Weight:  g;  3Standability:  1  =  Erect,  9  =  Flat;  4Tolerance  to:  P  =  Poor,  F  =  Fair,  G  =  Good,  VG  =  Very  Good;  5  Seed  Coat  Dimpling:  VG  =  Very      Good  (0  -­‐  5%),  G  =  Good  (6  -­‐  20%),  F  =  Fair  (21  -­‐  50%).    

   1Maturity:  E  =  early,  M  =  medium,  L  =  Late;  2Thousand  Seed  Weight:  g;  3Standability:  1  =  erect,  9  =  flat;  4Tolerance  to:  P  =  poor,  F  =  fair,  G  =  good,  VG  =  very  good;  5Seed  Coat  Dimpling:  VG  =  very      good  (0  -­‐  5%),  G  =  good  (6  -­‐  20%),  F  =  fair  (21  -­‐  50%);  6Green  Seed  Coat:  G  =  good  (0  -­‐  10%),  F  =  fair  (11  -­‐  25%).

FIELD  PEA  -­‐  GREEN

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Fully  Tested  Varieties  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CARRERA:  2000  -­‐  2005)          

   Remarks:  Stella  is  a  silage  type  pea.  ❀=  Protected  by  Plant  Breeder's  Rights  (PBR);  ▲=  Applied  for  PBR  protection;  A  =  First  year  entries  (2013);  NR  =  Variety  not  registered  with  CFIA;  

Peace

Total  Site  

YearsOverall  

Yield  (%)Varieties  tested  in  the  2013  trials  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CDC  PATRICK)  

East  Central

Total  Site  

Years  Overall  

Yield  (%)Variety

West  Central

East  Central West  Central

Varieties  tested  in  the  2013  trials  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CDC  MEADOW)

 Fully  Tested  Varieties  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CDC  MEADOW)

 Fully  Tested  Varieties  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CUTLAS:  2003  -­‐  2011)

Peace

   F  =  Forage  type.  XX  =  No  data  available.  

Agronomic  Characteristics Tolerance  to:4South

FIELD  PEA  -­‐  YELLOW

Agronomic  Characteristics Tolerance  to4South

FIELD PEA - YELLOW

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CDC  MEADOW  (kg/ha) 3821 4262 6082 5478 4868CDC  MEADOW   100 100 100 100 101 100 E 82 209 3.6 VG F F G G GAAC  Peace  River  (A) 4 98 5 95 1 97 6 96 16 96 VE 78 212 3.7 VG F F F G GAbarth  ▲ 8 113+ 10 104 3 107 11 99 32 105 M 79 248 4.1 VG F F F G GCDC  Amarillo   8 108 10 100 3 114 11 109+ 32 106+ M 86 222 3.4 VG F G F F GCDC  Saffron   13 108 14 101 4 100 16 101 47 103 M 84 236 4.3 VG F F G F GAAC  Lacombe  (A) 4 124+ 5 110 1 126 6 115+ 16 116+ M 83 259 3.7 VG F P G F G

Hugo  ❀ 11 102 14 83-­‐ 5 90 17 96 47 93-­‐ M 73 210 5.2 VG F F G F FStella  ❀NR    F 11 76-­‐ 14 80-­‐ 5 83-­‐ 15 81-­‐ 45 80-­‐ M 95 213 3.9 VG F F G G F

CUTLASS  (kg/ha)  ❀   3243 3485 5665 4684 4292CUTLASS  ❀   26 100 38 100 25 100 61 100 151 100 M 71 228 4 VG F F F F GAgassiz  ❀     6 100 11 102 9 102 20 104 46 103 M 77 236 2.9 VG F F G VG GArgus  ❀ 7 100 9 114+ 3 103 14 101 33 105+ M 89 227 4.1 VG F F F F GCDC  Centennial   5 101 12 99 9 104 14 100 40 101 E 61 259 4.8 VG F G G G FCDC  Hornet   10 101 12 116+ 6 110 15 103 43 107+ M 89 215 3.7 VG F F F F GCDC  Prosper  NR 6 93 12 97 8 97 19 98 45 97-­‐ E 73 149 4 VG F G G F GCDC  Treasure  NR 6 96 12 105 8 98 19 100 45 101 E 81 217 3.5 VG F F G F FDS-­‐Admiral❀   13 97 18 108 13 98 24 104 69 102 M 68 246 3.1 VG P F F G FEclipse  ❀     17 103 27 103 20 99 33 103 98 102 M 64 255 3.2 VG F F G F GPolstead  ❀     5 97 12 99 9 99 16 104 42 101 E 62 262 3.7 VG P P F VG FReward  ❀     5 86 12 106 9 102 13 101 39 101 M 76 248 2.5 VG F F G VG FSW  Midas  ❀     10 103 17 106 11 91-­‐ 21 99 59 100 E 65 213 3.1 VG P F G G GThunderbird   6 89 11 96 9 99 14 99 40 97 M 76 229 2.1 VG F F G VG XX

CARRERA  (kg/ha) 2593 2926 5098 3986 3677CARRERA  ❀     14 100 28 100 15 100 33 100 96 100 E 53 257 4.6 P P F F G XXCDC  Bronco     11 91 14 102 8 94 15 117 49 102 M 63 218 4.1 VG F F G G GCDC  Golden   11 101 14 105 8 102 15 109 49 105 M 68 224 3.4 VG F F G G GCDC  Minuet     12 97 26 100 11 92 22 111 76 102 M 64 192 4.9 VG F F F G FCDC  Mozart     8 108 17 100 7 97 14 105 48 103 M 62 241 5.9 VG F F G G F

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CDC  PATRICK 4420 4343 6232 4522 4688CDC  PATRICK 20 100 27 100 13 100 33 100 93 100 M 81 188 4.6 VG F G G G GCDC  Limerick   9 106 10 107+ 3 98 12 104 34 105+ L 79 211 3.8 VG F F G VG GCDC  Pluto     14 100 14 94 5 91 19 96 52 96-­‐ M 82 170 6 VG F F G G GCDC  Raezer   14 95 14 116+ 5 103 19 104 52 105 M 89 227 4.2 VG F G G G GCDC  Tetris   14 104 14 111+ 5 98 19 106 52 106 L 91 215 4.4 VG F G G G G

COOPER  (kg/ha)   4111 3843 5979 4793 4609COOPER  ❀     100 100 100 100 100 L 75 270 3.5 VG F F G F GCDC  Sage       5 79-­‐ 8 83-­‐ 8 81-­‐ 15 85-­‐ 36 82 M 72 198 3.1 VG F G G VG GCDC  Striker       5 96 12 108 5 104 22 95-­‐ 44 100 M 70 253 2.9 P F G G G FMendel  ❀   6 85-­‐ 11 95 4 92 17 90-­‐ 38 91 M 78 205 3.9 VG F F G F G

Fully  Tested  Varieties  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  COOPER:  2004  -­‐  2012)

   Remarks:  CDC  Tetris  is  an  Espace  type  with  blocky  seed  shape;  ❀=  Protected  by  Plant  Breeder's  Rights  (PBR);  XX  =  No  data  available;  †  =  Flagged  for  removal.        1Maturity:  E  =  Early,  M  =  Medium,  L  =  Late;  2Thousand  Seed  Weight:  g;  3Standability:  1  =  Erect,  9  =  Flat;  4Tolerance  to:  P  =  Poor,  F  =  Fair,  G  =  Good,  VG  =  Very  Good;  5  Seed  Coat  Dimpling:  VG  =  Very      Good  (0  -­‐  5%),  G  =  Good  (6  -­‐  20%),  F  =  Fair  (21  -­‐  50%).    

   1Maturity:  E  =  early,  M  =  medium,  L  =  Late;  2Thousand  Seed  Weight:  g;  3Standability:  1  =  erect,  9  =  flat;  4Tolerance  to:  P  =  poor,  F  =  fair,  G  =  good,  VG  =  very  good;  5Seed  Coat  Dimpling:  VG  =  very      good  (0  -­‐  5%),  G  =  good  (6  -­‐  20%),  F  =  fair  (21  -­‐  50%);  6Green  Seed  Coat:  G  =  good  (0  -­‐  10%),  F  =  fair  (11  -­‐  25%).

FIELD  PEA  -­‐  GREEN

Variety

Fully  Tested  Varieties  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CARRERA:  2000  -­‐  2005)          

   Remarks:  Stella  is  a  silage  type  pea.  ❀=  Protected  by  Plant  Breeder's  Rights  (PBR);  ▲=  Applied  for  PBR  protection;  A  =  First  year  entries  (2013);  NR  =  Variety  not  registered  with  CFIA;  

Peace

Total  Site  

YearsOverall  

Yield  (%)Varieties  tested  in  the  2013  trials  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CDC  PATRICK)  

East  Central

Total  Site  

Years  Overall  

Yield  (%)Variety

West  Central

East  Central West  Central

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 Fully  Tested  Varieties  (Relative  Yield  as  %  of  CUTLAS:  2003  -­‐  2011)

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Agronomic  Characteristics Tolerance  to:4South

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FIELD PEA - GREEN

18Winter 2014

RVT Trials 2013

Days  to  Flowering Pod  height2  

Plant  Height  (cm)

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Maturity3 TSW4  (g)Relative  Seeds,  (lb)

NSC  Warren  (kg  ha1) 3028NSC  Warren RR 100 5 48 13 55 118 126 3600900Y61 RR 80 5 49 13 54 119 158 2870900Y71 RR 99 5 49 14 55 116 159 2850CFS12.3.02 RR2Y 121 5 53 18 57 119 146 3100CFS13.2.02 RR2Y 92 5 48 17 62 118 171 2650McLeod RR2Y 110 5 51 17 65 117 163 2780NSC  Moosomin RR2Y 98 5 48 13 48 112 148 3060NSC  Reston RR2Y 110 5 48 14 56 114 143 3170P001T34 RR 66* 5 48 10 41 107 143 3170Pekko RR2Y 94 5 53 16 57 117 155 2920Sampsa RR2Y 93 5 51 14 55 120 152 2980SC2380 RR2Y 98 5 48 15 61 119 150 3020TH  29002 RR 80* 5 49 13 53 114 131 3460TH  32004 RR2Y 100 5 51 14 58 118 141 3210TH  33003 RR2Y 117 5 48 16 67 117 143 3170TH  33005 RR2Y 95 5 51 16 61 120 149 3040Vito RR2Y 87 5 48 13 68 118 146 3100

     of  NSC  Warren.  No  symbol  after  the  yield  figure  indicates  that  there  is  no  statistical  difference.

   2Distance  from  the  ground  level  to  lowest  pod.  3Maturity  -­‐  avarege  days  for  the  Brooks  and  Bow  Island  trials.      4Thousand  Seed  Weight,  g.

Varieties  tested  in  the  2013  trials  

   Remarks:  Straight  combining  is  commonly  used  method  of  harvest.  Swathing  soybean  can  result  in  excessive  field      losses  (up  to  25%)  due    to  shattering.  Approximately  four  beans  or  one  to  two  pods  per  square  foot  represent      a  yield  loss  of  "one  bushel"  per  acre.  In  2013,  only  five  locations  of  possible  10  had  soybeans  which  was  harvestable.      These  locations  are:  Bow  Island,  Brooks,  Fahler,  Medicine  Hat  and  Vegreville.      1Yields  are  reported  relative  to  NSC  Warren.  *Indicates  that  seed  yields  are  statistically  significant  from  that

SOYBEANS

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19 Winter 2014

Hi, my name is Chris Thompson, I am the new communications coordinator for Alberta Pulse Growers. I am based out of the Leduc office. I was born in Edmonton and have spent the majority of my life there.

Growing up I was heavily involved in competitive swimming and was train-ing about 37 hours a week while go-ing to high school. I also played water polo. After high school I started work-ing right away. I had a number of sales jobs with various companies. I have also worked in the electronics indus-try for 5 years where I did everything from floor managing to loss prevention to running the movies, music, video games and software departments.

When I am not working I enjoy going to concerts, collecting records (yes, vinyl) and playing golf. Unfortunately, my golfing abilities are nowhere good enough to make the PGA, so as the song goes I had to “Get a haircut and get a real job”.

I enrolled in the Radio and Television Arts program at NAIT, with every inten-tion of becoming a radio DJ. To ob-tain my diploma, completion of a four month practicum is required. I took a

position with the Government of Al-berta, as a wildfire information officer in High Level. The area I covered was Mackenzie County, with the exception the town limits.

This position was different from any-thing that I had ever done before. Hav-ing never really left a city other than to go camping, living in a forestry camp took some adjusting on my part.

During my three years up north, I was involved in a number of different projects. I developed and delivered presentations for schools and com-munities that were focused on wildfire prevention, I issued fire permits to lo-cal farmers and industry, and I de-signed and booked newspaper ads.

The majority of my time was spent informing the community when the wildfire hazard was high and keeping landowners up to date as to what the present situation was. The biggest events in which I was involved, were the Richardson fires in the sum-mer of 2011 and the High Level fire of 2012. I was the head information officer responsible for over 330,000 hectares of wild-fire. The town of Zama was evacu-ated during this time.

I thoroughly en-joyed my time up north. For recre-ation, I did a lot of hunting and fish-ing. I was also a firefighter for the town of High Level.

However, my posi-tion was not per-manent and it was

quite far from my family. I saw an op-portunity with Alberta Pulse Growers and applied. This position will further enhance my communication and writ-ing skills. Although I do not know a lot about the pulse industry, I am willing to learn. Communications to me is not so much knowing about a specific sub-ject, but being able to pull key mes-sages from knowledgeable sources. I believe it is important to communicate with people and relate what is impor-tant, in a way that is easily understand-able.

With the talent and expertise of the staff, I know that I will have the support I need to inform you (the producers), and external audiences what is hap-pening in the pulse industry. I look for-ward to working with all of you.

APG’s New Communications Coordinator

Chris Thompson, New Communications Coordinator for Alberta Pulse Growers.

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Tabasco

20Winter 2014

Pulse Breeding Australia Inaugural Conference

Date: October 21-24, 2013Location: Adelaide Australia

It may seem insane to fly 22 hours for a three day stay only to turn around and fly 24 hours home. But I can assure you I would do it again without hesita-tion. The invitation to attend this event had been extended to me a year ago by Jenny Davidson, Australia’s leading pulse pathologist, when the planning was still in its infancy. Australia has not had a conference with a pulse focus in years and it was time. The idea was brilliant; bring together pulse breed-ers, agronomists, dealers, retailers, nutritionists, and chefs to learn about what one another do. This forum also provided a vehicle to share success stories and challenges and presented the opportunity to work together as a unit to address these.

In the three days of the conference I was able to re-connect with research-ers that had visited Canada, meet many individuals involved in pulse research, growing, restaurateuring; I also sampled numerous pulse dishes prepared by a master Chef.

Day 1: Field day

A group of about 150 toured a sam-pling of the varietal development of

faba beans, lentils, lupins, field peas, and chickpeas. Researches focusing on the herbicide tolerance of various lines, stubble management practces, disease and weed management were all highlighted.

A quick summary of what I learned in the field:

• Faba beans have been a signifi-cant export crop since 1994 when the Fiesta variety was released. This is a larger bean than had been previously produced and the Egyptian market demand for this bean exploded. Lodging can be an issue when high winds oc-cur and chocolate spot, Asco-chyta and rust can be the biggest detriments to the yield. In certain growing regions, Breeding efforts are making slow progress in resis-tance.

• Lupins grown in Australia con-tribute 30-34% of global produc-tion, the majority of lupin acres are grown in New South Wales. Lupin flour is extremely popular amongst dieticians; research has shown huge health benefits with regular consumption. Lupin flour is extremely versatile and easily incorporated into existing recipes and is the choice alternative to wheat for many in the food service industry.

• Forage peas are a popular choice in some regions and there is an active breeding pro-gram for forage peas. Peas are either harvest-ed prior to podding and baled or sown with oats for the same purpose.

• Field peas and len-tils are both major pulse crops in certain areas and states. These crops can have very little dis-ease pressure, as time of sowing can be altered to reduce the risk of as-chochyta.

• Chickpeas are not a major crop in Australia as Canada has well es-tablished them in the Kabuli mar-ket.

• One of the day’s highlights was a presentation by Eric Johnson, AAFC Scott, SK who talked in general about pulse production in Canada and some of the her-bicides he is trialing to determine efficacy against resistant weeds.

Day 2 & 3:

Our second day began with an inspir-ing presentation from Hakan Bahceci, the chair of CICILS IPTIC (The Inter-national Pulse Trade Organization). He is also the founder of the largest pri-vately owned pulse trading company in the world. He spoke of the advan-tages and disadvantages that Austra-lia faces in the global market place. Year of the Pulse was also introduced to the group; this event has been pro-posed for 2016 and has huge potential to promote a healthy, hunger free and sustainable world.

The morning culminated with an expert panel which included a master chef, a self-taught restaurateur, a dietician as well as a buyer/dealer. This was a highlight for me and provided a lot of opportunity for interaction between the breeders, producers, and the panel.

Varietal development through trait im-provements and better agronomics for varieties within various environments are key objectives of the pulse breed-ers in Australia.

Growers had an opportunity to present challenges, successes, and market-ing from a producer perspective. Re-search initiatives focused on stubble management, seed quality param-eters, weed management, disease management, and nitrogen fixation were all presented by various research groups. Presentations also touched on Market potential, the push-pull of grower versus splitter, quality issues, consumer demand, and key interna-tional pulse markets.

Alberta Farm Girl Goes for a Walkabout

Pulse breeding field day

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Key to the success of this conference was bringing together all facets of the pulse value chain and integrating each stakeholder in the day’s agendas to ensure that all perspectives were heard and the dialogue was open and candid. The strength of Canada’s pulse industry was often mentioned with high regard.

The parallels between Australia and Canada in terms of pulse challenges and successes are striking. While the minute details may differ, the overarch-ing themes are consistent and there is much synergy to be found in building networks and learning about the pulse industry down under.

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22Winter 2014

Many organizations talk about part-nerships, it is a buzz word of the day. Whether an organization is forced to partner because of resource limita-tions or is looking to partner to capture opportunities, whatever reason com-panies do it partnerships remain good business sense.

Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) has tak-en the viewpoint that working together is important. It is engrained as one of the six values listed in our organiza-tional value statements; these guide both our thinking and our actions.

There are several successes that Al-berta Pulse Growers have achieved in working with our partners.

• Research: Alberta Pulse Grow-ers has grown its research port-folio significantly over the past 25 years. With increases in pulse prices, we are seeing reflective increases in service fees. We can invest in solid scientific research that will achieve our goals and objectives. For example, partner-ship was critical to the securing of funding for the July 2013 an-nouncement of the Agri-Science Cluster program (which included a $15 Million investment by Agri-culture Agri-Food Canada). This meant working with other provin-

cial pulse organizations - Sas-katchewan Pulse Growers, Mani-toba Pulse Growers Association, Ontario Bean Growers, and Pulse Canada. This also meant working with Government of Canada re-searchers, and researchers locat-ed at universities across Canada to develop projects. It also offered a chance to work with other poten-tial funding organizations, like the Western Grains Research Foun-dation, to fully address opportuni-ties for advancing research for our growers.

In addition to the Agri-Science Cluster partnerships, APG has continued to look for partnerships through the Ag-riculture Funding Consortium process. The Agriculture Funding Consortium is a 15 member consortium which represents agriculture funders and commodity organizations in Alberta, whose goal is to create a one-window stop for review and collaboration on agriculture research projects. This is to make the process more efficient for both researchers, who only need to write a single proposal and enter it into the funding request process to be seen by all 15 members as well as industry, who can review and openly discuss partnership opportunities with other groups on specific projects. APG has partnered with Funding Con-sortium members to achieve results on projects leveraging resources from other organizations engaged in the cropping industry.

• Extension: During the “All Crops Tours” this summer, the crop in-dustry and friends partnering to-gether to showcase and share information on Alberta crops; APG participated in four well organized crop tours, working with Ducks Unlimited Canada, Alberta Bar-ley Commission, Alberta Canola Growers Commission, and Alberta Wheat Commission. Events were held in Beaverlodge, Lacombe, Oyen and Lethbridge.

The inaugural “All Crops Breakfast” demonstrated added value to growers attending the Agri-Trade in Red Deer. By focusing on topics of commonal-

ity between organizations (like mar-keting), APG and our event partners, Barley, Canola and Wheat, shared the costs to put on a morning breakfast that attracted over 110 growers. In-formation was heard, and predictions were made as to where markets were headed. In addition, we were fortunate to attract Minister Ritz who brought greetings to the audience and shared his current priorities and objectives. It was a successful event and we hope to bring it to growers again next year.

• Outreach: APG has worked with crop commodity groups, Alberta Pork, and Alberta Lamb to sup-port and host “Chops and Crops” in October. This event is focused to share information about our industries with the government. The evening mixer gives our agri-culture organizations a chance to interact with Members of the Leg-islative Assembly to share how we contribute to Alberta’s economic bottom line and communicate our priorities, challenges, and oppor-tunities with key decision mak-ers. This October the theme was “What’s on the plate?” Over 20 MLA’s attended, plus government representatives and industry. This was the second year of the event and it is a fantastic opportunity to spread the word about the pulse industry.

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Being a small organization, it is essential for APG to work with other groups, including industry and government. Our experience with this has shown that the pro-file of the organization and future opportunities for APG grow at an exponential rate while working effectively with key organizations.

To most effectively work with other organizations and individuals, APG is committed to being flexible and adaptable to others’ needs.

www.pulse.ab.ca/about/values/

Minister Ritz at the All Crops Breakfast, Nov 8, 2013 (photo

courtesy of Debra Murphy)

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As in previous years, APG held successful joint Zone/Regional Meetings. Working with Alberta Barley Commission in two pulse grower zones (2 and 4) in Acme and Sexsmith. Pulse grower staff work with barley staff to plan the event, share the agenda, and the split costs. Joint meetings are a chance for our growers to learn about what other commissions are doing and most growers are usually members of both organi-zations so it is a convenient way to spend a day during the busy fall meeting season.

Farm Tech - Canada’s Premiere Crop Production and Farm Man-agement Conference: APG has been a Farm Tech Host since the initiation of the conference. Alongside, Barley, Wheat, Cano-

la, and the Alberta Seed Growers As-sociation, APG has been helping plan and coordinate Farm Tech Conferenc-es for the past 15 years. Hosts provide funding, grower input to the confer-ence agenda, and participate on the Farm Tech Foundation of Alberta – the not-for-profit society advocating grow-er extension and farm management learning opportunities.

These are just some of the areas that APG is engaged in your industry. We are leveraging, grower dollars and re-sources to help support activities and investment that benefit you as a pulse grower. As in our Value statement, “Our experience with this has shown that the profile of the organization and future opportunities for APG grow at an exponential rate by working effec-tively with key organizations.” It just makes good business sense.

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2013 Chops and Crops event brochure

FarmTech is Canada’s premier crop production and farm management con-ference and the largest in Canada of its kind, it will be held on January 28, 29 & 30 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre at Northlands. FarmTech is hosted by pro-ducer organizations in Alberta and is home to the Annual General Meetings of the Alberta Canola Producers Commis-sion, Alberta Wheat Commission and the Alberta Pulse Growers along with spe-cial events from the Alberta Barley Com-mission and the Alberta Seed Growers Association.

This year marks the 15th anniversary. This year attendees will be able to see such things as a performance by the Ed-monton native country trio “Hey Romeo”. Commander Chris Hadfield, who was the first Canadian to walk in space, will be the keynote speaker at the Banquet on January 29. An appearance will also

be made by CFL Legend Michael “Pin-ball” Clemons. Alberta pulse growers will hold their AGM between 2:45 and 3:45 in hall E on January 29. The AGM is free to attend.

An anticipated new addition this year is an app that will accompany the confer-ence. This app will allow the communica-tions of delegates between one another via a direct messaging feature. “It is a way of getting information to users and a neat way for users to communicate with one another”, says Todd Hames, Farm-Tech 2014 Conference Chair. A sched-uling feature will also allow attendees to manage their schedule and provide a list of speakers and when they will be pre-senting.

“FarmTech was created to centralize the meetings of the farm organization” Says Gordon Tuck, who has been one of the key organizers since its inception. This will be his last year on the organizational committee. When asked about the high-lights of FarmTech over the years he commented “The organization is being

run by some pretty dynamic people in Alberta”. “There are good opportunities to be involved in, and there is no end to the amount of information that we can receive while attending this conference”.

Visit www.farmtechconference.com for complete details about the event includ-ing speakers, sessions and sponsors and to register.

FarmTech 2014 Preview

Gordon Tuck, APG’s FarmTech Foundation representative.

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The Western Forum on Pest Manage-ment (WFPM) was held from October 7-9, 2013 in Winnipeg MB, and is a conference put on by the Western Committee of Crop Pests (WCCP) and the Western Committee on Plant Disease (WCPD). The founding mem-bers of the WCCP are the Entomology Departments of the Lethbridge, Sas-katoon and Winnipeg Research Sta-tions; the Departments of Agriculture of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and a member from the chemical industry. Today the WCCP has evolved and is described as “a widely-based group of pest management experts and researches who meet annually to determine best practices for integrated pest control in Western Can-ada.1”

The WCCP was established in 1962 and meets annually in a different province each year to discuss reports on crop pests observed over the last year and to share new information. The WCPD also meets annual-ly. Established in 1976, it was organized as one of the four committees under support of the Western Forum. Its objective of the WCPD is “to promote the devel-opment and adoption of sound control measures for plant diseases of region-al concern in the four western provinc-es.2” The WCPD and the WCCP hold business meetings in conjunction with the forum.

Updates from the conference includ-ed upcoming varieties with pest re-sistance, new pesticides, current re-search, other topics discussed were minor use chemicals, and changes to government regulations affecting pest management. The forum also provided information on common crops grown in the Prairie Provinces, as well as in-formation on apiculture, greenhouses and tree production.

What information is there for pulse growers in Alberta? The annual disease summary for Al-berta’s crops was presented by Dr.

Michael Harding, research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural De-velopment. He reported that field peas had significant pressure from root rot this year and it is affecting long term pea growers. Currently, there is re-search being conducted on root sam-ples collected this year from Saskatch-ewan and Alberta to determine causal agents.

In peas this year, Mycospherealla Blight had significant impact across the province and Ascochyta Leaf Spot was found most commonly in seed samples sent to 20/20 Seed Labs in Nisku. It was noted that Fusarium spp. was found in a small number of samples which is uncommon in pulse crops. Downy Mildew and Sclerotinia stem rot were also found in peas. In chickpeas, it was noted that several lines of Aschochyta blight were found in Bow Island this year and was not controlled by hot dry weather. In faba beans, Lygus bugs caused some damage to seed quality in central and south central Alberta and mild choco-late spot was also found in some ar-eas. Soybeans have been affected by root rot this year across all of the prai-rie provinces with severe disease inci-dence found in low-lying and flooded areas.

Holly Grelech, business development manager at BioVision Seed Labs, spoke about identifying disease in pulse seed including Anthracnose, Ascochyta, Botrytis and Sclerotinia fungal colonies. The testing options at BioVision Seed Labs include single pathogen or a comprehensive fungal screen but the popularity of single pathogen testing remains strong. Gr-elech also mentioned that storage

molds such as Aspergillus and Penicillium can infect pulses, just as in cereals.

Alan Boucher from the Value Assessment Division at the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) presented a fungicide update for 2013. Most registrations of new ac-tives, emergency registrations and minor use registrations were related to fruits, vegeta-bles, trees etc. One exception was the registration of Kodiak Fungicide seed treatment on legumes (including soybeans), canola and mustard.

Kristen Podolsky, produc-tion specialist with Manitoba Pulse Growers, updated the

group on pest management and other production information regard-ing Manitoba’s soybeans this year. Manitoba’s soybean crop is relatively new and has not yet seen many of the diseases or insects that are in Ontario or the US. There were other industry presentations at the forum including Secan, Dow AgroScience, CropLife Canada and updates on cereal and canola pests.

The WFPM will be held in Alberta next year; you can find more information on the committee online. There is also access to updated guidelines for the control of western crop pests in full PDF format on the website www.west-ernforum.org.

1 www.westernforum.org/WCCP Committee Overview Terms of Reference.html

2 www.westernforum.org/WCPD Operational Guidelines.html

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Ascochyta in Peas (photo courtesy of BioVision Seed Labs)

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There have been several changes made within the Canadian Grain Com-mission over the past six months, I had a chance to speak with Elwin Herman-son Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission, to discuss these changes and what can be expected in the future, here is what he had to say.

Chris Thompson: Can you give me some background information as to what lead to these Changes?Elwin Hermanson: We implemented a number of changes on August 1 and the background to these changes was the commission had its fees fro-zen and had no substantial changes to legislation within the Canada Grain Act since 1991, and there had been no major overhaul of the act in over 40 years. So a lot of our stakeholders it was due. Some of these changes came from an act of parliament called the Jobs and Growth Act was passed in 2012 and the biggest change that this made was it removed the process of inward inspection. Inward inspec-tion is the inspection of grain as it is unloaded from rail cars at terminal el-evators e.g. Lakehead Vancouve and the St Lawrence Seaway. There was a charge for this but because of the way that the industry has developed and the wheat board was no longer the single desk marketer for wheat and barley, inward inspection became ob-solete and seen as more of something that should be done as commercial activity than something a government regulator should be involved in.

CT: Are these changes going to positively impact the industry?EH: It would depend on your point of view. For the industry I don’t think that there is much doubt that it was the right move. For the commission we did have to downsize, we went from about 700 people down to 400. A lot of these positions were the inspectors at ports that did the inward inspection. But through this we also were able to reduce the cost of our services by about $ 20 million, which is a cost that will no longer be passed down to farm-ers. This is something that a lot of our stakeholders said was long overdue.

CT: What about for peas?EH: On the pea side the government of Canada said that we can’t have your fees frozen any longer and that they should be primarily cost recovered, this meant that we had to do compen-sation with the industry and increase the fees for most of the services that we provide. Had we not gotten away from inward inspection our costs for $3 per ton for inspection of grain and that is far too high. As it stands now with the changes that came in to effect on August 1, for outward inspection (which is the major service we provide) the cost is about $1.60 per ton, while that is still pretty high by industry stan-dards, but is provides much more than outward inspection. It is the basis for our grain safety program, our statisti-cal reporting and a lot of analysis of samples of harvested grains. We are still looking at how we might further re-duce the costs of outwards inspection. (Outward inspection is the inspection of grain that is being loaded on to ves-sels for export. This is extremity impor-tant this protects Canada’s reputation because it ensures that only grain that meets the standards’ of the contractor is loaded and exported.)

CT: With changes of this magnitude there is obviously a

transition period what still has yet to be implemented and are there any other changes that producers can expect? EH: With the ending of inward inspec-tion we also changed our role with the weighing of grain being the ones who actually weighed the grain in to an oversight role and that reduced some costs as well. There is some specula-tion that our grain act could be chang-ing as well. Other changes could come to governance and the mandate of the commission and there might be some changes within the dispute resolution system that would be less cumbersome than going to the courts. We are also looking at strengthening our role in grain safety because this is becoming a front of mind issue for the users of grain around the world. Places where we export grain around the world are tightening up regulations for containment of pesticides residues and heavy metals. We have to stay on top of this in order to protect Canada’s brand and reputation.

We may also have an increased role in the container movement of grains. The way the act is constructed right now is it is pretty much silent on the container movement of grains. This is especially true of all special crops including puls-es; right now they kind of slip through the cracks without proper attention to grain safety and grain quality assur-ance. We are also looking at a way to implement fines for not abiding by the Canada grain act. Right now we have very little clout other than to take away the license from licensees or to start court proceedings. If we were able to implement a monetary penalty that is something that we would definitely look at.

CT: What has not changed?EH: One thing that is extremely im-portant is producer protection. We are charged with producer protection and for the most part our role in this has not changed. This is the allocating of producer cars and the right of farmers that if they are in a dispute of the qual-ity of grain at a primary elevator they can send a sample to us and we will

Canadian Grain Commission Update

Elwin Hermanson Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission

27 Winter 2014

grade it and our results are final and binding. Then there is also the securi-ties program, which is the assurance that producers will be paid when they deliver to a licensed elevator. The se-curities program is changing from a li-abilities model to an insurance model. This should have come into place on August 1 but it was costly and very difficult to administer. We are hoping that this will come into effect fairly early in the New Year, although we do not have a final date. Under the new sys-tem the eligible coverage amount will only by 95% which puts a little bit more of an onus on produces to watch who they are selling to, and make sure the company is viable, this will also pre-vent companies from offering more for grain and going bankrupt as a result thinking that the producers are com-pletely covered and re establishing themselves under some new format. We are also looking at if some of those

protections can be extended to sellers of feed as well because right now feed is exempted.

CT: What has the reaction been from producers?

EH: Producers have not noticed much of a change because they still have all the producer protection that they had in place before. Some of our other stakeholders are concerned are the increased costs which is ultimately passed back to producers although it is not that visible for them. We are see-ing the most push back on the $1.60 per ton for outward inspection which is considered by the industry a bit on the high side. As far as our relationship with the industry and producers we still provide the weekly statistical in-formation that they want (weekly stats available at http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/statistics-statistiques/gsw-shg/

gswm-mshg-eng.htm). We still have the grain research lab up and oper-ating. So we have not received much negative feedback from the changes other than some people other than the costs of some of our services.

CT: Is there anything that you would like to add?

EH: If there are further changes com-ing we will be consulting the industry including farmers to get their input as we have done in the past. I would say if some of these changes are proposed farmers should be ready to provide feedback and involve themselves. The other thing I would like farmers know is that we are please to serve them and we invite them to use our services and familiarize themselves with what we have to offer by going to our website from time to time. http://www.grains-canada.gc.ca

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Early in 2007, I was contracted to li-aise with Alberta food science, nutri-tion, and health researchers. From this small initiative, Food and Nutrition Marketing evolved to be an influential source for key stakeholders and sub-stantially raised the profile of Alberta pulses.

In 2007, Pulse Canada developed the Pulse Innovation Initiative for Food and Nutrition, with the overall goal to in-crease Canadian pulse consumption. The key strategies were to influence stakeholders such as food and health media; health professionals, primarily dietitians; and chefs, including those with a media presence, to carry the pulse message to the general public. Starting with about 50 consulting days per year, the key strategy was to influ-ence stakeholders rather than deliver services and programs directly to the public.

The program started with needs as-sessments of the three key stakehold-ers. Over the six years, about 1400 professionals have engaged with Alberta Pulse. They know our name, know pulses grow here in Alberta, in-

clude pulses in their menus and rec-ommendations, and some are widely enthusiastic pulse cheerleaders.

Many initiatives were piloted and im-plemented over six years. Some of the highlights include:

• Dietitians of Canada sponsor-ship for Edmonton, Calgary and occasionally national events. This ensures Alberta Pulse’s name is visible and reminds dietitians about our programs and resourc-es. It also encourages dietitians to share Alberta Pulse information with one another. About 325 dieti-tians and health professionals are on the electronic newsletter list, distributed about three times per year.

• Pulse Classroom Support for Al-berta Foods teachers for Grades 8 to 12. About 150 teachers each year participate in a program that has about 6300 students prepar-ing pulses. Foods teachers are particularly enthusiastic pulse supporters because of the culi-nary versatility and affordability. The teachers also receive an elec-tronic newsletter, about 4 times per year. [editorial note: photos of WB educating teachers]

• Mission ImPULSEible is a post-secondary student food competi-tion operated in Alberta as part of the national competition. The Al-berta event is higher profile com-pared to other provincial events. It attracts a good-sized audience of food processors and large in-stitutional foodservice managers. Over the past four years, about 45 students have been involved in the competition, some multiple times and about 100 students at-tend a presentation about pulses and Mission ImPULSEible. There are many reasons to be optimis-tic that the pulse information and benefits will be incorporated by students as they move into their food careers.

• Recipe development has been well supported by Executive Di-rectors, specifically Sheri Stryd-

horst and Leanne Fischbuch. With the talents of a home economist or chef, food stylists, and photog-raphers, Alberta Pulse has had 20 recipes developed. All these recipes are now on our web page. Web pages and social media: The consultant’s role has been to advise and recommend changes for two different versions of Alber-ta Pulse Growers/Alberta Pulse web page. Since its inception, traffic and appeal of recipes has vastly improved.

• Foodservice promotions such as NAIT Culinary Arts collabora-tions, collaborating with provin-cial initiatives such as the Alberta Food Processors Association’s Feastival, and the pulse specific Savouring Pulses has raised the profile of Alberta and prairie crops with students, chefs and foodser-vice professionals.

The Food and Nutrition Marketing work is only possible through strong partnerships and professional work-ing relationships with many people and organizations. The partnership with NAIT, Culinary Arts is particularly

Pea Soup, Chili, Hummus and BeyondWendy Benson, R.D., M.P.H., Consulting Registered Dietitian

Teammates Karen Ting and Anastassia Astrakhantseva. University of Alberta

Nutrition and Food Science students who created a unique gluten-free liquid pizza

dough took home the first place prize at the 2013 Mission ImPULSEible student food

product development competition.

29 Winter 2014

WINNIPEG (December 3, 2013) – Canadian researchers have found that lentils can lower blood pressure and reverse declines in blood vessel health. The study, conducted in rats, showed that adding lentils to the diet can effectively block the increase in blood pressure that occurs with age. The findings also indicate that eating lentils can reverse the changes that occur in blood vessels as a result of high blood pressure.

“These are amazing results, since they provide a non-pharmacological way of treating diseases associated with blood vessel dysfunction,” said Dr. Pe-ter Zahradka, one of the study’s lead investigators.

University of Manitoba scientists Drs. Carla Taylor and Zahradka conducted their research at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, which operates out of the St. Boniface Hospital Research Cen-tre. Drs. Taylor and Zahradka were selected to present their research at the American Heart Association con-ference, one of the most prestigious

gatherings of cardiac specialists, held in Dallas, TX in November.

The investigation is a continuation of two studies published earlier this year. One study was a clinical trial that in-dicated eating legumes, specifically a mixture of beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas, can improve blood flow to the legs of persons with peripheral ar-tery disease, a condition that is closely linked to coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. The second study showed that lentils were effec-tive in blocking high blood pressure.

“The most notable finding of the latest study was the fact that lentils could alter the physical properties of blood vessels so that they resembled the vessels found in healthy animals,” said Dr. Zahradka. The studies were funded through grants from Agricul-ture and Agri-Food Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Strategic pro-gram. Additional studies are proceeding in animals. Hu-man studies will still be need-ed to confirm these findings.

“Lentils could be part of a simple, cost-effective dietary strategy to im-prove cardiovascular disease,” said Dr. Julianne Curran, Director of Nutri-tion, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs for Pulse Canada. Canada is the world’s largest producer and exporter of red and green lentils.

Pulse Canada is the national associa-tion representing growers, traders and processors of Canadian pulse crops. Canada is the world’s largest supplier of pulses, with annual exports reach-ing more than 150 countries.

New Research Proves Eating Lentils Can Reverse Damaging Effects of High Blood Pressure

Pulse Canada

strong and unique. Other partnerships particularly noteworthy are with UofA researchers, Alberta Canola Produc-ers, Alberta Barley, and many dieti-tians within Alberta Health Services. The Alberta Pulse Growers Commis-sion staff is also very instrumental in supporting many initiatives.

At the time of writing, it’s not clear how the Food and Nutrition Marketing will continue. Most of the mentioned strat-egies have substantial energy and should continue. Some suggestions for the future include:

• Connecting directly with adult and high school consumers, through

a standard presentation deliv-ered by a handful of professionals across Alberta.

• Fostering and encouraging Mis-sion ImPULSEible food products that enhance, not detract, from the nutritional strengths of pulses and pulse flours.

• The web page recipes and online profile need to stay current with the latest and greatest trends so new users continue to use our recipes.

• More consumer tasting and dem-onstrations as they need the con-

fidence to prepare pulse dishes and know they will enjoy. This is truer for pulses than many other foods.

• Strengthen program evaluation to understand successes and as-sess pulse consumption, specifi-cally in Alberta.

The future is bright for the Canadian pulse industry and potential food uses. I can see a day where pea soup, chili and hummus are no longer the top three Canadian uses of pulses. It’s been an honour and privilege to work with Alberta Pulse.

Pea Soup, Chili, Hummus and Beyond - Cont’dWendy Benson, R.D., M.P.H., Consulting Registered Dietitian

For more information contact:Julianne Curran, Director of Nutrition, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, (204) 925-4450, jcurran@pulsecanada.com

30Winter 2014

The 2013 Alberta Food Awards Were held on September 23, 2013 at the BMO Centre in Calgary. Local Pulse Grower and entrepreneur Joerg Kl-empnauer, won the “Best Value Added Snack Food or Confectionary product utilizing Alberta grown/raised ingre-dients” category for his snack food Crispeas®. Crispeas® are a Green pea

(the same kind of peas used to make traditional “mushy peas” served with fish and chips) product that comes in many flavours. They are marketed as a healthy snack that consumers can enjoy without sacrificing taste.

Klempnauer also does sales and con-tracting for Columbia Seed Co. Ltd. He saw a gap in the market that was not being served and came up with the product. “We were shipping big amounts of tonnage (raw peas) to Asia, but did not have any domestic sales. Over the years traveling through Asia, I got the idea to make this prod-uct and one company in Thailand let me in the factory and that’s where it all started.” says Klempnauer. The journey from its inception to a finished prod-uct has taken about 8-10 years. “We wanted to make sure that they are glu-ten free so people with celiac are able to enjoy them.” Peanut and other al-lergies were also taken into consider-ation when coming up with the recipe.

Future plans for Crispeas® include get-ting HACCP certification (which is a certification process for the retail food supply chain) and being picked up by major grocery retailers. The biggest hurdle that the company now faces is figuring out which aisle that the snacks fit in in a store. “They are not a peanut, it is not a cookie, and they are not po-tato chips, this is the first product of this type produced on the Prairies.”

When asked about his thoughts on winning Klempnauer commented “Mak-ing something and it being good and winning awards is one thing, but the final end is the customer who makes the ultimate decision. You have many chances to sell the first package to somebody, but for us the main goal is to have repeat customers.”

For more information about Crispeas®

visit http://www.crispeas.com/

Crispeas® Award Winning Ways! - AFPA 1st Annual Food Awards

Every year, the Alberta Pulse Growers offers two awards (April and Decem-ber) that recognize projects done by post-secondary students enrolled in agricultural or food studies. The goal of the Pulse Growers Student Award is to encourage the discussion of pulse agronomy, economics and process-ing amongst students and to offer an opportunity to students to directly en-gage with the pulse industry. These award recipients will receive a $500 cash prize as well as admission to FarmTech and recognition at the APG Annual General Meeting held during FarmTech.

Lindsey Douglas, Diana Laviolette-Brown, Xinyi Ma, Becky Shapka and Zhiyu Yu submitted the “Alberta Faba-bean Manual 1.0” which is intended to be a reference manual for growers in Alberta. The students determined

there was a need for an updated pro-duction manual and completed this project during the fall as part of a Crop Science capstone course at the Uni-versity of Alberta. The group of stu-dents compiled information from a va-riety of sources including producers, industry representatives, Alberta Ag-riculture, APG and academic papers into a document that Alberta farmers can reference when growing fababeans. The manual discussed everything from fababean morphology to seeding depth to what type of inoculants can be used. It also touched on fababean con-sumption (both for humans and animals) as well as the marketing of fababeans. APG would like to congratulate the 2013 winners of the Pulse Growers Student Award.

Pulse Growers Student Award 2013 Recipients

For more information on the Pulse Growers Student Award, please contact Sydney Vos, Member Relations Coordinator at svos@pulse.ab.ca. The next deadline is April 15, 2014.

Emerging fababean seedling

Leanne Fischbuch and Joerg Klempnauer at the Alberta Food Awards

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Directions:

In a large soup pot, place soup mix and water. Bring to a boil for 2-3 min-utes, turn off heat, cover and let stand for 30-60 minutes.

In a separate pan, heat canola oil and sauté onion for a few minutes, then add garlic, celery, carrots and ruta-baga. Cook for 10 minutes.

Add vegetables to soup mix. Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes or until veg-etables are tender.

Mix together ground turkey, oats, pep-per and half of onion, garlic and sage. Spray a non-stick pan with oil. Scoop 3 mL (½ tsp) ground turkey and form into mini-meatballs. Fry until cooked through approximately 3-5 minutes. This makes about 95 mini-meatballs.

To the soup-vegetable mix, add cooked turkey meatballs, chicken stock, tomato paste, honey, vinegar, red pepper flakes, pepper and sage. Bring back to a boil and simmer for an additional 20 minutes. Adjust season-

Ingredients:1½ cup soup mix (lentils, split pea

rice and/or pot barley)

3 cups water or reserved drippings from turkey meatballs with water

2 tsp. canola oil

1 cup onion, finely chopped. Reserve half for meatballs

4 garlic cloves, finely minced. Reserve half for meatballs

¾ cup celery, finely chopped

2 cups carrots, chopped

1 cup rutabaga, chopped

1 lb. ground turkey or beef

2 tbsp. slow cooking oats or barley flakes

½ tsp. freshly grated pepper

1 tsp. sage – half for soup, half for meatballs

6 cups chicken broth, sodium-reduced

1/3 cup tomato paste

1½ tsp. honey

1 tsp. vinegar

¼ tsp. red pepper flakes

Greek yogurt

Dill garnish, fresh or dried

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ings and thickness if necessary and simmer for several more minutes.

Garnish each bowl with 5-10 mL (1-2 tsp) Greek yogurt and fresh dill.

Nutrient Analysis Per Cup

Calories 230 kcalCarbohydrate 29 gFibre 7 gProtein 16 gFat 6.5 gSaturated fat 1.2 gFolate 95 mcgIron 2.6 mgCalcium 50 mgPotassium 610 mgSodium 95 mg

Winter 2014

MultiAction®

Legume Fertility

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