Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 602 GERMINATION.CA MARCH 2017 EDITOR Marc Zienkiewicz, mzienkiewicz@issuesink.com GRAPHIC DESIGN Lesley Nakonechny, lnakonechny@issuesink.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Marcel Bruins, mbruins@issuesink.com Julie Deering, jdeering@issuesink.com Janet Kanters, jkanters@issuesink.com MARKETING Craig Armstrong, carmstrong@issuesink.com Aqueena Clennett, aclennett@issuesink.com Theresa Kurjewicz, tkurjewicz@issuesink.com DIGITAL & PRINT John Bauer, jbauer@issuesink.com Kyle Dratowany, kdratowany@issuesink.com CIRCULATION Dean French, dfrench@issuesink.com CONTRIBUTORS Julienne Isaacs, Mark Halsall, Patty Townsend EDITORIAL BOARD Dave Akister, Holly Gelech, Shaun Haney, Todd Hyra, Doug Knight, Lee Markert, Ryan Murray, Tim Welbanks SUBSCRIPTIONS Canada $47.25/year including GST Foreign $95/year Germination™ makes no expressed or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or otherwise, concerning the use of any product and assumes no liability for any injury or damage, direct or consequential, incurred from the use of such products or services therein. Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws and regulations supersede the information contained herein. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40030841. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Issues Ink 403-313 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0M2 PRINTED IN CANADA Please recycle where facilities exist. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. GERMINATION.CA GERMINATIONMAG @GERMINATIONMAG March 2017 - Vol. 22, No. 2 The magazine of the Canadian seed industry PUBLISHED BY Issues Ink 6327435 Canada Ltd. 403-313 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0M2 Phone: (204) 453-1965, Fax: (204) 475-5247 email: issues@issuesink.com Germination.ca PUBLISHER Shawn Brook, sbrook@issuesink.com MANAGING EDITOR Michelle Clarke, mclarke@issuesink.com FROM THE FEED CropLife Canada Report from Advisory Council on Economic Growth highlights the potential for #CdnAg ow.ly/eRR130978yp Lawrence MacAulay Good meeting on trade, Vietnam's ag sector & #CdnAg in Hanoi Alberta Wheat Don't forget to spread the word about @AdvancingAg — www.advancingag.ca for more info! SHERWOOD PARK • WINNIPEG • GRANDE PRAIRIE www.biovision.ca 1-800-952-5407 @seed_testing EXCITING NEW INITIATIVES FOR 2017 • Submit Samples • View Completion Dates • Export Results • Download Attachments Client Services Text Line: 1-587-801-1313 New Leading Edge Reports of Analysis Our commitment is to deliver service, quality and consistency. HAVE YOUR BEST CROP EVER THE CHANCE TO BE ITS BEST WE GIVE A CROP... HAVE YOUR TO BE ITS BEST Use the latest in purity, germination, vigour, vigour, vigour 1000 kernel weight, and seed health tests combined with the seed knowledge and heart we put into our work. FULLY ACCREDITED SEED LAB NO. 1215 • EMPLOYEE OWNED & OPERATED 1-866-980-8324 office@seedcheck.net www.seedcheck.net Like us on HAVE YOUR BEST CROP EVER HAVE YOUR Use the latest in germination 1000 kernel weight and combined with the seed knowledge and heart we put into our work. 1-866-980-8324 office@seedcheck.net www.seedcheck.net Like us on