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<![CDATA[Stamp Seeds - Blog]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:27:54 -0600Weebly<![CDATA[Physiological leaf spot in cereals]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:18:21 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/physiological-leaf-spot-in-cerealsThe physiological leaf spot disorder has come and gone over the past 10+ years in southern Alberta. The biggest issue is that it is offensive confused for a fungus or bacterial disease. More details below.
Images from Top Crop Manager article on Page 24 here: https://issuu.com/annexbusinessmedia/docs/tcw_-_march_2026

]]><![CDATA[Maverick AG - HR]]>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:10:32 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/maverick-ag-hrEvan Shout with Maverick Ag spoke at the Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association's Feedlot School about HR
Agriculture has a bit or work to do on policies, procedures and standardizing team communication to make your and your teams life easier.
65% of famers are 55 year or older while the under 35's are under 10%, this means a lot of land will be sold or rented in the next 20 years as people retire and farms consolidate.
Sorting out a plan for your family and team as well as structures in your business is key going forwards!

]]><![CDATA[TH4678RR, The Variety You Need In Your Field For 2026]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:22:27 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/th4678rr-the-variety-you-need-in-your-field-for-2026TH4678 RR is a round up ready variety from Thunder Seed that is available for the 2026 growing season. This variety has tremendous height to it and fantastic tonnage potential.
In the pictures below you will see TH4678RR in a plot against a competitor, the height on TH4678 RR is exciting for what potential it can bring!

]]><![CDATA[Feb 1st 2026 Net Returns]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:13:06 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/feb-1st-2026-net-returnsIrrigation net returns are the top 3 images with dryland net returns the bottom 3 images. These are cost and value approximations and don't include land rent, machinery, or overhead.
In the graphs, cereals are yellow, winter crops orange, and special crops blue on irrigation chart & brown on the dry land chart.

]]><![CDATA[Nitrogen Efficiency In Yellow Mustard]]>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:26:44 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/nitrogen-efficiency-in-yellow-mustardAnother trial done by the Wheatland Conservation Area out of Swift Current, tested nitrogen efficiency between AAC Yellow 80 and Andante mustard. Results were amazing to see, AAC Yellow 80 responds drastically better than Andante when you try to push your yield with Nitrogen.

]]><![CDATA[Seeding rates in Mustard]]>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:15:24 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/seeding-rates-in-mustardBlair took part of the Sask Mustard AGM at the end of the Western Crop Production Show. Below is a seeding rate trial that was done by the Wheatland Conservation Area out of Swift Current. The results shows that with increasing your seeding rate does not increase your yield potential. The sweet spot seems to be 8-10 Ibs/acre on yellow mustard, yields drop drastically off after that.

]]><![CDATA[Farmers, This is a Farm Disaster]]>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 01:18:24 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/farmers-we-are-not-without-blame-in-the-seed-breeding-shutdownSometimes things just work so well that no one gives much thought to how they work—or who is footing the bill. I have heard that the public may contribute 60-70% of the cost of breeding right now. (I could be wrong on that %)

Historically, the taxpayer funded the lion's share of breeding and agronomy work in Canadian agriculture. Over time, those public services have dwindled. To fill the gap, we’ve seen a patchwork of farmer contributions: commissions, rail overcharges, and royalties paid at the point of purchase. Certified seed sales royalties do not pay for the cost to breed a variety, not even close.
This spring an article was written on the topic of: Is Breeding Broken

The seed industry saw this coming . In 2013, the seed industry urged farmers to explore options to keep our system competitive.
The conversation resurfaced in 2019.

The current model, a hybrid of government and farmer funding, has created a non competitive seed breeding sector. We have inadvertently created a system that "picks" winners and losers. This has made the Canadian landscape too risky for private breeders to enter and compete effectively.

To be clear: there is still a place for the taxpayer. Pure, non-competitive science and foundational research can still be driven by the public purse, crop commissions, the WGRF, seed companies and more. But for commercial variety development, the reality is clear: public breeding is going away.

As farmers, we must take responsibility for the genetics we rely on today and the innovation we will need tomorrow. This means everyone must contribute. Whether through Variety Use Agreements (VUA), End Point Royalties, or another value-creation model, the specific mechanism is less important than the principle: everyone must pay into the breeding system to drive innovation.

If we transition to a system where breeding functions as a competitive business, it will attract global investment and provide farmers with more options. Breeders will no longer just chase registrations; they will compete for market share by producing the specific traits that perform best on your farm. We have great varieties currently but a breeding program can only produce so many crosses and the total crosses have been dropping over time. The speed of gains could be increased for drought, irrigation, root diseases, FHB, yield under your conditions, insect pests and more.

As Darcy Pawlik of the Wheat Growers Association recently suggested, it’s time for farmers to take control of our genetic future. We need to treat plant breeding like the business it is. When breeding functions like a normal business, it attracts competition—and competition is what ultimately brings value to the farm gate.
]]><![CDATA[CGC Variety Trends]]>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:00:43 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/cgc-variety-trendsThe Canadian Grain Commission published cereal charts of varieties grown over the past 5 years, it's amazing how many of these we are not selling any more!

]]><![CDATA[Sales Statistics Over the Past 3 Years for Stamp Seeds]]>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:55:06 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/sales-statistics-over-the-past-3-years-for-stamp-seedsBecause of our booking software Seedtrakr we are starting to generate better statistics on our farm of what we sell and varietal trends. does it tell us what to grow for next season? No 😂 : popularity, market trends, and luck play a large part on what sells for us.
Below I have a chart showing the acres seeded by the crop we sell.
We took the total volume of seed sold, divided by the average use rate of that crop type to make this chart. Whats amazing is that barley is our top crop, and that no crop dominates our sales.
Further below that we have it broken down by variety total bu as a % of that crop type so you can see varieties moving in and out of the lineup over time, some varieties are in and out fast!

]]><![CDATA[The Best Durum Varieties for 2026]]>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:14:14 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/the-best-durum-varieties-for-20268064154Should you only grow one durum variety? I'd suggest no, each season brings its own challenges and sometimes rain!
Some varieties seem to have more risk to bacterial streaming/blight. Some have more lodging risk, and others are longer season and some seem to respond better to PGR's
We have one customer blending AAC Stronghold and AAC Grainland on dryland to take advantage of the wet years vs dry as each one has a fit (see below)

AAC Brigham VB

Replaces AAC Succeed VB in our lineup
Medium season
107% of check
Good disease package
Stands well

AAC Schrader

I rating for FHB
Beat AAC Stronghold on a couple irrigation customers fields in 2025 and our 2024 seed crop
- we used 2 PGR passes in our 2024 crop
Medium maturity

AAC Stronghold

Solid stem for sawfly
Stands VG for a durum
Medium to long season
Yields better under higher moisture (over 40 bu range)
Can risk bacterial blight

AAC Grainland

Solid stem for sawfly
Yield stability when it's dry (under 40 bu range)
Rated Fair for lodging
Resistance to sprouting
Dark awns

AAC Frontier Fall 2026 launch:

R rating for ergot
I rating for FHB (Comparable to AAC Schrader)
R rating for leaf, stripe and stem rust
Hollow stem (sorry sawfly area customers)
Yielded well in our 2025 demo plots
https://grainswest.com/2025/01/new-durum-better-than-ever/

Demo Plot 2025:
AAC Brigham VB led the durum yield demo in 2025
For standability Stronghold was the best, followed by Succeed VB/Brigham VB, then Frontier, then Schrader.
We often hear people relating stem solidness to standability but it is not the case. Solid stem does not automatically mean it stands better.
Maturity was all very similar.

]]><![CDATA[Lentil Varieties & Management]]>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:12:14 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/lentil-varieties-managementNormally we grow lentils on dryland but for the past 2 season we had our red lentils on irrigation. Our CDC Proclaim field might have had excess water late June early July but it ended up averaging 64 bu per ac. (seed is clean and ready to ship)
We used 65 lbs per ac of 11-52 in seed row and targeted 14 plants per sq foot.

Should you grow Lentils in 2025?

Small green lentils were overgrown in 2024. I'd advise not to grow SGL in 2025
Reds, the yield has been good, movement is fairly good as many countries buy reds and at current prices it may open up more buyers globally.
- This may be a good alternate to yellow peas.
Large Greens: quality was hit or miss this season in SK as some rain did impact some areas. This may make the volume of good quality LGL lower and help the price on good quality LGL this season and into next.
- from a yield perspective, when too wet the large greens do drop off in yield where red lentils seem yield more, tolerate a wider range on conditions, mature faster and have a larger market.

Here is some information from APG on lentil market classes and production. & SPG also has some great lentil production info as well.
FMC has a nice lentil growing guide as well: https://ag.fmc.com/ca/sites/default/files/2024-02/7776%20Lentil%20Manual_Print_2024_Jan19.pdf

Herbicides

We have used Edge ahead of lentils in the past, and this year used Focus ahead of them with a pre-burn.
In crop we used Solo ADV and then because it was was irrigation we did 3 passes of fungicide in crop timed similar to our watering in crop. Delaro Complete was our main fungicide.
- a group one may have been enough for grassy control - so depends on weed spectrum.
For seed treatments pea leaf weevils are not a big issue so usually only a fungicide seed treatment is needed unless seeding early for stress mitigation or wireworms are a concern where an insecticide treatment is needed.
- We did a fungicide and insecticide to reduce our risk of wireworm and the cost per ac is low vs other pulse crops since we only seed around 1 bu per ac.
Peat Inoculant on Seed for up to 30 Days
- Agtiv Fuel has been used by us for a number of years now. We use the peat based and meter it on as we treat seed. Use rates are 60 ac per pail on lentils = $6 per ac

Use Rates

Many people seed at 14 plants per sq foot on lentils but on light dry land some seed at 12 plants to reduce costs and in other situations some target 16 plants per sq foot.

Lentil Problems

Aphids can be an issue and may require control in lentils SPG has a good aphid guide
On dry years on dryland I have seen leaf disease in crop making spraying a fungicide or not a tough decision because the yield potential was not high.
Wheat is hard to remove from lentils as its a similar size when processing so controlling volunteer cereals is easy but important in crop (group 1 herbicides get it)
Markets are larger for red lentils so they are easier to sell vs green lentils and maintain quality easier.
Green lentils are more indeterminate so too much rain can keep growing and or re-grow, become too vegetative vs a red lentil.

Lentil Seed
We have Clearfield red and green lentils available and the acres seem to keep growing! Some of our customers don't use the group 2 herbicide due to carry over risks, so it's up to you if you use the traits possible on these varieties.
Reds are earlier and shorter vs. green lentils.

CDC Lima CL - Large Green

These need a higher seeding rate as they are larger vs. the others we sell so often needing 1.5 -1.75 bu per ac vs. around 1 bu per ac on reds and small greens (60 lbs per bu)
Reviews have been great on these vs. other older large greens for yield as well as quality.

CDC Proclaim CL - Small Red - top small red variety, it is not sold by many seed retailers bit every time a customer or us tried it beside other newer varieties, CDC Proclaim CL usually wins!

CDC Jimini CL - Small Green Lentil

Market is smaller and not often grown in AB

Yields
According to AFSC reported yields CDC Lima large green can yield like CDC Maxim.
If you are growing a red lentil, CDC Proclaim has been a solid variety in dry and wet years, that it's a wonder anyone grows CDC Maxim or others still, see AFSC reported yields for 2024 season and back.

]]><![CDATA[Tariff on Peas to India, Fertilizer Quotes, 2026 Acreage Estimates Podcast]]>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:11:31 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/tariff-on-peas-to-india-fertilizer-quotes-2026-acreage-estimates-podcastRyan Denis from the WTF Podcast has a great brand new episode from his podcast talking about fertilizer, and to Chuck Penner on markets and tariffs. Listen here
Ryan is our December 4th Seed Update speaker so listen in & plan to attend to hear his candid opinions on farming decisions!]]><![CDATA[Acres for Cardiac Care]]>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:10:25 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/acres-for-cardiac-careWe have been asked to be the first farm to donate acres to the
"Growing Something Bigger Than a Harvest" campaign.

The goal is to bring cardiac care to Lethbridge, and we have pledged 5 acres! For more info: https://crhfoundation.ca/content.php?n=495

]]><![CDATA[Kochia Resistance to Group 14]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:47:50 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/kochia-resistance-to-group-14Recent testing of farmer submitted samples of Kochia to Dr. Charles Geddes show we have a problem with this mode of action as well https://x.com/charlesmgeddes/status/1966575193046085770
Authority, and many other trade names offering residual kochia control or suppression are part of this group.

]]><![CDATA[Agri-Trade]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:44:08 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/agri-trade7707250We will have a booth at Agri-Trade - Nov 5-7th in Red Deer, come and say hi!. See image below:

]]><![CDATA[Wheat Yield Gene Discovery]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:43:38 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/wheat-yield-gene-discovery
Is it possible to triple wheat yield? Interesting discovery: https://newatlas.com/science/mutant-wheat-triple-yields/]]><![CDATA[Powdery Mildew in Canola 2025]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:43:03 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/powdery-mildew-in-canola-2025Here is a nice summary of the powdery mildew problem in canola in 2025: click here]]><![CDATA[FCC Financing]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:42:02 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/fcc-financingWe offer FCC crop input financing, but we need to know at the time of booking so we can make sure you are set up. If you are arranging financing for other inputs with FCC already, please list us as a supplier if you will be using FCC with us.]]><![CDATA[Upcoming Events We Will Be Attending]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:31:00 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/upcoming-events-we-will-be-attendingWestern Seed Association Conference - Oct 27-30th - Kansas City - Booth
Agri-Trade - Nov 5-7th - Red Deer - Booth
Alberta Potato Conference & Tradeshow - Nov 18-20th - Red Deer - Booth
Stamp Seeds Seed Update - Dec 4th (tentative date) - Enchant
Alberta Pulse Growers Zone 1 MTG - Dec 9th - Taber
Praire Cereals Summit - Dec 10-12th - Banff
Western Tractor Days - Jan 8-9th - Medicine Hat - Booth
Crop Production Show - Jan 13-15th - Saskatoon - Booth
Ag Expo - Feb 25-27 - Lethbridge - Booth
More to come!]]><![CDATA[Pulse Trade Talks by Pulse Canada]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:30:30 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/pulse-trade-talks-by-pulse-canadaPulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk talks to RealAg about the current status of pulse trade talks: link here]]><![CDATA[Virtual Fencing Funding]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:29:42 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/virtual-fencing-fundingRDAR has some cost share funding for virtual fencing from OFCAF funding:
https://abpdaily.com/health-production/rdar-expands-grazing-program-to-include-virtual-fencing/]]><![CDATA[Fertilizer Market Podcast]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:29:15 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/fertilizer-market-podcastWhat The Futures Podcast on fall 2025 fertilizer buying link: here]]><![CDATA[Seed Treatment & Inoculant Planning]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:27:57 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/seed-treatment-inoculant-planningTreatments:

When we sell you a seed treatment on seed we submit your information to the treatment company so you get your rewards applied to your farm.
- Sometimes it makes sense to use a couple different brands so you get rewards with multiple companies
Rotating brands usually does not change the mode of action, but you rotating crops does change what's being applied to that soil.
Coverage is key - our seed treatment application is at a calibrated rate, and the right load per seed at the right droplet size due to our atomizers on all our treaters.
We do have a trucking partner who will haul treated seed to you.
We treat every month of the year, we just aim for the above 0C days (avoid the spring rush by getting seed home in the winter)
Seed treatment does not deactivate until it's in the soil. (9-18 month guarantees by most seed treatment brands)

Inoculants:
Peat Inoculant on Seed for up to 30 Days

Agtiv Fuel has been used by us for over 5 years now. We use the peat based and meter it on as we treat seed & no polymer coating needed.
- It is priced/used per ac not per bu or per lb:
- 40 ac per pail on peas or faba bean costs $9 per ac
- 60 ac per pail on peas or faba bean costs $6 per ac
It's good for up to 30 days on seed with treatment. If the temperature is high when seeding (over 20C) then they recommend only 20 days. We like to seed within about 10 days if we can, once we apply it.
It's a single strain product.
It can appear to dust off or be dusty sometimes but there is adequate inoculant on seed.
We use this because I like not having to deal with granular as well as knowing that as long as seeds are in the ground, inoculant is on them.
- Granular is a bit of work and can bridge, require meter shutoffs when traveling and sometimes has humidity issues.

]]><![CDATA[The Best CWRS In The Marketplace]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:26:02 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/the-best-cwrs-in-the-marketplaceWe have reduced to 4 varieties in the CWRS sales lineup this season because these new varieties don't have competition! We have dropped all other CWRS because these are such a step change in genetics. (& because we can't carry 10 CWRS 😁 Pricing is out now:

AAC Westking

Stands the best of our CWRS
Yield up to 6% yield over AAC Brandon in registration data (won our 2024 yield demo)
Protein 0.3 lower vs AAC Brandon
Maturity similar to AAC Brandon
Very high falling numbers
MR for FHB with low DON accumulation
I to stripe rust
R to Bunt
R for leaf rust
MR for stem rust

AAC Stoughton VB

Top yielding midge tolerant variety
Standability better vs AAC Viewfield, AAC Brandon
- Height 3 cm more vs AAC Brandon but stands better
Yield was 9% higher vs AAC Brandon in registration trial data (won our 2025 yield demo)
Protein 1% lower vs AAC Brandon
Maturity similar to AAC Brandon (rated 1/2 a day later)
Very high falling numbers
MR for FHB
I to stripe rust
MR to Bunt
R for leaf rust
R for stem rust

SY Manness

Responds to high fertility and moisture (the CPS of CWRS category)
Very high yield potential
- SY Manness won our 2023 yield demo Grain Demo
- Highest yielding CWRS in 2020 MCVET (Manitoba RVT)
Strong standing
- Short semi-dwarf – equal AAC Viewfield
Medium to early maturity, 2 days earlier than Carberry
Improved protein, similar to Carberry

Oakman VB

Solid Stem for sawfly resistance
Stands very good, better vs AAC Brandon
Midge Tolerant & refuge is AAC Brandon
Height is similar to AAC Brandon
Protein is 0.7 less vs AAC Brandon
Resistance to stripe rust, stem rust, leaf rust, and common bunt
- Can show leaf type necrosis when resisting rust (leaf tip dieback)
Grain yield similar to AAC Brandon to slightly less (in 2025 demo plots its yield was = to AAC Brandon)
Stem solidness influenced by early summer weather (more clouds will mean more hollow stems) & 10% of the variety is the refuge AAC Brandon.

]]><![CDATA[The Best Durum Varieties for 2026]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:40:33 GMThttps://www.stampseeds.com/blog/the-best-durum-varieties-for-2026Should you only grow one durum variety? I'd suggest no, each season brings its own challenges and sometimes rain!
Some varieties seem to have more risk to bacterial streaming/blight. Some have more lodging risk, and others are longer season and some seem to respond better to PGR's
We have one customer blending AAC Stronghold and AAC Grainland on dryland to take advantage of the wet years vs dry as each one has a fit (see below)

AAC Brigham VB

Replaces AAC Succeed VB in our lineup
Medium season
107% of check
Good disease package
Stands well

AAC Schrader

I rating for FHB
Beat AAC Stronghold on a couple irrigation customers fields in 2025 and our 2024 seed crop
- we used 2 PGR passes in our 2024 crop
Medium maturity

AAC Stronghold

Solid stem for sawfly
Stands VG for a durum
Medium to long season
Yields better under higher moisture (over 40 bu range)
Can risk bacterial blight

AAC Grainland

Solid stem for sawfly
Yield stability when it's dry (under 40 bu range)
Rated Fair for lodging
Resistance to sprouting
Dark awns

AAC Frontier Fall 2026 launch:

R rating for ergot
I rating for FHB (Comparable to AAC Schrader)
R rating for leaf, stripe and stem rust
Hollow stem (sorry sawfly area customers)
Yielded well in our 2025 demo plots
https://grainswest.com/2025/01/new-durum-better-than-ever/

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