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Recent 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. 
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We will have a booth at Agri-Trade - Nov 5-7th in Red Deer, come and say hi!. See image below:  Is it possible to triple wheat yield? Interesting discovery: https://newatlas.com/science/mutant-wheat-triple-yields/ Here is a nice summary of the powdery mildew problem in canola in 2025: click here
We 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.
Western 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! Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk talks to RealAg about the current status of pulse trade talks: link here
RDAR has some cost share funding for virtual fencing from OFCAF funding:
https://abpdaily.com/health-production/rdar-expands-grazing-program-to-include-virtual-fencing/ Treatments:
Peat Inoculant on Seed for up to 30 Days
 We 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
 Should 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
AAC Schrader
AAC Stronghold
AAC Frontier Fall 2026 launch:
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.    TH4678RR continues to shine as the silage data comes in. Finishing with 29.4 tons/acre in this trial. It has awesome stay green to it, which keeps it moisture longer so you don't have to chase moistures with the chopper! TH4477 GT also did great in this trial as well! It is a dual purpose variety for Southern Alberta. Great silage yield potential as shown in this trial but also has great grain yield potential! Pricing is available now, talk to Blair at [email protected] or call the office 403-739-2233  TH4678RR is a new variety in the Thunderseed lineup for 2026. It has great plant height and amazing tonnage potential. It gives you great quality as well to really help pack on those pounds! Pricing is available now  Wheat yields can be as much as 25% higher when following a pulse crop Details here: https://canadianagronomist.ca/legume-contributions-to-nitrogen-nutrition-in-wheat/ or below: 
We carry a wide range of barley varieties because they are so unique! In these plots the yield is not as important as the relative yield to another variety, under the same management. These are not scientific or replicated, but we do have bookmark varieties on each end of the plots to make sure the plot is somewhat even. It is on irrigation and managed to the triticale field around the plots This demo was seeded April 28th and harvested Sept 8th. Plant stand targets were 25 plants on the barley with 10% mortality built in. 40 lbs of 11-52 was placed in seed row & 175 lbs of 46-0-0 was banded before seeding. Crop rotation was potatoes last year. A PGR (Moddus) was used on half the plot to try and showcase lodging and a fungicide was applied at the start of flowering on the whole plot. We did see lodging differences where there was a PGR applied. Medium to Good Moisture Situations The top 2 were Esma and SY Stanza - 2 European bred varieties that do well under medium to good moisture and stand well. They do risk lower bu weights if it does get dry late season. Esma - VUA on farm save seed SY Stanza - Can farm save one year off Cert on the same amount of acres. SY stanza won last years demo, it's registered as a malt but most using for a feed (If you liked Sirish this is its replacement in our lineup) Dryland: The top dryland variety where you are in the mid to low moisture situations: CDC Durango - many customers saying it beat their Austenson and other 2 row feed varieties AAC Synergy malt barley is often grown on dryland to have malt insurance coverage (in AB if you sign a malt contract) but is often used for feed due to bu weight. Malt: One variety we missed in our demo plots was AAC Synergy malt barley, some grow for malt but many grow for feed under dry conditions since it seems to do well and maintain bu weight. Bill Coors 100 was also good, (some customers had similar yields to their Esma) SY Stanza is registered as a malt (also a non GN) but most of our customer will use it as a feed or forage. 2 Row Grain or Forage Flex CDC Renegade is our 2 row smooth awn forage or grain flex variety. It's taller and can lay down more vs. our other varieties, but is a better choice vs. CDC Cowboy and CDC Maverick 6 Row Grain or Forage Flex New this season is AB Fortify to replace AB Tofield. AB Fortify is a super smooth awn with improved yields and our 6 row choice for 2026. We did have some lodging in our demo plots that impacted the grain yield. We do expect to sell out of this and if needed fall back on AB Tofield. We also had an experimental on each end of the plot that did very well, more to come on that over the next few seasons! The 3 crop pictures below are left to right in the plots to match the chart below.      We have introduced forage blends into our lineup. This year Blair planted three different blends to get a representation of how they would grow together. Blend #1 - CDC Haymaker forage oat, CDC Renegade 2 row smooth awn barley, 4010 forage pea Blend #2 - CDC Renegade 2 row smooth awn barley, Trical surge awnless spring triticale, CDC Haymaker forage oat. This blend would give you the option to spray for broadleaf weeds if you needed to! Blend #3 - CDC Renegade 2 row smooth awn barley, Trical Surge awnless spring triticale, 4010 forage pea, CDC Haymaker forage oat, SU Performer hybrid fall rye, Tadeus fall triticale, AAC Awesome soft white wheat Each of these plots were planted on May 27th, 2025 and harvested on August 28th, 2025. For the percentages on blends, please visit our forage blends page on our website!    Blair planted three different types of oats and forage sorghum after taking hybrid rye plots at milk stage timing, this was to mimic what a producer would do in his field. He planted CDC Byer, our new milling and double crop oat for 2026 against AAC Wesley and CDC Haymaker. Both CDC Byer and AAC Wesley have resistance against barley yellow dwarf virus, a disease that really took hold of double crop oats in 2024, some in 2025. CDC Haymaker is a traditional forage oat, is long season so not typically used for double cropping but can be used in a pinch. CDC Byer has a higher grain yield over AAC Wesley, this is why we switched to it. CDC Byer is a day behind AAC Wesley for heading timing, but with its higher grain yield, will see higher forage yields. Forage Sorghum continues to win the double cropping plots, but is behind oats for maturity which could prove to be a issue if there is an early frost in the fall Each plot was planted plant on June 27th,2025 and taken off on September 16th,2025    Canterra has a fantastic lineup again for the 2026 season. Whether you are looking for a liberty link or TruFlex or clearfield package for your farm, they have some of the best options for you. We have been Canterra members for a couple years now and absolutely love working with them and their products! Below are some of my picks for the 2025 season! CS4100 LL - Great pod shatter protection, mid maturing with great yields CS3000TF – Great yielding, standing variety that has a perfect fit for straight cutting. Short variety which gives it excellent standability CS3200TF – Brand new variety that has a 7+ rating on pod shatter, great yield potential. Fit for long season areas. CS3300TF – Brand new variety that also has a great pod shatter rating, 1st generation clubroot resistance which makes it a great fit for southern Alberta! Very early variety Contact Blair Balog at 403-634-4349 (call or text) or [email protected] for pricing or for any questions!
 Blair took the wheat and spring triticale plots off on August 6th at the soft dough stage. Surge spring triticale took the victory this year. It is an awnless variety that is great for silage and greenfeed. Here is our lineup for our soft wheat, GP wheat and spring triticale for 2026: Trical Surge spring triticale - Awnless, great for silage and greenfeed AB Sunbeam spring triticale - Awned, dual purpose, high grain yield and great forage potential Alotta GP wheat - High grain yield with lots of forage potential AAC Awesome VB GP soft white wheat - Great for grain and forage AAC Galore VB soft white wheat - Replacing AC Sadash in our lineup, great grain and forage yields   The barley plots were taken off on July 30th at the soft dough stage, a new 6 row smooth awn barley AB Fortify won the barley forage trial with CDC Durango and C15-314 tying for second. Here is what we have for our sales lineup for 2026 SY Stanza - replaces Sirish in our lineup Esma - Great irrigation variety CDC Durango - Great dryland variety that works under a pivot as well CDC Renegade - forage variety under irrigation, works great on dryland AB Fortify - replacing AB Tofield in our lineup, super smooth awns   TH4678 RR is a round up ready variety from Thunder Seed that is available for 2026. 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! There will be silage data available on this variety and others shortly!
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AuthorsBlair Balog - Seed Specialist at Stamp Seeds Archives
October 2025
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