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Hybrid fall rye net returns as a feed grain crop fall of 2022

17/8/2022

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Dryland Costs & Net Chart of fall rye to other crops:
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Irrigation Costs & Net Chart of fall rye to other crops:
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Silage yields for hybrid fall rye, winter wheat, fall triticale and 2 cuts of fall rye.

10/8/2022

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Forage Fall Crop Yield Trial Data
We had our demo plot field with all of our cereals including fall rye, winter wheat, soft wheats, barley, oats on it. We have taken silage samples for yield and also TDN and more. Blair Balog our seed specialist has compiled the fall crop forage information in a chart for you to make fall crop seed booking decisions with. Grain data will come when we have it. This in not replicated or scientific data, just side x side on small scale as we cut a 3'x10' spot and sent a sample to Down to Earth Labs to get these results.

Blair Balog:
Cell: 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com

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Tadeus Fall Triticale will be available next fall. (none this season)
For more detailed feed analysis, email blair@stampseeds.com 
Bigger images of these charts are located here https://www.stampseeds.com/forage-trials.html
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Hybrid Fall Rye Seed & Winter Wheat Seed Sales

10/8/2022

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Thank you for attending our summer events, we had a lot of fun touring the plots with you. There is still time to come and take a look at the plots, if you are in the area, as we will not be harvesting them for a bit. 

Harvest Starts Today
We started harvest today with CDC Lewochko pea, AAC Julius pea, & AAC Coldfront winter wheat. Next up will be KWS Serafino Hybrid rye mid week.

Fall Sales
Winter wheat & hybrid fall rye pricing is available now. Customers have had increased yields wth hybrid rye over winter wheats and of course spring cereals and finding homes in the feed market for rye at slightly lower vs feed wheat values but with net returns being better vs other crops. 
I have more details on hybrid rye sales and agronomy below or click this link https://www.stampseeds.com/hybrid-fall-rye.html

Rye Week
Look on our Twitter @stampseeds for the hashtag #RyePro to follow along with our rye week later this week with tips and tricks on growing rye. (and fall crops in general)

Rye Buyers
Please contact us for a current list blair@stampseeds.com

Bacterial Blight
PCDMN sent a tweet about bacterial blight in cereals. It seems to be becoming more of an issue. Click here to see the thread.

​Details on ​Hybrid Fall Rye
Many people are growing hybrid fall rye for its yield, weed suppressing ability, flexibility and net returns. There are milling and distilling markets but many feeders are using it as an alternative economic feed source. A win/win for the crop farmer and animal farmer.
More details of feed use here & forage use here.

Hybrid fall rye is sold by the unit, 1 unit is 1 million viable seeds. 
Farmers target 0.8 of a unit per ac. If the crop is for forage use, organics, or you are seeding late in the fall the use rate could increase.
The amount of lbs per unit will change depending on the seed lot due to germination and seed size. Most seed lots are between 70-90 lbs per unit (56-80 lbs per ac use rate)
We can fill tote bags and usually have some in the warehouse ready to sell in 28 unit bag sizes (35 ac)
Even flowering timing is critical to reduce ergot risk so even seeding depth, slow seeding speeds and any residue management ahead of time is important. 

Hybrid fall rye:
  • Has short strong straw for rye, suitable for irrigation or dry land​
  • Excellent grain quality with plump seeds and excellent falling numbers for rye milling
  • Hybrid yield potential 20-40% more than traditional rye varieties, preforms well under stress
    • Amazing potential on dry land​ and irrigation
    • Rye has double the root system of winter wheat so can scavenge for water and nutrients
  • Strong winter survivability
  • Silage yield potential very high with good quality and early harvest
    • ​Some farms double crop by cutting the rye before heading and allowing it to regrow. Others are silaging rye in early July and plant oats following the rye silage.
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Summer Tour

23/7/2022

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Join us July 26 for our Main Summer Tour, for a look at new varieties of barley, wheat, durum, hybrid rye, winter wheat, & more!
We have brisket for lunch so please RSVP to greg@stampseeds.com in case I need to order more :)                                     
Location: 1.5 Miles West & 1.5 Miles North of Enchant on RR 190 https://goo.gl/maps/H4636GCPUSDJBgnZ7

Our yield trial plots look very good this season and the rain storm from a week ago had caused some lodging so each variety is showing its lodging risk.
Blair is doing forage testing across many of them so we can compare crop type and timing with forage yields and quality as well as grain yields.

Winter wheat & Hybrid fall rye pricing is available now. We have hybrid fall rye inventory on hand now and will have new crop winter wheat coming soon.

For any seed bookings you can call Blair Balog at 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com
You may also continue to contact myself if you like.

Summer Tour Date
Our main summer tour will be held Tuesday July 26th at 9 am:

​Main Event - Summer Tour
Tuesday, July 26th  2022 - Enchant, AB
Location: 1.5 Miles West of Enchant & 1.5 Miles North on RR190 https://goo.gl/maps/H4636GCPUSDJBgnZ7

9:00 am    Refreshments 
9:15 am    Variety Yield Trial Comparisons With High Management: Greg Stamp - Stamp Seeds
    Barley: Churchill (New), Bill Coors 100, Synergy, AB Hauge (New), Austenson, Kellie (New), Esma (New), Sirish, AB Tofield (New)
   Wheat: Brandon, Hockley (New), Hodge VB (New), PT5003 (New), Wheatland VB, LeRoy VB
    Soft Wheat: Awesome, Sadash, Paramount
    Durum: Vantta (New), Weyburn VB (New), GoldNet (New), Succeed VB, Stronghold
I rating for FHB Durum - AAC Schrader (New)
Yellow Pea - CDC Lewochko (New) & AAC Julius (New)
Barley - TR14617 low GN barley for distilling & malt (New)
Forage Barley - CDC Renegade, 2 row smooth awn feed / forage (New)
Hybrid Fall Rye & Winter Wheat - yield trials
Winter Wheat - AAC Coldfront (New)
Winter Triticale - Tadeus (New)
Wireworm Control - Seed treatment update with BASF - Teraxxa F4

Lunch Provided
RSVP: greg@stampseeds.com 
CCA credits will be available
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Thanks for Attending our Fall Crops Tour!

21/6/2022

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We had about 50 people attend our fall crops tour, thank you to the speakers and all who came to the hybrid rye and winter wheat tour!
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Hybrid Fall Rye Sales Details

20/6/2022

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Details on ​Hybrid Fall Rye
Many people are growing hybrid fall rye for its yield, weed suppressing ability, flexibility and net returns. There are milling and distilling markets but many feeders are using it as an alternative economic feed source. A win/win for the crop farmer and animal farmer.
More details of feed use here & forage use here.

Hybrid fall rye is sold by the unit, 1 unit is 1 million viable seeds. 
Farmers target 0.8 of a unit per ac. If the crop is for forage use, organics, or you are seeding late in the fall the use rate could increase.
The amount of lbs per unit will change depending on the seed lot due to germination and seed size. Most seed lots are between 70-90 lbs per unit (56-80 lbs per ac use rate)
We can fill tote bags and usually have some in the warehouse ready to sell in 28 unit bag sizes (35 ac)
Even flowering timing is critical to reduce ergot risk so even seeding depth, slow seeding speeds and any residue management ahead of time is important. 

Hybrid fall rye:
  • Has short strong straw for rye, suitable for irrigation or dry land​
  • Excellent grain quality with plump seeds and excellent falling numbers for rye milling
  • Hybrid yield potential 20-40% more than traditional rye varieties, preforms well under stress
    • Amazing potential on dry land​ and irrigation
    • Rye has double the root system of winter wheat so can scavenge for water and nutrients
  • Strong winter survivability
  • Silage yield potential very high with good quality and early harvest
    • ​Some farms double crop by cutting the rye before heading and allowing it to regrow. Others are silaging rye in early July and plant oats following the rye silage.
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Pea Fractionation Plants

20/6/2022

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I went to Phyto Organix grower meetings this week. They are planning to build a 40,000 MT pea protein plant at Strathmore. These types of facilities will change the types of pea varieties we are growing and the pea market in general. This season we will have CDC Lewochko yellow pea along with AAC Chrome and AAC Delhi. CDC Lewochko is a new higher protein variety with good yields and lodging resistance. AAC Julius is 1.5 years away and has small seed size, top yields, lodging resistance and high protein.
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Summer Tours and Fall Crops

20/6/2022

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Hybrid fall rye pricing is out now.  We have inventory on hand ready to ship.

We have a new to us forage Sorghum available and will stand like corn for fall grazing. You use 10-12 lbs per ac and it is $2.49 per lb. Details below.

Our billing department is behind so it may take a few extra weeks to get an invoice. On that note we are hiring a book keeper/corporate controller if you know of someone, have them send us a resume. 

Field Signs
We would be happy to put a sign on your field, let us know the land location or google pin if you would like one. 

Late Seeded Options
We are starting to get a few calls about fall crop bookings, and still shipping cover crops, forages (alfalfa & grasses), as well as oats. If you plan to double crop oats or barley or sorghum let us know ASAP as supplies will not be as good this year vs most years but we have brought some oats in.

Grasses, Alfalfa, Blends, Cover Crops
We have been working with Imperial Seed on alfalfa, grasses, blends, & cover crop mixes. https://imperialseed.com shows all the product available to us, please order weeks early so we can make sure it's on time for you.
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Plant Growth Regular Study in Western Canada (PGR)

20/6/2022

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Here is a link to a PGR study in Western Canada on winter crops we thought you would find interesting: ​https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/csc2.20472
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Corn is out of the ground!

1/6/2022

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With the cool spring we have had in Southern Alberta, corn has taken its time to get out of the ground. Anything that was planted early is almost at the same growth stage as fields that were planted later. Looking at the forecast ahead, corn should really take off from here. Be sure to get those in-crop sprays in while you can!
 
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Field Signs & Hybrid Rye and Winter Wheat Tour & Double Cropping Options

29/5/2022

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We are starting to put signs up, and are happy to put one on your field, so let us know the land location or send a google pin if you want one.

We will be hosting our Fall Crop Tour on Tuesday, June 21st at 9:00 - 11:30 am
Location is 1.5 miles West of Enchant & 1.5 miles North on RR 190, or use this Google pin
We will be looking at hybrid fall rye, traditional rye, winter wheat, winter barley (a mostly failed plot). We will be talking grain production, forage use and cover crop planning.

We are starting to get a few calls about fall crop bookings, and still shipping cover crops, forages (alfalfa & grasses), as well as oats. If you plan to double crop oats or barley let us know ASAP as supplies will not be as good this year vs most years.

If you still have some acres you are looking to fill in, we still have some seed:
  • AAC Chrome yellow pea
  • Sirish - a malt on the AFSC list, short stature, can push it with fertility
  • Esma - yields very well with equal management to traditional varieties, short stature
  • AAC Synergy - 2 row malt variety
  • CDC Arborg milling oat (limited supply and can be used as a forage)
  • Wheat (limited availability and OK soft wheat supply)
  • Mustard - it can be a shorter season crop if we do start getting rains on dryland

Grasses, Alfalfa, Blends, Cover Crops
We have been working with Imperial Seed on alfalfa, grasses, blends, & cover crop mixes. https://imperialseed.com shows all the product available to us, please order weeks early so we can make sure it's on time for you.

Summer Tour Date
Save the Date.
Our main summer tour will be held Tuesday July 26th.
More details to follow.

Thanks for reading, see below for Blair's Intorduction.
Greg
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Late crop options, forage crops, double cropping, & summer crop tours

20/5/2022

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It's still very dry in our area!
We are done seeding and the irrigation acres have pivots rolling. Fall rye and winter wheat in crop spraying is complete. 

If you still have some acres you are looking to fill in, we still have some seed:
  • AAC Chrome yellow pea
  • Sirish - a malt on the AFSC list, short stature, can push it with fertility
  • Esma - yields very well with equal management to traditional varieties, short stature
  • AAC Synergy - 2 row malt variety
  • CDC Endure milling oat (limited supply and can be used as a forage)
  • Wheat (limited availability and OK soft wheat supply)

New Seed Sales Specialist:
I am excited to introduce our new Seed Sales Specialist - Blair Balog, please see his full introduction below (lower in this email)Blair Balog:
Cell: 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com
Blair is our corn expert and has a number of grain and  silage corn trials in the ground with cooperator farmers. He does have some walk up bags of corn seed available if you want to try a few this spring.
Blair and I will be teaming up on all crop sales as well so you can contact either of us for your seed needs.

Double Crop Forage Options
If you do need some double cropping forage options do book early as many seed lots will not be as available as normal.
Link to the varieties page on our website 

Grasses, Alfalfa, Blends, Cover Crops
We have been working with Imperial Seed on alfalfa, grasses, blends, & cover crop mixes. https://imperialseed.com shows all the product available to us, please order weeks early so we can make sure it's on time for you.

Acre Projections
I think pea acres and barley acres will be down a little bit this season based on talking to farmers across the prairies. The wheat and canola markets being strong and barley not taking the drought well last season will help that happen. The late start in some areas may cause peas to be reduced as well. 

Summer Tour Dates
We will be hosting our winter wheat & hybrid fall rye tour & info day Tuesday June 21st.
Our main summer tour will be held Tuesday July 26th.
More details to follow..

Below: Greg Stamp in AAC Network winter wheat ​& Blair Balog in a new winter triticale variety
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Introducing Blair Balog

19/5/2022

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Delayed post written early April:

It is very dry here! 


We started seeding AAC Awesome VB SWGP on dryland on April 1 and also have our irrigated CDC 219-16 faba beans in the ground. 

We will be closed this Friday, April 15th for Easter. 

New Seed Sales Specialist:
I am excited to introduce our new Seed Sales Specialist - Blair Balog, please see his full introduction and below (lower in this email)Blair Balog:
Cell: 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com

Seed Ideas 2022
Sales of HRSW has picked up recently, Durum sales seem up slightly and some forecasts indicate more acres.
Barley sales seems the slow one this spring, maybe it was the heat/drought impact on that crop last year that has people avoiding it.
GP/Soft wheats (AAC Paramount VB / AAC Awesome VB) soft wheat seems slow considering how tight the feed wheat spread is to HRSW with a large yield bump vs HRSW.

On barley if you are in a medium to higher moisture area we have two European style 2 row barleys that can significantly out yield normal barley varieties and also have better standability with shorter straw.
Sirish - a malt on the AFSC list, can push it with fertility, stands well.
Esma - yields very well with equal management to traditional varieties. 

Flax sales have been strong and acres of brown and yellow will be up.
Mustard sales of all types have been strong.

Corn sales are up this season after some strong results last year with Thunder Seed varieties.

Oat acres will be up this season, and oat seed for forage or cover crops, double crops will be short as seed supplies across the prairies were very low.
Many people are using barley this spring as a cover before seeding specialty crops as it can tolerate edge herbicide. I have a few very nice seed lots for cover crop barley. If you do need some double cropping forage options do book early as many seed lots will not be as available as normal.
Link to the varieties page on our website 

Thanks, for reading, see below for Blair's Intorduction.
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Winter Wheat Yield Trial 2021

6/1/2022

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•Seeded Oct 7 – plus had extreme wind erosion that impacted the plots

•AAC Network 152 lbs
•AAC Wildfire 168 lbs
•AAC Network 152 lbs
•blend 158 lbs
•all had Raxil Pro & Stress Shield

Winter wheat yields equal in these plots
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2021 Wheat, Durum, Barley Trial Details​

6/1/2022

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About the Trial:
•Seeded late April meaning they were at the perfect time to be impacted by the heat in late June.
•Yields, yield differences, standability may be impacted vs other seasons
•Keep in mind this is not scientific or replicated and is on irrigation
•Dry land recommendations may be different
•The plots were shorter due to heat stunting
•Plots had about 1' of rain on them at maturity.
•Thanks to P & H Vulcan & Cargill Lethbridge for grading

•Flax stubble, some tillage = wind erosion,
•30 plants target on barley (but 1 Bill Coors 100 at 20 plants) = 121 lbs to 184 lbper ac
•40 plants for wheat – 161 to 233 lbs per ac
•April 10 300 lbs 46-0-0
•April 12 120 lbs per ac 11-52 and tilled in
•April 29 seeded.
•June 8 modus stellar and axial 

•July 2, prosaro xtr
•Extreme heat in June impacted the plots as the 2 row barley did not head past the boot stage and lodging was not a factor in the crop
Wheatland VB was the leader for HRS wheat with Russel VB,  LeRoy VB and Redberry very close.
For Durum Succeed VB and Stronghold where the leaders with Grainland and Alloy very close
For barley it was a tight group other than AB Tofield 6 row
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Thunder Seeds Silage Corn Winner

6/1/2022

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TH 4072 rr corn was the winner near Coaldale on irrigation in 2021 for silage, This variety will make a great early season grain corn as its only 2025 CHU. So if you are looking for the highest yielding corn variety for grain or silage 4072 would be a good fit.
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New Crop Contract Options with Faba Bean, Malt Barley, Mustard

21/11/2021

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We are cleaning AAC Wheatland VB HRSW Wheat and moving into AAC Paramount VB Soft Wheat next. Many varieties are ready for pickup or close (awaiting testing) if you want to get seed home now. We are able to treat in the winter, but aim for above 0 C temps.
Sales have been very busy and some varieties or crops will be sold out before Christmas. Seed conversions have been earlier and busier than normal this year which has been why I have been slow sending out these emails and updating the website.

Pre-Pay
Our pre-pay discount date is Dec 15th, we do have a number of invoices to send out and on most of these we are waiting on final seed treat pricing before sending them. Keep in mind we do 5% off on pre-pays of inoculant and seed treat. Seed this season ranges from $0.50-$2 per bu depending on crop type for pre-pay discounts invoiced before Dec 15th.

Fabelle Faba Bean New Crop Contracts
Faba Canada is currently contracting new crop Fabelle faba beans at $14 per bu picked up in your yard.
For irrigation acres they will price the whole crop 85-100 bu per ac at $14 at your yard with an act of God allowing you to secure your entire crop at current prices! They are also contracting other areas of the prairies as well.
Faba beans fix 30% more N vs. peas, are not susceptible to aphanomyces root rot and stand well.
Fabelle yields about 5-20% above other varieties of faba beans depending on area. Check out Alberta Pulse Growers Commission RVT App for details.
Brad Goudy of Faba Canada: 780-803-2240 info@fabacanada.com

Bill Coors 100 Malt Barley New Crop
MolsonCoors irrigated malt barley contract price sounds like it will be around $10 per bu on new crop on whole crop on irrigation, picked up in your yard. Cody Shick (Montana & AB rep) 406-697-3838 cody.shick@molsoncoors.com
North of Highway 1 & in SK Canada Malt is contracting Bill Coors 100 also.
Bill Coors 100 will yield like a feed type, be up to 5 days earlier, stand well, and tillers well so lower seeding stands are used.

Mustard Seed
New crop contracts look pretty attractive for mustard and we have seed available in sizes of 50 lb, 500 kg and 1000 kg bag sizes. Our website is not fully up to date with each variety..
  • Brown: Centennial (conventional) - bare or treated with Helix Vibrance
  • Brown: AAC Brown 18 - hybrid, 20%+ yields, only comes with Helix Vibrance
  • Yellow: Andante (conventional) - bare or treated with Helix Vibrance
  • Yellow: AAC Yellow 80, 10% yield adv NEW! , only comes with Helix Vibrance
  • Oriental: (all conventional types) Cutlass, Vulcan, Forage  - bare or treated with Helix Vibrance

Dec 16th,  Event - Seed Update
Thursday, Dec 16th, 2021 - Enchant, AB 
Location: Stamp Seeds Office

9:00 am  Refreshments

9:15 am
  • Yield Trials Recap: Greg Stamp
  • High Protein Pea, Flax Markets: Christos Lygouriatis - VP XPT Grain
  • New Crop Contracting Options: Greg Stamp
  • Faba Bean Fractionation & Contracts: Brad Goudy - Faba Canada
  • Seed Variety Update: Greg Stamp
  • Lunch
RSVP: greg@stampseeds.com
CCA credits will be available
All local health requirements will be followed
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Now Hiring: Office and Accounting Clerk

17/11/2021

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Office and Accounting Clerk
Stamp Seeds is a growing and modern family owned seed farm, seed retail and seed processing business. We are a customer-oriented company, located at the town of Enchant Alberta. 
 
For more details on our company visit:   www.stampseeds.com
 
We are currently looking for a person to fill the position for an Office and Accounting Clerk
Main Duties:
Inventory Management Process and Procedures & Transactional Postings
  • Sales Orders and Scale Tickets Preparation
  • Seed Transfers and Movement Records
  • Bin and Tote Inventory Transactions
Seed Industry Related Paperwork
  • Crop Insurance Filing
  • Crop Inspection Submissions
Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material
Management and stock orders for office supplies
Point of first contact for visitors to our office & telephone calls
Human resources tasks as assigned
 
Employment Requirements:
Completion of post-secondary school is required
Career focused
Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Ability to complete tasks, within an environment of continual interruptions and distractions
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Capable using computer programs such as word, excel
Self-motivation and desire to continually improve
Previous office administration experience an asset
Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License
 
Applications
Please send resume to the attention of employment recruiter to: greg@stampseeds.com
Posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found
Stamp Seeds offers a competitive hourly wage (NOC-1431) and employee benefits program.
We thank those that apply, those selected for an interview will be contacted.


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October 17th, 2021

17/10/2021

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Harvest 2021 is complete and ended nicely for us. In the field, drought conditions continue. Currently we are busy cleaning Barley seed.

 Some seed varieties are priced and some we are still working on. Early pay discounts will be more this season and 25% down to hold seed as it is such a variable season for supplies.

I have sent Corn Seed prices to some of you, if you need a price please let me know as October is the best month to buy for discounts on corn. Below we have corn booking options (now is the best price) and then HRSW and Durum yield trial info.

Corn
We have pricing out for corn hybrids from Thunder Seed corn, and for October invoicing that can mean a range of $192.50-249.70 per bag for October pricing on some great varieties that are worth a try vs corn you are currently growing.

Grain Corn: https://www.thunderseed.com/canadian-grain-corn-2/
  • 2025 CHU New! 4072rr (non VT2P) is a 72 day with big cobs, shows really well, great easy vigour for early seeding, early dry down, good test weight!
  • 2025 CHU 6072 VT2P similar to the above but with dual protection trait, New!
  • 2100 CHU 6875 VT2P 75 day - industry standard
  • 2150 CHU TH 4076 HDRR thats 76 day or 2150 chu
  • 2225 CHU New! TH6278 VT2P 78 day - big cobs, early vigour, handles variable acres well. good stay green with fast dry down. Worth a try!
  • Higher CHU grain corn available, contact me for details

Silage Corn: https://www.thunderseed.com/canadian-silage-corn/
  • 2100 CHU 6875vt2p 75 day
  • 2150 CHU TH 4076 HDRR thats 76 day with high digestibility for more value per mt of silage
  • 2225 CHU New! TH6278 VT2P at 2225 chu 78 day with nice stay green to it, more dent, good in variable field situations
  • 2250 CHU 4126rr - big plant, big cob, big leaf, good out of ground and economical as a straight rr. Competes well with 1047
  • 2300 CHU 6180 VT2P - big plant and leaf and cob
  • 2450 CHU TH6183 VT2P has good stay green, really tall showy plant
  • 2550 CHU 6185 VT2P 85 day 
  • 2675 CHU 4188 rr (no VT2P) - economical workhorse variety

Grazing: you want a verity that hangs on:
  • Lower CHU varieties available from shorter season areas but in our area these are mainly used:
  • 2450 CHU TH6183 VT2P, 83 day, has good stay green, a really tall showy plant
  • 2550 CHU 6185 VT2P 85 day
  • 2675 CHU in the 4188 rr (not vt2p) 88 day - if you want economy a tried and true 88 day we grew some if this one this season and it does well and stands great in winter.

Non GM Corn
A few people are also trying some non herbicide tolerant corn hybrids from De Dell to reduce seed cost as they were already using residual herbicides in corn https://imperialseed.com/portfolio-items/corn/


HRSW & Durum Trial
These trials were seeded late April meaning they were at the perfect time to be impacted by the heat in late June. Yields, yield differences, standability may be impacted vs other seasons. Keep in mind this is not scientific or replicated and is on irrigation, so dry land recommendations may be different. The plots were shorter due to heat stunting and had about 1' of rain on at maturity.
Barley results will be coming in a later email. Thanks to P&H Vulcan for grading.

AAC Wheatland along with AAC Russel VB (new) and AAC Leroy Vb toped the wheat plots.
Durum plots were led by AAC Stronghold (available also this season from us) & AAC Succeed VB
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Durum Seed

4/9/2021

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We are about 60% done harvest as some crop stems are taking their time to mature. Faba beans, canola and flax remain to be harvested. Fall crop sales have been very good this season and there is still plenty of time for fall crop seeding.

We have our yield trials harvested but I have not had time to send for grading, or enter any data.
I have been answering many calls about durum seed pricing / availability.
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Durum Seed:
We have cleaned certified seed of old crop Alloy, and Succeed VB. I can also source Precision & Spitfire both old crop.

It is a challenging market to set prices in, so we are doing an early pay/pickup program on Durum.
We have not set a spring price but, if you are wanting a price for take home now in September or pay and hold, I can get you a price.

New crop durum 
GoldNet (New) & Stronghold & Grainland we may need more time to price those.

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New Hybrid Rye Seed, New Winter Wheat Seed, Cover Crops for Soil Erosion, New Winter Wheat Buyer, Forage Use of Hybird Fall Rye, Seeding Dates of Winter Wheat & Rye

22/8/2021

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Below: KWS Sarafino hybrid fall rye seed

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We are about 40% done harvest but a few showers this week have slowed us down. Sales of fall crops has picked up after recent rains.

Our cleaning plant has been running constanty, as all of our Hybird Fall Rye is cleaned, AAC Wildfire Winter Wheat is clean and we will be starting on AAC Network Tuesday.
We have started seeding fall rye on dryland (traditional type) and will move to our hybrid after that. For us this could be a week too early but we had the people available and it rained!
This email has a few different points:
  • Winter wheat vs. Hybrid rye
  • Cover crops for erosion control
  • Fall crop seeding dates
  • New winter wheat variety
    • New winter wheat buyer
  • New rye variety
  • Forage use of hybrid fall rye
  • Fall triticale

Winter Wheat vs Hybird Rye
I talked with a customer who grew AAC Wildfire winter wheat and Hybird rye.
He had 35 bu winter wheat and 68 bu KWS Serafino Hybird Rye this season. If selling into the feed market you will be discounted for the rye but the yield difference is quite big and costs to grow are fairly similar this season. This makes the rye very attractive as I think there is a difference of $240 per ac with those yields into the feed market. The key is to seed your rye a week earlier vs winter wheat so it can tiller out.

Oats or Rye for a Cover Crop
We have Oats and Traditional Rye on hand.
Some people are using oats after beans or other crops that leave the soil bare. Oats allows maximum rotation flexibility as you can go to any crop next. Rye is used by some so have green cover in the spring as well but if going to a cereal you need to make sure it is fully killed off so you have no surprises in your cereal crop.
Some try to get these covers on as soon as possible (spread before harvest or after windrowed or right as you harvest)

Fall Crop Seeding Dates
For people not grazing, Aug 20th in the central regions and Aug 25th in the South is the earliest we typically see fall crops seeded. Hybrid Rye does better with time to tiller out in the fall. Crop insurance deadlines for fall crops is Sept 20th North of the Bow River and September 30th South of the Bow River.

A flyer listing the options of fall crops is lower in the email and you can take a look here: Hybrid Fall Rye or Winter Wheat

We can price and organize seed (including treated seed) delivered to your yard if needed.

Why do we stress the importance of fungicide and insecticide treated winter crops? Take a look at Dr. Brian Beres research on winter wheat: Seed treatments on winter wheat article
 
New Winter Wheat Launching This Fall
AAC Network launches this fall. It should yield about equal to AAC Wildfire. We are taking bookings now. 
AAC Network has:
  • Top yields
  • Shorter season vs wildfire
  • Good winter hardiness
  • High protein (good AAC Gateway replacement)
  • Shorter stature vs AAC Wildfire with better lodging resistance
  • I rating to FHB


AAC Wildfire is still available and has VG winter hardiness with top yields

Winter Wheat Buyer:
Jules Beauchemin, jules@moulinsdesoulanges.com , office: 450-265-3005
Jules is with Les Moulins de Soulanges inc (mill) in Quebec and he is looking for around 1000 MT to 2000 MT of commercial AAC Wildfire or AAC Network by container and cleaned, but can handle railcar and can clean there. If nothing else it may be a nice outlet for next season if you do not have supply this year. 

New Hybrid Rye Launching This Fall
KWS Serafino officially launches this fall after a soft launch last season.
  • Top yields
  • Low ergot risk
  • Improved standability
  • VG winter hardiness and falling numbers


KWS Daniello is still available and has VG winter hardiness with top yields and is a nice flex variety for grain or forage
KWS Propower Hybrid Fall Rye for forage use. Information on feed use studies, forage use studies and agronomy research, details here.

 
How are some customers using Hybrid Fall Rye as a forage?
  1. Seeding in the spring and grazing multiple times that year, then using again the next year for grazing or silage
    • Blending with a spring silage crop so it regrows after
  2. Seeding in the fall
    • Silage at boot stage for a high quality high protein crop (Late May)
      • The rye will regrow for a second cut or more grazing as its taken before flowering
      • Spray before cutting, then seed oats or barley in early June for a silage crop or grain crop if you have the season. (Spray it so you don't get random volunteer rye, as it can be prone to ergot on own)
    • Silage at Milk Stage late June to early July (if left longer it loses nutrients and becomes hard to cut and pack and does not gain more yield)
      • can re-plant to oats for forage (barley does not do well in the heat)
Hybrid Fall Rye is a scavenger and is a more efficient user of nutrients and water. Rye's root structure is double that of winter wheat with better winter hardiness and much faster early season growth. More details here on rye management: Hybrid Fall Rye 
Fall crops use moisture earlier in the season, provide weed competition and typically avoid heat blasting and fungicide issues such as FHB.


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Forage Crops
  • Alfalfa & Grasses of all types - need to pre-order
  • Cover crops and grazing blends (see below)
  • CDC Haymaker Forage Oat

Winter Triticale Seed
We have not done very much with Winter Triticale in the past and usually have some people asking about it. We did source 1800 bu of Metzger Winter Triticale so if you need it let me know.


Below: AAC Network winter wheat
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Fall Rye Seed & Winter Wheat Seed

22/8/2021

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Below:Hybrid Fall Rye seeded Aug 27 2020 with pictures from: Nov 2, April 27, May 14, and May 26th.
Thanks for joining our summer tours, it was nice to visit with everyone!

I have talked to many people across Western Canada and the majority of them have very poor crops. We are 25% done harvest with no slow down in sight. Our dryland crops were very poor.  The crops that have been the best ones were the March seeded peas (may have caught an additional rain vs the rest) and the fall rye. (all was poor) The Irriagted crops are maturing fast. I have a guide on desiccation timing at the bottom of the email.
We are cleaning Daniello rye now and then will move to Propwer rye, Serafino rye, Network winter wheat and then Wildfire winter wheat.

Fall Crop Bookings
Right now there are a number of farms on the fence about fall crops but if a rain comes there could be lots of acres booked. If you are going to graze the crop you could seed now. If not the earliest you may want to go with a fall crop is Aug 20 in the central regions and Aug 25 in the South. Hybrid rye does better with time to tiller out in the fall. Crop insurance deadlines for fall crops is Sept 20 North of the Bow river and September 30th South of the Bow river.

A flyer listing the options of fall crops is lower in the email and you can take a look here: Hybrid Fall Rye or Winter Wheat

We can price and organize seed (including treated seed) delivered to your yard if needed.

Why do we stress the importance of fungicide and insecticide treated winter crops? Take a look at Dr. Brian Beres research on winter wheat: Seed treatments on winter wheat article
 
New Winter Wheat Launching This Fall
AAC Network launches this fall. It should yield about equal to AAC Wildfire. We are taking bookings now. 
AAC Network has:
  • Top yields
  • Shorter season vs wildfire
  • Good winter hardiness
  • High protein (good AAC Gateway replacement)
  • Shorter stature vs AAC Wildfire with better lodging resistance
  • I rating to FHB

AAC Wildfire is still available and has VG winter hardiness with top yields

New Hybrid Rye Launching This Fall
KWS Serafino officially launches this fall after a soft launch last season.
  • Top yields
  • Low ergot risk
  • Improved standability
  • VG winter hardiness and falling numbers

KWS Daniello is still available and has VG winter hardiness with top yields and is a nice flex variety for grain or forage
KWS Propower Hybrid Fall Rye for forage use. Information on feed use studies, forage use studies and agronomy research, details here.
 
How are some customers using hybrid fall rye as a forage?
  1. Seeding in the spring and grazing multiple times that year and then using again the next year for grazing or silage
    • Blending with a spring silage crop so it regrows after
  2. Seeding in the fall
    • Silage at boot stage for a high quality high protein crop (late may)
      • The rye will regrow for a second cut or more grazing as its taken before flowering
      • Spray before cutting and then seed oats or barley in early June for a silage crop or grain crop if you have the season. (spray it so don't get random vol rye as can be prone to ergot on own)
    • Silage at milk stage late June to early July (don't want to leave longer as loses nutrients and becomes hard to cut and pack and wont gain more yield)
      • can re plant to oats for forage (barley doesn't not do well in the heat)
Hybrid fall rye is a scavenger and is a more efficient user of nutrients and water. Rye's root structure is double that of winter wheat with better winter hardiness and much faster early season growth. More details here on rye management: Hybrid Fall Rye 
Fall crops use moisture earlier in the season, provide weed competition and typically avoid heat blasting and fungicide issues such as FHB.

Forage Crops
  • Alfalfa & grasses of all types - need to pre-order
  • Cover crops and grazing blends (see below)
  • CDC Haymaker Forage Oat

Winter Triticale Seed
We have not done very much with winter triticale in the past and usually have some people asking about it. We did source 1800 bu of Metzger winter triticale so if you need it let me know.
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Hybrid rye article in the Canadian Cattleman Magazine

21/6/2021

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Hybird fall rye article on seed production and uses of hybrid fall rye in the Canadian Cattleman Magazine
https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/crops/forages/hybrid-fall-rye-offers-high-yield-flexibility-to-beef-producers/
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Summer Tours, Winter Wheat & Hybrid Fall Rye Seed

20/6/2021

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It has been a dry start to 2021 in Southern Alberta. Dryland crops are suffering and falling behind. Irrigation crops are looking very good.

It's the SIGN time of the year! Let me know if I can look at your crop and put a sign in your field.

Summer Tours with CCA Credits
Both of our summer events will be happening in July.  One Rye/Winter Wheat day and two days of our Annual Summer Tour.
Details of the tour are below. Both tours are 0.5 Miles West & 1.5 Miles North of Enchant on RR 185 (click for google maps location) Please RSVP to brooke@stampseeds.com  the event or date(s).

Tuesday July 6th at 9 am Hybrid Rye/Winter Wheat - field day

Wednesday July 21st & Thursday July 22nd at 9 am: Annual Summer Tour (same tour each day so pick 1 day)

We may need to travel to a second location for the the rye tour and look at a seed production hybrid fall rye field as our plots were seeded in October and had enough wind erosion this winter that they look quite poor.

Fall Crop Bookings
We have had a larger than normal start to bookings of winter wheat and fall rye seed. A Flyer listing the options of fall crops is below and in a few weeks we will email out details on each varieties attributes or you can take a look here: Hybird Fall Rye or Winter Wheat

Forage Crops
  • Alfalfa & grasses of all types - need to pre-order
  • Cover crops and grazing blends (see below)
  • Sunray Spring Triticale (handles drought well)
  • CDC Haymaker Forage Oat (1500 bu)
  • KWS Propower Hybird Fall Rye for forage use. Information on feed use studies, forage use studies and agronomy research, details here.
 
Soft Wheat, CPS Wheat & Winter Wheat Buyer
I was contacted by a Vancouver mill buying and looking to deal directly with farmers on grain picked up in your yard. Originally they asked about Soft Wheats and CPS Wheat but I mentioned that Winter Wheat may mill like a CPS. I do not know them well so seller beware and do your due diligence ask if licensed & bonded, I looked on the CGC website and did not seed this company specially but its possible they buy under a different name.
Sukh Gill:    778 384 4774     sukh@nafmfoods.com     https://nafmfoods.com
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June 15th, 2021

15/6/2021

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Shipping season slowed down for us about a week ahead of normal in 2021. Now we are focusing on forage crops and cover crops.

Need cover crops or foage crops?

Forage Crops:
  • Alfalfa & grasses of all types - need to pre order
  • AB Cattlelac 6 Row Barley
  • AAC Awesome VB GP Soft Wheat (200 bu)
  • Sunray Spring Triticale
  • CDC Arborg Milling Oat (1000 bu), CDC Haymaker Forage Oat (1500 bu)
  • KWS Propower hybird fall rye for forage use. Information on feed use studies, forage use studies and agronomy research, details here.

Cover Crops
Below:  An irrigated field was seeded mid to late August to a mix of tillage radish, buckwheat, clover, fall rye, and phacelia. More cover crop info
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