b"The team at Corns Seeds in Grassy Lake, Alta. (L-R) David Loewen, Poncho Loewen, Johan Loewen, Bryan Corns, Gary Corns, Brenda Corns, Abe Neufeld,and Whitney Corns.PHOTO: BEV VAN ESCorns Seeds has really tremendous experience on triticalegrown throughout Alberta. Whitney points out that in the Alberta market, especially in the southeastern part of Canada and U.S.Seed Guide seed listings you will now see more listings for different Corns Seeds provides FCDC with all (the) support to market andtypes of forage grasses.promote our released triticale varieties, Aljarrah explains in aWe've been doing this for decades. And a big part of it is phone interview.everything we do sell and retail on our farm, we do use on our own Bryan, Whitneys uncle, is a regular guest speaker for FCDC atoperation, she says. Our cattle operation has given us decades their field days talking about his experience growing and sellingof experience in forage and a lot of insight on how to better utilize triticale. In these sessions, hell answer questions from otherthese varieties and products to feed an animal.farmers and explain the benefits of growing both winter and springAs the farm moves forward, the Corns are working on succession triticale varieties. planning. Three years ago, they changed the operations name from The Corns also provide important information to AljarrahCorns Brothers Farm to Corns Seeds to include the next generation and his team about what end users are looking for regarding cropnow working on the farmWhitney. As Whitney looks toward varieties.the future of the farm, she wants to expand the seed side of the It's really important for someone to link all of those together andbusiness and start dedicating more time to on-farm research and communicate what the end consumers are looking for and whatdemo plots. She also wants to strengthen the farms crop rotation their needs and requirements are, Whitney says. by introducing new crops and utilizing the land the Corns have by The relationship is mutually beneficial. Aljarrah adds hellfocusing more on double cropping.frequently hear from the Corns telling him which future triticaleFor Whitney, shes grateful to have the opportunity to continue varieties would be beneficial for farmers growing the crop orthe family farm as the generations before her did. farmers feeding it to their livestock. Being fourth generation, it means something. I've got to witness I believe working or collaborating with the Corns is a kind of athe passion that my family has had in taking care of this land significant improvement to our work on the breeding, especially onand raising crops, building a business, raising your cattle. So, it the winter triticale side, he says. does mean a lot to be able to come and carry that on for another The Corns family have firsthand witnessed their impact on thegeneration, Whitney says.seed industry from the crop varieties available to the varieties now Ashley Robinson40seed.ab.ca"