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 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 11234 www.seed.ab.ca | Advancing Seed in Alberta “As seed growers, we all produce a lot of seed, but then per- haps only sell a percentage of it as seed,” adds Rick. “Today we are retailing about 130 to 140 per cent of what we grow.” One of the keys to these percentages of Stamp Seeds’ growth, according to Greg, is its drive and ownership in SeedNet. As a group of 14 independent seed growers who joined forces in 2010, it has a mandate to develop partnerships and stimulate long-term opportunities for its members. While each of the family-owned and retail businesses operate independently, they share information and pool resources to help grow the industry. “We’re working together to provide more options for all of our customers. We all believed it was better to work together on the many aspects in our businesses,” Greg says. “What it’s done is it’s allowed us to build relationships and partnerships with companies that maybe we couldn’t have on our own as individual farms. We can do more than we used to do [separately] such as acquiring access to new varieties, which we might not have been able to do so before. It has allowed us to be a strategically different type of enhanced seed company.” That’s not to say Stamp Seeds is small potatoes when it comes to the Alberta seed farm industry. You need only look at some of its recent capital projects for evidence of how much it has continued to grow. In addition to adding new corporate offices about four years ago, the company constructed its new state-of-the-art seed treatment facility and accredited warehouse in 2014. The system, which operates year-round, treats and fully weighs the seed before it hits a customer’s truck. “It has helped us to facilitate our growth. We couldn’t keep up with providing fast enough service for all the sales that we were doing. It was just the next step to have a permanent system,” Greg says. The company also began construction of a new pulse clean- ing facility in mid-2016 and expect it to be fully operational in early 2017. “We found that the traditional seed cleaning plants damage pulse crops, resulting in lower germination and seed quality. We decided to set up a plant that has no legs, having only conveyor belts to feed the machinery and to fill bins,” Greg says. “This is the first phase of construction of a planned three-phase venture and commitment into seed processing.” While Stamp Seeds has been a key player in the Alberta seed sector for more than four decades, it has also had a significant presence in the community at large for nearly as long. Rick and Greg have lent their experience to several industry and commu- nity groups while Marian sits on the board of the local Canadian Foodgrains Bank project, which Stamp Seeds supports. The Stamps also work closely on a large habitat and wetland project along with a landowner and the Alberta Conservation Associa- tion. They were also actively involved in the construction of a new church hall in the town of Vauxhall. “These projects make you realize…we’re so lucky to have what we have here,” Greg says. And with a little luck – and a lot of hard work – he expects the company’s growth over the past decade to continue for the foreseeable future. “I don’t think we’ve hit the limit yet on what we can do. I think we’ve got room to grow on both [the growing and retail] sides of things.” Jim Timlick “We’re working together to provide more options for all of our customers.” — Greg Stamp Trait Stewardship Responsibilities Notice to Farmers Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology- Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. These products have been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. 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