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 11242 www.seed.ab.ca | Advancing Seed in Alberta This variety is resistant to stripe rust and common bunt, and has a moderately resistant rating to Fusarium head blight, which are the most important diseases affecting Alberta growers. While it does have susceptibility to stem rust, that disease is not an issue for most growers in this province. Maturity for AAC Wildfire is a couple of days later than Radiant so growers may want to take this into consideration if early harvest is a primary goal. AAC Goldrush Brand new from Graf’s program, he anticipates market availabil- ity for this variety in the fall of 2019. He says AAC Goldrush will likely be more popular for growers in Saskatchewan, along with some growers on the provincial border. “Different germplasm works better under different growing conditions, and so far, we are seeing a large yield advantage in Saskatchewan,” he says. “While this variety has very good winter hardiness, we aren’t seeing much of an advantage over Radiant in Alberta.” AAC Goldrush has intermediate resistance to stripe rust and Fusarium head blight, and good protection against leaf and stem rust. It has good standability, is a couple of days earlier maturing than Radiant and produces about a half per cent more protein. AAC Icefield This variety is the only hard white winter wheat variety in Western Canada, and it also comes from Graf’s lab. It has received a three- year interim registration for market development research. “We have collaborated with other groups to see if there is a market for this type of variety,” he says. “So far, AAC Icefield shows great potential for the Asian steam bun market. That type of product requires a very white flour and this lower protein white wheat does that. Even with the lower protein concentra- tion, it has very good gluten strength. This could be a high value wheat for growers.” Over the next three years, they will determine market inter- est and after that they can extend the interim registration for a couple more years, or look for full registration at that time. CDC Chase is marketed by Canterra seeds. AAC Elevate and AAC Wildfire will be sold by SeCan while AAC Goldrush and AAC Icefield will be available from FP Genetics. Jennifer Barber CDC Chase, left, has fair survivability and also has a two to three per cent yield advantage over Radiant. AAC Wildfire, right, is particularly well adapted for the western Canadian Prairies. Photo courtesy of Robert Graf “It’s important for us to connect with those who aren’t involved in ag and explain what agriculture today really looks like.” Pamela Ganske, Agvocate Ag Retailer Learn more at AgMoreThanEver.ca. Be somebody who does something. Be an agvocate.