VARIETY RELEASE

PROGRAM 2020

January 16, 2020

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ADOPTION OF NEW VARIETIES: YELLOW PEAAdoption of new varieties is

slow!Variety Name

Year registered

Customer Count

Acres Insured

Yield (kg)% of total (mkt

class)

CDC Meadow 2006 1,042 439,477 981 38.1%

CDC Amarillo 2012 661 233,533 1,044 20.3%

CDC Inca 2015 246 81,522 1,117 7.1%

AAC Carver 2014 186 72,063 1,101 6.3%

AAC Ardill 2013 167 67,045 1,095 5.8%

CDC Saffron 2011 132 64,950 1,080 5.6%

CDC Golden 2003 160 61,951 855 5.4%

CDC Spectrum 2016 162 47,959 1,252 4.2%

Abarth 2012 62 36,998 1,434 3.2%

CDC Treasure 2009 31 12,193 1,118 1.1% SCIC: 2019 yellow pea acres

Perhaps it’s time for an upgrade!

38% of yellow pea acres are

seeded to a 13 year old variety

ADOPTION OF GREEN PEA VARIETIES

SCIC: 2019 green pea acres

Top yielding on-farm and in trials

20% of green pea acres are

seeded to a 17 year old variety

Variety NameYear

registered

Customer

Count

Acres

InsuredYield (kg)

% of total

(mkt class)

CDC Raezer 2011 148 65,122 1,124 27.0%

CDC Limerick 2012 151 57,213 1,163 23.7%

CDC Striker 2002 139 49,017 1,046 20.3%

CDC Greenwater 2014 121 40,433 1,087 16.8%

CDC Spruce 2016 43 15,748 1,307 6.5%

CDC Patrick 2008 16 5,338 841 2.2%

CDC Sage 2005 7 3,071 953 1.3%

CDC Tetris 2010 3 1,664 1,273 0.7%

Scuba 1992 4 980 794 0.4%

Espace 1998 2 856 1,254 0.4%

CDC Forest 2017 3 680 1,320 0.3%

Emerald 1992 3 645 989 0.3%

Banner 2 465 1,075 0.2%

ADOPTION OF RED LENTIL VARIETIES

SCIC: 2019 small red lentil acres

Top yielding on-farm

and in trials

52% of small red lentil

acres are seeded to a

12 year old variety

Variety NameYear

registered

Customer

Count

Acres

InsuredYield (kg)

% of total

(mkt class)

CDC Maxim 2007 1286 840,128 600 51.6%

CDC Proclaim 2014 305 207,846 653 12.8%

CDC Impulse 2014 290 174,850 590 10.7%

CDC Dazil 2010 217 154,592 571 9.5%

CDC Imax 2009 37 22,471 621 1.4%

CDC Impact 2006 20 13,811 667 0.8%

CDC Redmoon 2015 19 13,575 689 0.8%

PARTNER WITH US!

• Speaking opportunities

• CropSphere

• Winter meetings

• Webinars

• Extension events

Seed growers hands-on experience with

region specific variety performance

PARTNER WITH US!

Signage:

• for all pulse varieties purchased from SPG on your farm

• Visual way to show what varieties are growing in certain

regions and how they perform in-field

PARTNER WITH US!

Select Seed Grower videos:

• Submit short videos of varieties in the field

• Show & promote on-farm performance

• Regional

• Post on SPG website

• Gift cards for participating seed growers

New for 2020: Kabuli Chickpea: CDC 1748-1• Tolerant to imazamox herbicide (Solo® ADV)

• Equal in yield to other high yielding Kabulis in the brown soil zone

• Improved resistance to Ascochyta Blight2019 CPRT (Chickpea Regional Trial)

Area 1 (5 sites)

Brown soil zone

Area 2 (3 sites)

Dk Brown soil

zoneHeight

(cm)

Days to

flower

Days to

maturity

Asco.

Blight*

Seed wt

(TKW)

Tolerance to

Solo ADV

(imazamox)

herbicideName Type Kg/ha % Amit Kg/ha % Amit

Amit K 2088 100 2576 100 44 56 109 5.1 265 No

CDC Frontier K 2277 109 2733 106 40 58 111 4.8 353 No

CDC Orion K 2043 98 2600 101 39 55 111 5.6 388 No

CDC Leader K 2164 104 2447 95 39 57 110 5.2 368 No

CDC Palmer K 2318 111 2639 102 37 55 108 5.3 403 No

CDC Lancer K 2304 110 3043 118 40 55 108 5.2 334 Yes

1748-1 K 2270 109 2787 108 44 55 110 4.6 356 Yes

*Ascochyta blight disease was rated (0 - 9 scale) at pod filling

period 7 sites 6 sites 6 sites 3 sites 3 sites

Seed Available: Peas

Yellow: CDC Lewochko 37 Forage: CDC Jasper 9 CDC Canary 87 CDC Spectrum 5 Maple: CDC Blazer 26CDC Athabasca 19CDC Inca 35 *Increased in 2019

CDC Amarillo 74

Green: CDC Forest* 49CDC Spruce 59CDC Limerick 21CDC Raezer 3CDC Greenwater 21

Large green:CDC Lima 70CDC Greenstar 2

Medium green:CDC Imigreen 8

Small green:CDC Kermit 15

French green:CDC Marble 10

Seed Available: Lentils

Small red:CDC Nimble 17CDC Simmie* 53CDC Proclaim 29CDC Impulse* 40CDC Carmine 14CDC Coral 34CDC Dazil 6CDC Redmoon 20CDC Roxy 10CDC Maxim 11

Extra small red:CDC Imp 47

Seed Available: Chickpea & Faba

Faba bean (zero tannin):CDC Snowdrop 15CDC 219-16 185

Chickpea: (Kabuli)CDC 1748-1* 109 CDC Lancer* 24CDC Palmer* 25CDC Leader 11CDC Frontier 3

CDC Lancer

Seed Available: Dry Bean

Back by popular demand!

CDC Blackstrap

• 39 bags (2019 production)

Seed Order Package

• Variety Description Tables

• Order Form

• 2020 Policy and Procedures

Applications For Breeder Seed

Application deadline is:

5:00pm CST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Seed Order Confirmation

We will confirm receipt of your order

*if you do not get confirmation contact us!!

Without confirmation – if order is lost in the mail or through a technological glitch, no seed will be allocated.

Commercialization outside SK

• Exclusive marketing rights licensed to distribution agents outside of SK

• PBR’91 varieties

• Royalty on seed sold for planting outside of SK

• Seed sold for planting in SK remains royalty-free

• Seed growers in SK are not permitted to sell seed of licensed varieties o/s SK without an agreement with the licensed agent

Distribution Agents

CDC Spruce CDC Jasper CDC Carmine CDC Forest

CDC Blazer CDC Coral CDC Spectrum CDC Athabasca

CDC Kermit CDC Canary CDC Impulse CDC Roxy

CDC Lima CDC 219-16 CDC Lewochko CDC Redmoon

CDC Proclaim CDC Palmer CDC Inca CDC Simmie (IBC-1235)

CDC Nimble

International Distribution

• New varieties are first commercialized in Canada

• Only distributors with a license agreement may sell seed outside of Canada

• For ALL generations of seed released through VRP

• Generates royalty revenue and protects valuable genetics

• Purchasers of pulse varieties must be informed of this limitation

CLEARFIELD® Lentil Orders

• Sign the CLEARFIELD® section on the order form

• Must sign BASF CLEARFIELD® Commitment before seed released

• Sign-up on-line (https://agro.basf.ca/lentils/commitment.html) or use paper forms

CLEARFIELD® Lentil Orders

• Prior to seed allocation, SPG will consult with BASF if Clearfield Commitment has been signed

• If not signed follow up with grower

• Once confirmation received seed released to grower

Tendered Market Classes

Rudy Agro: • Slow to darken pinto bean (WM)

AGT Foods:• Large red lentil (KR-2, King RedTM) – expires 2020• Green cotyledon lentil (QG-4, Queen GreenTM)

Simpson Seeds:• Spanish brown lentil (CDC SB-4, IberinaTM)

Red Cotyledon Pea

Market class was tendered to ILTA

SPG offering non-exclusive, closed-loop sub-licenses

Market class still needs market development

XPT Grain (Regina)

Large Red Lentil

• Tendered to AGT Food & Ingredients until spring 2020

• Varieties include KR-1, KR-2

• New variety to be released in 2020: CDC Sublime

• Yields 116% Maxim (south) & 104% in the north

• Unique: green seed coat

• To be marketed by non-exclusive contracts in closed-loop

Pulse/Canola Winter Meetings

Feb. 6 – Maidstone

Feb. 27 – Swift Current

Mar. 4 – Tisdale

Topics:Root Rots in Pulses – Sabine Banniza

Market Access for Pulses – Greg Bartley

Pulse Variety Selection – Laurie Friesen, Dave Greenshields

Faba Bean Opportunities– Sherrilyn Phelps

Clubroot in Saskatchewan – Barb Zeisman

Local Agronomist Session – Lyle Cowell

Pulse Market Outlook

THANK-YOU!Laurie Friesen, Seed Program Manager

Ph: 306-668-2812

Email: lfriesen@saskpulse.com

Cheryl Gore, Administrative Assistant (R&D)

Ph: 306-668-9171

Email: cgore@saskpulse.com