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2017 CROP YEARSEED DIRECTORY
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ALBERTASEEDPOTATOGROWERCOMMITTEEJeffEkkel,Chairman
SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc.,Lacombe
JakeHoogland,Vice-ChairmanHooglandFarms,Millet
BruceChedzoy
ChedzoyFarms,SturgeonCounty
PieterKamperBellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd.,Lethbridge
TonyKirkland
SandhillsSeedPotatoesLtd.,SpruceGrove
BenMeyerMeyerFarmsLtd.,RollingHills
JanVermuё
WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd.,StonyPlain
GordVisserNorbestFarms,Edmonton
ThisSeedPotatoDirectoryispublishedbythePotatoGrowersofAlberta(PGA)usingcertificationdataprovidedbytheCanadianFoodInspectionAgency.ThisDirectoryisaninformalguidetoseedpotatoproductioninAlbertaandassuch,thePGAisnotresponsible,inpartorinwhole,foranyerrorsoromissionsthatmayoccur.Allinformationisbelievedtobecorrectattimeofpublication.
NoticetoBuyerDisclaimerofWarranty
LimitationofRemedyandDamagesNeithertheproducer,seller,orPotatoGrowersofAlbertamakeanywarrantyofanykind,expressedorimplied,astothequantityorqualityofthecropproducedfromseedpotatoescertifiedbytheCanadianFoodInspectionAgency,includingmerchantability,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,productiveness,absenceofdiseaseorotherwise.Theonlyrepresentationistheseedpotatoeswereproduced,graded,packed,andinspectedundertheRulesandRegulationsoftheCanadianFoodInspectionAgencyandtheCanadaSeedsAct.
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TableofContents
Alberta'sSeedPotatoProgram
SeedClassTerminology
2017AcreageSummary
MapofProductionArea
CertifiedVarieties&Classes
Nuclear
Pre-Elite,Elite1,Elite2,Elite3,Elite4
Foundation&Certified
Organic
AdditionalVarieties
LicencedSeedGrowerContactInformation
CanadianFoodInspectionAgencyOfficeLocations
AlbertaSeedPotatoIndustryContacts
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ALBERTASEEDPOTATOPROGRAMTheCanadianFoodInspectionAgency(CFIA)providescertificationofseedpotatoesundertheauthorityofPartIIoftheRegulationstotheSeedsAct.Atpresent,AlbertaAgriculture&Forestryservesasasourceofdisease-freestockplantsfortheprivatetissueculturelabslocatedthroughouttheprovince.TheRepositoryishometoover100differentvarieties.AphidpopulationstendtobelowincomparisonwithotherareasinNorthAmericahenceviruslevelsinAlbertaseedarenormallylow.Tofurtherensurehighqualityseedpotatoesareproduced,growershaveagreedtovoluntarypost-harvestbyvisualinspectionand/orlabtesting.STANDARDSANDREQUIREMENTSFORTHEGROWINGCROPCanadaoperatesunderasinglefederallyrunseedcertificationagencyapplicabletoallprovinces.Seedclasseswithintheclassificationsystemarebasedonbothgenerationanddiseaselevelandthegenerationdependsentirelyonthenumberofyearsplantedinthefield.ThereiszerotoleranceforClavibactermichiganensissubsp.sepedonicus,PotatoSpindleTuberVirusandthetobaccoveinalnecrosisstrainofPotatoVirusY(PVYN),asshowninTable1.TestingforviralandbacterialdiseaseisdonebyCFIAaccreditedlaboratories.AllseedlotsdesignatedforexporthavebeenPCNtested.
Table1CanadianSeedPotatoFieldCertificationProgram
MaximumToleranceonFinalInspection
SeedClass Inspections TotalVirus(%) TotalBlackleg&Wilts(%)
TotalVarietalMix(%)
Pre-Elite(PE) 2 0 0 0EliteI(EI) 2 0 0.1 0EliteII(E2) 2 0.1 0.2 0EliteIII(E3) 2 0.2 0.3 0.05EliteIV(E4) 2 0.3 0.5 0.1
Foundation(F) 2 0.5 1.0 0.2Certified(C) 2 2.0 2.0 0.5
FAILURETOMEETTHETOLERANCEATANYLEVELOFINSPECTIONRESULTSINTHEDEMOTIONORREJECTIONOFTHE
CLASSPLANTED.
¹PEseedmustbegrownonlandthatisinathreeyearcroprotation.²AllseedclassesmusthavezerotoleranceforPotatoSpindleTuberVirusandBacterialRingRot.
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Table2SeedPotatoClassTerminologyusedinMajorNorthAmerican
SeedProducingRegions*
GenerationTerminologyUsedforFieldPlantingYearAgency 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th CANADA PE EI E2 E3 E4 FAlaska** G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6California N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5Colorado G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6Idaho** N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5Maine** N1 N2 N3 N4 G1 G2Michigan** FY1 FY2 FY3 FY4 FY5 FY6Minnesota** N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5Montana N G1 G2 G3 G4 -Nebraska/Wyoming N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5Nevada N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5NewYork** N1 N2 N3 G1 G2 G3NorthDakota** N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5Oregon N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5Utah N(G1) G2 G3 G4 G5 G6Washington N G1 G2 G3 G4 G5Wisconsin** E1 E2 G1 G2 G3 G4AbbreviationsUsed: G=Generation E=Elite
N=Nuclear PE=Pre-EliteF=Foundation C=Certified
*Source:CertificationSection,PotatoAssociationofAmerica**Notes:The7thyearofcertificationinCanadaisreferredtoasCertified.AlaskahasaGeneration7and8ora7thand8thyear.IdahohasaGeneration6ora7thyear.MainehasaGeneration3and4ora7thand8thyear.Michigan’sdesignationofFY=FieldYear.MinnesotaandNorthDakotahaveaCertifiedclassora7thyear.NewYorkhasaGeneration4,5and6ora7th,8thand9thyear.IflotsoriginateatCornell-UihleinFarm,thefirstthreegenerations(G1-G3)arealsodesignatedby“AU@”todenotethesource.Wisconsinhasacertifiedclassora7thyear.LotsNOToriginatingattheUWLehalStarksEliteFoundationSeedPotatoFarmaredesignatedGn;n=yearsinthefield.
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Alberta2017CropSummaryofAcres*CertifiedbyVarietyandClass
VARIETY PE E1 E2 E3 E4 F C TOTALACRESRussetBurbankᴿ 9.881 141.615 826.270 2087.720 115.510 .400 3,181.948
RangerRussetᴿ 1.205 23.475 127.460 264.490 29.000 445.630
Bintjeᴿ .130 3.550 27.800 371.840 23.500 .209 427.029
HO2000ᴿ 3.000 20.000 65.000 58.100 154.000 92.630 392.730
RussetNorkotahᴿ 1.340 7.750 121.470 167.550 69.177 367.287
Shepodyᴿ .840 14.400 96.850 148.627 27.760 288.477
Satinaᴿᴾ .731 6.922 48.563 202.340 258.556
Norlandᴿ .250 11.010 88.541 127.230 11.306 238.337
UmatillaRussetᴿᴾ .726 12.290 77.300 145.300 235.616
Perlineᴿᴾ 1.200 12.000 80.000 118.000 211.200
Atlanticᴿ .400 12.700 67.000 105.300 .294 185.694
IvoryRussetᴿᴾ 4.946 3.040 9.100 78.670 86.240 181.996
Alturasᴿᴾ .820 10.180 107.200 44.650 162.850
BabyBoomerᴿᴾ 1.200 5.000 40.000 65.500 45.000 156.700
Vigorᴿᴾ 50.400 87.000 137.400
Colombaᴿᴾ .338 2.020 26.020 80.990 21.370 130.738
Sangreᴿ .639 10.703 57.380 42.760 9.533 .410 121.425
Goldrushᴿ .422 6.000 44.170 49.970 7.520 108.082
PacificRussetᴿᴾ .300 3.200 8.760 17.000 56.000 85.260
RodeEersterlingᴳ .560 .960 6.770 55.500 19.600 83.390
DakotaPearlᴿᴾ .424 5.883 28.469 39.400 4.900 79.076
YukonGoldᴿ .220 3.250 9.820 39.170 24.090 .700 77.250
Agataᴿᴾ .125 6.350 51.750 58.225
YellowStarᴿᴾ 2.700 26.600 4.700 22.800 56.800
LadyClaireᴿᴾ .200 2.500 10.500 34.600 5.200 53.000
Rokoᴿᴾ .200 3.700 20.200 23.340 47.440
Whitneyᴿᴾ .040 4.000 42.200 46.240
Chieftainᴿ .122 2.600 16.400 24.330 .845 44.297
Orchestraᴿᴾ .157 3.031 26.960 3.940 9.500 43.588
Kennebecᴿ .020 1.790 8.000 .460 32.080 42.350
Other 29.071 224.461 1,065.097 247.240 24.412 3.531 1.07 1,597.819
TOTALACRES** 59.307 617.480 3,318.650 4,643.972 761.972 115.536 24.016 9,545.878*Includesonlyvarietieshavingproductionexceedingorequalto40certifiedacres,basedoninformationprovidedbytheCanadianFoodInspectionAgencyasofOctober5,2017.Onlyproductioninformationauthorizedbygrowersispublished.ᴾIdentifiesavarietythathasreceivedPlantBreeders’RightsinCanadaasofOctober5,2017andmaybesubjecttoroyalties.ᴿIdentifiesaregisteredpotatovarietyundertheSeedsActasofOctober5,2017.Non-registeredvarietiescanonlybemultipliedfurtherforexperimental,varietyregistrationorexportpurposes.Inaddition,itcanonlybemovedascertifiedseedpotatoesbetweenfarmunitsinCanadaifaccompaniedbyaCertificateofAuthorization.ᴳIdentifiesvarietieslistedunderGardenVarieties.UnderSection65ofPartIIIoftheSeedsRegulationsunregisteredpotatovarietiesnotforcommercialproductionareexemptedfromtheprohibitionofsalecontainedintheSeedsAct.Inordertodistinguishbetweenwhatisconsideredtobecommercialandnon-commercialproduction,thisdirectiveprescribesproductionlimitswithinwhichgardenvarietyseedpotatoesremaineligibleforcertification.
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CERTIFIEDNUCLEARVARIETIES
GROWER VARIETIESAgri-ResearchLtd. Nuclearplantletsofalargenumberofcultivarsareavailable.
ChedzoyFarms Producer of nuclear plantlets and nuclear minitubers. Varieties as requested.
GreatNorthSeedPotatoes
Ltd.
AC Stampede Russetᴿᴾ Bananaᴿ BIE 03-320 Bintjeᴿ Chieftainᴿ Clearwater Russetᴿᴾ Colombaᴿᴾ Connect CV97050-03 Dakota Pearlᴿᴾ Fenway Redᴿᴾ FV15559-79 Giocondaᴿᴾ Goldrushᴿ HZ-04-2047 HZD 07-289 Ivory Russetᴿᴾ Jenniferᴿᴾ KW 09-411 KW 10-384 L6403/1 Lollipop Pacific Russetᴿᴾ Primabelle Purple Magicᴿᴾ Ranger Russetᴿ Red Emmalieᴿᴾ Rode Eersterlingᴳ Russet Burbankᴿ Russet Norkotahᴿ
Salinero Sangreᴿ Shepodyᴿ Tyson Umatilla Russetᴿᴾ Whitneyᴿᴾ YP 07-296 Yukon Goldᴿ
HaenniFarms
AACHamerᴿᴾ Accordᴿᴾ AgataᴿᴾArizonaᴿᴾ Atlanticᴿ BabylouBlazerRussetᴿᴾ Briosa CarminelleCecileᴿᴾ Celandineᴿᴾ ChieftainᴿClearwaterRussetᴿᴾ Colombaᴿᴾ DakotaPearlᴿᴾElmo Fabulaᴿᴾ GoldrushᴿImolaᴿ Innovatorᴿᴾ IvoryCrispᴿᴾIvoryRussetᴿᴾ Lilly LudmillaᴾMonticelloᴿ Mozartᴿᴾ NataschaᴾNDTX059759-3RY/Y Noblesse Orchestraᴿᴾ
QueenAnne Rande’sGoldenGemᴿᴾ RangerRussetᴿRussetBurbankᴿ Sangreᴿ SatinaᴿᴾShepodyᴿ Sifraᴿᴾ UmatillaRussetᴿᴾVikingᴿ VioletQueenᴿᴾ ZinaRed
PeaceGrowers Sangreᴿ
RoyalAdventureFarmsLtd.
AAC Alta Cloudᴿᴾ AAC Alta Roseᴿᴾ AAC Alta Strongᴿᴾ Alaska Bloomᴿᴾ Andoverᴿ Atlanticᴿ Blazer Russetᴿᴾ Bonnata Bordeauxᴿᴾ Cerisaᴿᴾ Clearwater Russetᴿᴾ Erikaᴿᴾ Fiorettaᴾ Flairᴿᴾ Gourmandineᴿᴾ Jazzyᴿᴾ Kroneᴿ KW08-10
Labellaᴿᴾ Lady Amarillaᴿᴾ Little Giantᴿ Mimiᴿᴾ Musicaᴿᴾ Norlandᴿ Pacific Russetᴿᴾ Paris Ranger Russetᴿ Red Apple Red Snapperᴿᴾ Rosemarieᴿᴾ
Russet Burbankᴿ Russet Norkotahᴿ Siena
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GROWER VARIETIES
RoyalAdventureFarmsLtd.(con’t.)
Shepodyᴿ Umatilla Russetᴿᴾ Violettaᴿᴾ
TanseaFarm
Alexia Challengerᴿᴾ Chieftainᴿ Elmo HZC 04-6029 HZC07-6093 Ivory Russetᴿᴾ Joly Kennebecᴿ Maritiema Norlandᴿ Prince of Orangeᴿᴾ Russet Burbankᴿ Russet Norkotahᴿ Sangreᴿ Shepodyᴿ Sifraᴿᴾ Sundanceᴿᴾ Umatilla Russetᴿᴾ Yukon Goldᴿ
ᴾIdentifiesavarietythathasreceivedPlantBreeders’RightsinCanadaasofOctober5,2017andmaybesubjecttoroyalties.ᴿIdentifiesaregisteredpotatovarietyundertheSeedsActasofOctober5,2017.Non-registeredvarietiescanonlybemultipliedfurtherforexperimental,varietyregistrationorexportpurposes.Inaddition,itcanonlybemovedascertifiedseedpotatoesbetweenfarmunitsinCanadaifaccompaniedbyaCertificateofAuthorization.ᴳIdentifiesvarietieslistedunderGardenVarieties.UnderSection65ofPartIIIoftheSeedsRegulationsunregisteredpotatovarietiesnotforcommercialproductionareexemptedfromtheprohibitionofsalecontainedintheSeedsAct.Inordertodistinguishbetweenwhatisconsideredtobecommercialandnon-commercialproduction,thisdirectiveprescribesproductionlimitswithinwhichgardenvarietyseedpotatoesremaineligibleforcertification.
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CERTIFIEDSEEDLISTING(PE,E1,E2,E3,E4)
VARIETY CLASS(acres) PE E1 E2 E3 E4AGATAᴿᴾ CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms .346 1.606 19.521 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .310 3.400 14.200 WiersmaSeedPotatoFarmsLtd. .124 1.730 17.544 ALTURASᴿᴾ CKJespersenFarmsInc. 1.977 1.977 10.996 18.730 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. .741 2.999 28.392 25.896 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .494 5.189 68.447 ATLANTICᴿ A&ASeedFarmsLtd. .360 1.977 17.791 53.374 CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms .133 .445 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 16.061 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. 11.762 28.688 PrinsMeinemaSeedPotatoesLtd. .002 RockyviewEliteTubersLtd. 9.637 17.050 22.486 SpruceLanePotatoesInc. .247 .988 9.884 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. 1.310
BABYBOOMERᴿᴾ SpruceLanePotatoesInc. 2.224 14.826 75.366 54.362WedgewoodFarmsLtd. 1.000 4.400 40.000
BINTJEᴿ CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms .111 .297 3.707 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 4.942 7.413 EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .099 FWSeedPotatoes 23.697 362.400 23.499GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .124 .988 1.236 1.977 PeaceGrowers 3.435 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .210 2.400
CHIEFTAINᴿ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 11.367 EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .099 HooglandFarms .101 KeltieFarmsInc. .988 8.006 12.009 PhoenixFarmsLtd. .919 TanseaFarm .099 1.606 4.003 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. .297 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .110 4.300
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VARIETY CLASS(acres)
PE E1 E2 E3 E4COLOMBAᴿᴾ HooglandFarms .213 2.019 14.020 14.359 NorbestFarms .247 .494 42.254 17.297WiersmaSeedPotatoFarmsLtd. .124 1.977 11.861 21.498 DAKOTAPEARLᴿᴾ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 4.942DrostSeedPotatoes .002 2.471 3.706 9.884 EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .395 HooglandFarms .225 .583 4.270 KeltieFarmsInc. .593 4.003 17.989 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .198 1.730 20.509 21.004 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .200 2.900 GOLDRUSHᴿ HooglandFarms .423 3.200 21.100 34.970 RockyviewEliteTubersLtd. 4.942 20.509 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .130 .800 2.470 HO2000ᴿ CKJespersenFarmsInc. 25.550 30.986SpruceLanePotatoesInc. 4.201 39.536 32.123 122.315WedgewoodFarmsLtd. 3.459 74.000 100.000 IVORYRUSSETᴿᴾ DrostSeedPotatoes .002 2.471 7.413 54.362 3.707GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .198 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. .074 .593 HooglandFarms .736 1.441 5.451 27.171 15.219NorbestFarms .247 .988 6.425 NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd. 3.632 42.995TanseaFarm 4.003 KENNEBECᴿ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 1.483DrostSeedPotatoes .002 1.236 12.355 7.413EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .445 NPSFarmsLtd. .790 TanseaFarm .099 .988 4.003
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VARIETY CLASS(acres)
PE E1 E2 E3 E4LADYCLAIREᴿᴾ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 5.189CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms 8.649 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 3.706 19.768 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .247 2.471 10.625 26.193 NORLANDᴿ DrostSeedPotatoes .002 1.236 4.942EagleCreekSeedPotatoes 1.186 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. .741 6.993 35.286 74.693 Halma’sVegetableFarm 1.878 NPSFarmsLtd. .910 PhoenixFarmsLtd. .287 .825 PrinsessProduce .124 2.471 13.591 50.903 TanseaFarm .099 .395 8.228 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. .297 25.007 ORCHESTRAᴿᴾ HooglandFarms .158 3.032 14.959 KeltieFarmsInc. 12.009 PACIFICRUSSETᴿᴾ EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .544 GrootFarmsLtd. .494 1.730 8.154 16.803 SpruceLanePotatoesInc. .247 1.483 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. .297 PERLINEᴿᴾ SpruceLanePotatoesInc. 1.236 15.814 127.257WedgewoodFarmsLtd. 1.200 1.000 129.000 54.000 RANGERRUSSETᴿ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 10.625 10.872 CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms 1.631 5.436 23.475 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 4.942 4.942 8.649 GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .396 1.977 .988 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. 1.581 7.907 54.807 45.293 NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd. 31.036 99.730 PrinsMeinemaSeedPotatoes .002 24.710 74.130
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VARIETY CLASS(acres)
PE E1 E2 E3 E4RANGERRUSSETᴿ(con’t) S.L.M.SpudFarmsLtd. 28.985 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .494 2.471 20.262 42.254 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .530 4.100 WiersmaSeedPotatoFarmsLtd. .025 1.236 RODEEERSTERLINGᴳ
CKJespersenFarmsInc. .544 .964 6.350 55.548 EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .395 FWSeedPotatoes 23.499GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .025 ROKOᴿᴾ
CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms .272 .939 6.178 4.818 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 2.471 17.297 EagleCreekSeedPotatoes 1.334 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .247 2.718 14.085 12.108
RUSSETBURBANKᴿ
A&ASeedFarmsLtd. 1.977 8.896 66.223 200.645 BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 41.266 275.666 ChinCouleeFarmsInc. 101.311 CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms 1.878 5.930 29.652 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 6.178 24.710 165.557 GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. 1.013 2.965 GrootFarmsLtd. .988 6.919 70.176 126.515 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. 7.413 9.884 107.587 68.076 HooglandFarms 1.196 7.613 JerryZeinstra 50.013 179.987 LewisFarmsLtd. 20.979 178.950 MeyerFarmsLtd. 1.483 20.756 234.745 NorbestFarms 5.930 48.432 98.840 NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd. 22.882 123.179 NPSFarmsLtd. 10.590 8.040 PalliserPotatoesInc. 40.030 PrairieSpudFarms 49.420 PrinsMeinemaSeedPotatoes .002 12.355 86.485 RockyviewEliteTubersLtd. 37.065 58.069 S.L.M.SpudFarmsLtd. 158.317 SandhillsSeedPotatoesLtd. .494 4.448 18.535
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VARIETY CLASS(acres)
PE E1 E2 E3 E4RUSSETBURBANK(con’t) SpruceLanePotatoesInc. 1.235 4.942 5.930 17.297 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .741 5.930 64.987 49.478 TanseaFarm .099 1.656 6.993 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. 1.310 13.492 40.031 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. 2.250 21.100 WhiteLakeColony 24.710 219.919 WoordmanFarmsLtd. 59.304
RUSSETNORKOTAHᴿ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 78.084DrostSeedPotatoes .002 4.942 19.768 GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .322 3.212 NorbestFarms .766 11.861 90.439 84.014 NPSFarmsLtd. 6.470 TanseaFarm .099 1.754 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. 1.310 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .077 2.000 4.600
RUSSETNORKOTAH112 NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd. 3.583 15.394 7.808RUSSETNORKOTAH278 NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd, 5.461 12.157 6.845RUSSETNORKOTAH296 NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd. 4.818 13.072 8.896
SANGREᴿ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 4.201GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .099 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. .741 2.965 21.102 Halma’sVegetableFarm 2.323 MeyerFarmsLtd. .494 4.445 24.710 NPSFarmsLtd. .810 PeaceGrowers .321 .660 5.708 PhoenixFarmsLtd. .030 .121 .959 6.721 TanseaFarm .099 .667 4.991 VeteranColony .395 3.855 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. 1.310 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .210 2.600 WhiteWhaleCreekFarms 1.730 4.695 WiersmaSeedPotatoFarmsLtd. .049 .741 4.695
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VARIETY CLASS(acres)
PE E1 E2 E3 E4SATINAᴿᴾ GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .371 3.707 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. 23.499 HooglandFarms .430 3.222 24.794 30.989 NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd. 23.746 61.750 50.235
SHEPODYᴿ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 30.137 26.193 CreekSideSeedPotatoFarms .227 .988 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 .247 2.471 4.942 22.724EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .272 GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. .321 MeyerFarmsLtd. .494 4.448 24.710 PrinsMeinemaSeedPotatoes .002 2.471 7.413 RockyviewEliteTubersLtd. 3.212 S.L.M.SpudFarmsLtd. 24.142SandhillsSeedPotatoesLtd. .198 2.471 12.355 21.003 SpruceLanePotatoesInc. .494 4.942 9.884 4.942 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .247 2.471 17.544 20.509 TanseaFarm .010 2.002 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. .297 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .250 2.000 WiersmaSeedPotatoFarmsLtd. .049 .741
UMATILLARUSSETᴿᴾ CKJespersenFarmsInc. .049 1.680 DrostSeedPotatoes .002 .618 16.052 HaarsmaFarmsLtd. .914 3.089 18.409 60.984 HooglandFarms .306 1.789 5.520 NPSFarmsLtd. 8.130 S.L.M.SpudsFarmsLtd. 27.749 SpruceLanePotatoesInc. .247 1.236 9.143 37.065 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. .247 4.695 44.478 32.370 TanseaFarm .099 .988 1.483
VIGORᴿᴾ RockyviewEliteTubersLtd. 47.937 86.979 WHITNEYᴿᴾ HaarsmaFarmsLtd. .247 4.003 42.254
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VARIETY CLASS(acres)
PE E1 E2 E3 E4YELLOWSTARᴿᴾ BellyRiverSeedPotatoesLtd. 4.695 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. 2.718 20.509 WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd. .460 6.100
YUKONGOLDᴿ DrostSeedPotatoes .002 .247 4.942 EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .346 NPS 4.820 10.080 PrinsessProduce .173 1.483 7.413 28.417 SpruceLanePotatoesInc. .988TanseaFarm .099 1.754 VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. 1.310 ᴾIdentifiesavarietythathasreceivedPlantBreeders’RightsinCanadaasofOctober5,2017andmaybesubjecttoroyalties.ᴿIdentifiesaregisteredpotatovarietyundertheSeedsActasofOctober5,2017.Non-registeredvarietiescanonlybemultipliedfurtherforexperimental,varietyregistrationorexportpurposes.Inaddition,itcanonlybemovedascertifiedseedpotatoesbetweenfarmunitsinCanadaifaccompaniedbyaCertificateofAuthorization.ᴳIdentifiesvarietieslistedunderGardenVarieties.UnderSection65ofPartIIIoftheSeedsRegulationsunregisteredpotatovarietiesnotforcommercialproductionareexemptedfromtheprohibitionofsalecontainedintheSeedsAct.Inordertodistinguishbetweenwhatisconsideredtobecommercialandnon-commercialproduction,thisdirectiveprescribesproductionlimitswithinwhichgardenvarietyseedpotatoesremaineligibleforcertification.
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SEEDLISTING(Foundation,Certified)VARIETY Grower FOUNDATION CERTIFIEDAtlanticᴿ DrostSeedPotatoes 2.471
Chieftainᴿ EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .544
Goldrushᴿ EagleCreekSeedPotatoes 1.013
HO2000ᴿ CKJespersenFarmsInc. 2.619
MeyerSeedPotatoesInc. 340.998
Orchestraᴿᴾ WhiteWhaleCreekFarms 9.513
PacificRussetᴿᴾ GrootFarmsLtd. 55.350
RussetBurbankᴿ EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .395
Sangreᴿ EagleCreekSeedPotatoes .395
WhiteWhaleCreekFarms 14.826
YellowStarᴿᴾ BellyRiverSeedPotatoes 22.486
YukonGoldᴿ Halma’sVegetableFarm .692
OrganicSeedVARIETY Grower CLASS ACRESCarolinaᴿᴾ HooglandOrganic E4 .650Colombaᴿᴾ HooglandOrganic E3 2.881 HooglandOrganic E4 4.371Noblesse HooglandOrganic E3 1.841Orchestraᴿᴾ HooglandOrganic E3 3.939Satinaᴿᴾ HooglandOrganic E3 2.829ᴾIdentifiesavarietythathasreceivedPlantBreeders’RightsinCanadaasofOctober5,2017andmaybesubjecttoroyalties.ᴿIdentifiesaregisteredpotatovarietyundertheSeedsActasofOctober5,2017.Non-registeredvarietiescanonlybemultipliedfurtherforexperimental,varietyregistrationorexportpurposes.Inaddition,itcanonlybemovedascertifiedseedpotatoesbetweenfarmunitsinCanadaifaccompaniedbyaCertificateofAuthorization.ᴳIdentifiesvarietieslistedunderGardenVarieties.UnderSection65ofPartIIIoftheSeedsRegulationsunregisteredpotatovarietiesnotforcommercialproductionareexemptedfromtheprohibitionofsalecontainedintheSeedsAct.Inordertodistinguishbetweenwhatisconsideredtobecommercialandnon-commercialproduction,thisdirectiveprescribesproductionlimitswithinwhichgardenvarietyseedpotatoesremaineligibleforcertification.
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ADDITIONALVARIETIESAVAILABLEGROWER VARIETIESBellyRiverSeedPotatoes Obama CKJespersenFarmsInc. AlpineRussetᴿᴾ Bordeauxᴿᴾ ClassicRussetᴿᴾ ClearwaterRussetᴿᴾ Fiorettaᴾ Jazzyᴿᴾ LittleGiantᴿ Lollipop Mimiᴿᴾ PayetteRusset RedApple RedSnapperᴿᴾ Rosemarieᴿᴾ TetonRussetᴾ ViolettaᴿᴾCreekSideSeedPotatoFarms Abbotᴿᴾ Adato Almeraᴿᴾ Annabelleᴿᴾ Arizonaᴿᴾ BasinRusset Bridgetᴿ Carolinaᴿᴾ Cerata Challengerᴿᴾ Ciklamen Constance Excellency Flairᴿᴾ Fontaneᴿ Gigantᴿ Goldeyeᴿᴾ Gourmandineᴿᴾ HZC07-6049 IMP-ABRᴿ Kroneᴿ LadyAmarillaᴿᴾ Laudine Melodyᴿᴾ Musicaᴿᴾ RedEmmalieᴿᴾ Rosagoldᴿᴾ Rosaraᴿᴾ Smartᴿᴾ Snowbirdᴿᴾ Sundanceᴿᴾ VDZ06-264 VolareᴿᴾDrostSeedPotatoes AACAltaRoseᴿᴾ ACGlacierChipᴿᴾ Actriceᴾ Ambraᴿ Athleteᴿᴾ Corsica HZ-03-1689 HZ-04-2047 Orlena Pike Roasgoldᴿᴾ Snowden Taurusᴾ EagleCreekSeedPotatoes Agriaᴿ AllBlueᴳ AllRedᴳ AltaBlushᴿᴾ AmaRosaᴿᴾ Arizonaᴿᴾ Belanita BlueMacᴿ Bridgetᴿ CandyCaneᴳ Caribeᴿ Carltonᴿ CherryRed Citadelᴿᴾ Desireeᴿ Eramosaᴿ Erik FrenchFingerlingᴳ GermanButterballᴳ GreenMountainᴿ IrishCobblerᴿ LinzerDelicatessᴿ Milvaᴿᴾ Nicola PinkFirAppleᴳ Proventoᴿ PurpleVikingᴳ RedGoldᴿ OACRubyGold RussianBlueᴳ Sieglindeᴳ Vikingᴿ GreatNorthSeedPotatoesLtd. Accordᴿᴾ Aramosa AR2010-03 AR2011-05 Bananaᴿ Belmonda BIE03-320 Cristinaᴾ FenwayRedᴿᴾ Giocondaᴿᴾ HOT04-7274 HZD07-289 IvoryCrispᴿᴾ Jenniferᴿᴾ KW7-290 KW09-411 L6403/1 MagnetaLove Primabelle Rande’sGoldenGemᴿᴾ RodeEersterlingᴳ Salinero T3039/38 Tyson Vikingᴿ GreenAcresFarms AustrianCrescent Bananaᴿ D05-47-03 D06-37-04 FrenchFingerlingᴳ MSZ109-10PP Raspberry RedThumb
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GROWER VARIETIESGrootFarmsLtd. AACAltaRoseᴿᴾ ClearwaterRussetᴿᴾ VivaldiᴿᴾHaarsmaFarmsLtd. ClearwaterRussetᴿᴾ FenwayRedᴿᴾ GES06-483Halma’sVegetableFarm Adoraᴿᴾ Vikingᴿ HooglandFarms BlazerRussetᴿᴾ Briosa Butterflyᴿᴾ Cecileᴿᴾ Celandineᴿᴾ Connect DoubleFun Elmo Fabulaᴿᴾ Imolaᴿ Innovatorᴿᴾ Marilynᴿᴾ Mozartᴿᴾ Noblesse VioletQueenᴿᴾ ZinaRed KeltieFarmsInc. BlazerRussetᴿᴾ Carlitaᴾ SylvanaᴿᴾNorbestFarms AmaRosaᴿᴾ Arizonaᴿᴾ Bananaᴿ Bellanita HZ07-289 HZ07-6039 Primabelle NorthbankPotatoFarmsLtd. Innovatorᴿᴾ Salinero PhoenixFarmsLtd. BlazerRussetᴿᴾ Vikingᴿ PrinsMeinemaSeedPotatoesLtd.
RussianBlueᴳ
PrinsessProduce RussianBlueᴳ Warbaᴿ RockyviewEliteTubersLtd. Birgitᴾ Bonusᴾ Capriᴾ Europrimaᴾ MissMalina Penniᴾ Sanjava SandhillsSeedPotatoesLtd. ClearwaterRussetᴿᴾ Monticelloᴿ SpruceLanePotatoesInc. AACAltaRoseᴿᴾ Andoverᴿ Sundanceᴿᴾ TT-08-024/2010-12 SunnycrestSeedPotatoesInc. A84180-8 AR05-3609 Almeraᴿᴾ Anouk BasinRusset Belmonda BlazerRussetᴿᴾ Bridgetᴿ Cheshire Citadelᴿᴾ ClearwaterRussetᴿᴾ Constance Corsica CV96044-3 Jester Rosagoldᴿᴾ Vermillion TanseaFarm Alexia Challengerᴿᴾ Elmo HZC04-6029 Joly Maritiema PrinceofOrangeᴿᴾ Sifraᴿᴾ SundanceᴿᴾVeteranColony Eramosaᴿ VisserFarms(1999)Ltd. AACAltaRoseᴿᴾ ACGlacierChipᴿᴾ Bananaᴿ RussianBlueᴳ WedgewoodFarmsLtd. PurplePrinceᴿᴾ YellowGloryᴿᴾ WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes Actriceᴾ AlaskaBloomᴿᴾ Amperaᴿᴾ(2002)Ltd. Anouk Arizonaᴿᴾ Barcelonaᴾ BasinRusset Bellanita BigRossaᴿ Bridgetᴿ CalWhiteᴿ Cerisaᴿᴾ Constance Destiny Electraᴾ Erikaᴿᴾ Excellency Fontaneᴿ Gemsonᴿᴾ Granola LaRatteᴳ Labellaᴿᴾ Lanormaᴾ Laperlaᴾ Lollipop Montrealᴾ PurpleMagicᴿᴾ
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GROWER VARIETIESWestEdmontonSeedPotatoes QueenAnne RedApple Rockstar(2002)Ltd.con’t Romie Rosagoldᴿᴾ Rosaraᴿᴾ Sopranoᴿᴾ Vikingᴿ Violettaᴿᴾ Volareᴿᴾ WiersmaFarms Bonnata Bordeauxᴿᴾ Canberraᴿᴾ HZC07-6099 Kroneᴿ KW08-10 KW10-384 Musicaᴿᴾ Panamera Sifraᴿᴾ Smartᴿᴾ Sunred YP07-296 WoordmanFarmsLtd. A01010-1 ᴾIdentifiesavarietythathasreceivedPlantBreeders’RightsinCanadaasofOctober5,2017andmaybesubjecttoroyalties.ᴿIdentifiesaregisteredpotatovarietyundertheSeedsActasofOctober5,2017.Non-registeredvarietiescanonlybemultipliedfurtherforexperimental,varietyregistrationorexportpurposes.Inaddition,itcanonlybemovedascertifiedseedpotatoesbetweenfarmunitsinCanadaifaccompaniedbyaCertificateofAuthorization.ᴳIdentifiesvarietieslistedunderGardenVarieties.UnderSection65ofPartIIIoftheSeedsRegulationsunregisteredpotatovarietiesnotforcommercialproductionareexemptedfromtheprohibitionofsalecontainedintheSeedsAct.Inordertodistinguishbetweenwhatisconsideredtobecommercialandnon-commercialproduction,thisdirectiveprescribesproductionlimitswithinwhichgardenvarietyseedpotatoesremaineligibleforcertification.
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AlbertaLicencedSeedGrowers–ValidAugust1,2017toJuly31,2018A&ASeedFarmsLtd.ArtHazelhoffBox5538LacombeT4L1X2
Phone:(403)782-7976Fax:(403)782-6680
ArtCell:(403)506-7783JudyCell:(403)396-3524
aaseedfarm@platinum.caAgri-ResearchLtd.Dr.PiaraBains15708-76thStreetEdmontonT5Z2X2
Phone/Fax:(780)475-7955Cell:(780)951-7955
AliceHalwaBox68ThorsbyT0C2P0
Phone:(780)399-2568Fax:(780)789-2357
alicehalwa5@gmail.comBellyRiverSeedPotatoesPieterKamperBox126LethbridgeT1J3Y3
Cell:(403)635-1536Fax:(403)380-6654
BowIslandPotatoesJaapRemijnBox400BowIslandT0K0G0
Phone:(403)545-6163Cell:(403)715-5020
ChedzoyFarmsBruceChedzoy57115-RangeRoad#233SturgeonCountyT0A1N5
Cell:(780)[email protected]
ChinCouleeSpudFarmsDelbertVossebeltBox1314CoaldaleT1M1N1
Phone:(403)345-3156DelbertCell:(403)[email protected]
CKJespersenFarmsInc.CoreyJespersen#77,53305-R.R.#273SpruceGroveT7X3N3
Cell:(780)[email protected]
CreekSideSeedPotatoFarmsTon,Jolanda&GeraldMooijBox1233CalmarT0C0V0
Fax:(780)985-4594TonCell:(780)699-2698
GeraldCell:(780)[email protected]
[email protected] Phone:(403)748-3767JohnDrost Fax:(403)748-3786Box329 Cell:(403)896-1223BentleyT0C0J0 drostseedpotatoes@gmail.comEagleCreekSeedPotatoesJohnMillsBox70BowdenT0M0K0
Phone:(403)224-3995Fax:(403)224-3994Cell:(403)588-4595
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FWSeedPotatoesFeike&WayneVeenstraBox4695TaberT1G2E1
Phone:Feike(403)315-4252Wayne(403)223-4117
Fax:Feike(403)223-4714Wayne(403)223-5999FeikeCell:(403)315-4252
WayneCell:(403)[email protected]
[email protected]&JoyceBakkerR.R.#4,Site5,Comp17CalmarT0C0V0
JoyceCell:(780)818-7638KlaasCell:(780)699-2886
GreenAcresFarmsJake&EstherKortewegSite1,Box5,R.R.#4CalmarT0C0V0
Phone:(780)[email protected]
GrootFarmsLtd.Wayne&DonGroot22507SH-643SturgeonCountyT0A1N2
Phone:(780)998-0608Fax:(780)998-9207
Cell:Wayne(780)907-7824Don(780)951-9291
[email protected]#265SpruceGroveT7X3L6
Phone:(780)962-0576Fax:(780)962-3715Cell:(780)499-5201
[email protected]&HeidiHaenniR.R.#2MilletT0C1Z0
Phone:(587)786-3633Cell:(780)818-8201
[email protected]@yahoo.ca
Halma’sVegetableFarmJackHalmaBox21CranfordT0K0R0
Phone:(403)223-4284Fax:(403)223-4029Cell:(403)[email protected]
HooglandFarmsHooglandOrganicsJakeHooglandR.R.#2MilletT0C1Z0
Phone:(780)387-5315Fax:(780)387-4351Cell:(780)818-8202
J.D.SpudsCliffDoerksenSite6,Box48,R.R.#7CalgaryT2P2G7
Phone/Fax:(403)[email protected]
JerryZeinstraBox4189TaberT1G2C7
Phone:(403)223-3319Fax:(403)223-1789Cell:(403)308-4172
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KeltieFarmsInc.DonKeltie52230,R.R.#271SpruceGroveT7X3M9
Phone:(780)962-4937Fax:(780)962-6341Cell:(780)818-5362
[email protected]#242SturgeonCountyT0G1L2
Phone:(780)961-4039/4038Fax:(780)961-3412Cell:(780)777-2950
[email protected].#524SpruceGroveT7X3M9
Phone:(780)962-5050Fax:(780)962-2467Cell:(780)[email protected]
MeyerSeedPotatoesInc.BenMeyerBox7RollingHillsT0J2S0
Phone:(403)964-2788Cell:(403)358-0625
NorbestFarmsGordVisser20415–33StNEEdmontonT5Y6K3
Phone:(780)998-7793Fax:(780)998-7794Cell:(780)446-6401
[email protected]/Keith&KevinGoutbeck22329Twp.Rd.#555SturgeonCountyT0A1N1
Fax:(780)992-0575RussCell:(780)221-6199
KeithCell:(780)934-6384KevinCell:(780)[email protected]
DarrenPemtelechukNPSFarmsLtd.53132Rge.Rd.232SherwoodParkT8A4T8
Phone:(780)467-3355Fax:(780)[email protected]
PalliserPotatoesPeterVanGiessenBox222CoaldaleT1M1M3
Phone:(403)345-2626Fax:(403)345-4835Cell:(403)394-8269
[email protected]&MargaretDyckP.O.Box1919LaCreteT0H2H0
Phone:(780)927-3556Fax:(780)927-4286Cell:(780)841-2910
Phone:(403)824-3585Fax:(403)824-3900Cell:(403)308-9323
john@phoenixfarms.caPrairieSpudFarmsJPClaassenBox493VauxhallT0K2K0
Cell:(403)[email protected]
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PrinsMeinemaSeedPotatoesLtd.JouteMeinemaR.R.#3LacombeT4L2N3
Phone:(403)782-9860Fax:(403)782-4834
Cell:Joute(403)[email protected]
PrinsessProduceRonPrins23411Twp.Road560SturgeonCountyT0A0K5
Phone:(780)923-2407Fax:(780)923-2069Cell:(780)239-7994
prinsess@xplornet.comRockyviewEliteTubersLtd.MarkusReichenederBox542KeomaT0M1G0
Phone:(403)312-0702Fax:(403)935-4858
RoyalAdventureFarmsLtd.Ron&CindyHullemanR.R.#4LacombeT4L2N4
Phone:(403)784-3650Fax:(403)784-2410
RonCell:(403)304-8403CindyCell:(403)[email protected]
S.L.M.SpudFarmsLtd.LyleYpmaBox4210TaberT1G2C7
Phone:(403)223-8444Fax:(403)223-8448Cell:(403)634-1636
[email protected],R.R.#270SpruceGroveT7X3L5
Phone/Cell:(780)818-4782Fax:(780)962-8687
SpruceLanePotatoesInc.Dirk,Lydie&RaoulDrostR.R.#4LacombeT4L2N4
Phone:(403)782-7119Fax:(403)782-9807Cell:(403)350-8347
[email protected].#1,Site#4,Box6LacombeT4L2N1
Phone/Fax:(403)782-9330Cell:(403)350-1962
TanseaFarmEmile&KarinTansR.R.#1BlackfaldsT0M0J0
Phone:(403)885-6005EmileCell:(403)896-1473KarinCell:(403)896-1474
[email protected],Rge.Rd.#13RedDeerCountyT4G0M8
Phone/Fax:(403)227-4403Cell:(403)896-4403
VeteranColonyMartinStahlBox500VeteranT0C2S0
Phone:(403)575-2169Fax:(403)575-2190
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VisserFarms(1999)Ltd.PaulVisser2506-195Ave.NEEdmontonT5Y6M4
Phone:(780)472-6127Fax:(780)472-6032Cell:(780)818-5894
[email protected].#627SpruceGroveT7Y1B3
Cell:(780)[email protected]
WestEdmontonSeedPotatoes(2002)Ltd.Jan&NynkeVermuё52112B,RangeRoad#275ParklandCountyT7Y2V6
Phone:(780)968-8197Fax:(780)968-8732
JanCell:(780)[email protected]
WhiteLakeColonyGeorgeHoferBox339BaronsT0L0G0
Cell:(403)332-2290Fax:(403)[email protected]
WhiteWhaleCreekFarmsMarkScheidemanR.R.#1DuffieldT0E0N0
Phone:(780)968-3182Fax:(780)963-5000Cell:(780)777-8863
[email protected]/JannieMeijerBox2,Site5,R.R.#1WetaskiwinT9A1W8
Phone:(780)352-7473Fax:(780)352-9268Cell:(780)991-6879
[email protected]&HarryWoordmanBox4161TaberT1G2C6
Phone:(403)634-4467Fax:(403)223-8499
CanadianFoodInspectionAgencyofficeslocatedinAlberta
8403CoronetRoadNWEDMONTONT6E4N7
Phone:(780)395-6754Fax:(780)395-6794
650367THStreetREDDEERT4P1A3
Phone:(403)340-4231Fax:(403)340-4260
111557thAve.NE,Floor1CALGARYT2E9B2
Phone:(403)292-4986Fax:(403)292-6629
360514AvenueNLETHBRIDGET1H6P7
Phone:(403)382-3079fax:(403)382-3148
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AlbertaSeedPotatoIndustryContacts
DebHartSeedCoordinatorPotatoGrowersofAlbertaCropDiversificationNorth17507FortRoadEdmontonT5Y6H3
Phone:(780)415-2305Fax:(780)422-6096Cell:(780)722-9395
TerenceHochsteinExecutiveDirectorPotatoGrowersofAlberta6008–46thAvenueTaberT1G2B1
Phone:(403)223-2262Fax:(403)223-2268Cell:(403)382-8382
ThomasMcDadeAgriculturalManagerPotatoGrowersofAlberta6008–46thAvenueTaberT1G2B1
Phone:(403)223-2262Fax:(403)223-2268Cell:(403)892-7184
TinaLewisManagerSeedPotatoRepositoryAlbertaAgriculture&ForestryCropDiversificationNorth17507FortRoadEdmontonT5Y6H3
Phone:(780)415-2321Fax:(780)[email protected]
Dr.MicheleKonschuhPotatoResearchAgronomistAlbertaAgriculture&ForestryCropDiversificationSouthS.S.#4BrooksT1R1E6
Phone:(403)362-1314Fax:(403)362-1306
TheSeedCutters
They seem hundreds of years away.
Brueghel, You'll know them if I can get them true.. . .
They kneel under the hedge in a half-circle Behind a windbreak wind is breaking
through. They are the seed cutters. The tuck and frill
Of leaf-sprout is on the seed potatoes Buried under that straw. With time to kill ,
They are taking their time. Each sharp knife goes
Lazily halving each root that falls apart In the palm of the hand: a milky gleam, And, at the centre, a dark watermark.
Oh, calendar customs! Under the broom Yellowing over them, compose the frieze
With all of us there, our anonymities.
~SeamusHeaney~
Taber Office:6008 - 46 Ave.
Taber, ABT1G 2B1
Ph: 403.223.2262
North Office:CDCN 17507 Fort Rd
Edmonton, ABT5Y 6H3
Ph: 780.415.2305
Potato Growers of Alberta
Websitewww.albertapotatoes.ca
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