Farmers in Western Canada have seven new cereal varieties to choose from for next year. Here is a look what FP Genetics, SeCan, SeedNet and Stamp Seeds have to offer. Please note the following list includes only brand new offerings for 2024.
FP Genetics
Durum: AAC Schrader is the first durum in the Canada Western Amber Durum class that is registered globally with an intermediate (I) resistance rating for fusarium head blight (FHB). Its robust, top-of-class disease package also features an R rating for stem, leaf and stripe rust and an MR rating for bunt. This high-yielding variety offers high grain protein, excellent standability and very good lodging resistance.
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SeCan
CPSR: AAC Rimbey VB is a midge-tolerant variety best suited to the traditional CPS growing region. Compared to AAC Penhold, AAC Rimbey yields seven per cent more, matures one day earlier and grows nine centimetres taller. It has very good sprouting resistance and features an I rating for FHB and R rating for leaf, stem and stripe rust.
CWRW: AAC Coldfront winter wheat builds on the success of AAC Wildfire. It yields one to two per cent higher, matures earlier and has slightly shorter stronger straw than AAC Wildfire. AAC Coldfront has very good winter hardiness and features an MR rating for leaf rust, an R rating for stem and stripe rust and an I rating for FHB. This new variety will be available as certified seed for summer/fall 2024.
Durum: CDC Vantta is a semi-dwarf, hollow stem Canada Western Amber Durum with dark black awns and very strong straw. CDC Vantta has high yellow grain pigment and superior pasta colour, giving it excellent end-use suitability. It has an R rating for leaf and stem rust, an I rating for stripe rust and a MS rating for FHB.
Barley: CDC Renegade is a two-row feed barley that is a dual fit for forage or grain. Compared to CDC Maverick, CDC Renegade yields 19 per cent higher and has a similar drought tolerance. This smooth-awned variety performs well on lighter soil or in dry conditions but will be prone to lodging under high moisture and heavy fertility.
SeedNet
Barley: AB Dram is the first non-glycosidic nitrile (non-GN) malting barley bred in Canada. This two-row, hulled barley has good malting potential and targets the distilling market. Malted grains that contain glycosidic nitrile can produce an ethyl carbamate, an undesirable trace component in distilled spirits or whisky. AB Dram, which yields the same as CDC Copeland and matures 1.5 days earlier, also features good lodging resistance and a good disease package.
Stamp Seeds
Barley: CDC Renegade is a two-row smooth-awned barley with excellent forage and grain yields. This replacement for CDC Maverick has a good disease package featuring moderate resistance to stem rust and surface smut and intermediate resistance to spot-form net blotch.
– Mark Halsall is a freelance writer and editor and a former associate editor at Grainews. Reach Mark at [email protected].
