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Saskatchewan Pulse Growers License Distribution of Pulse Varieties Outside Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) has licensed the distribu on rights for select Crop Development Centre (CDC) pulse varie es in provinces outside of Saskatchewan to SeCan and SeedNet for a 10-year period. "Saskatchewan pulse producers contribute significant upfront funding towards the development of CDC varie es," said Carl Po s, SPG Execu ve Director. "These contribu ons are made through SPG's investment of pulse levy towards the CDC pulse breeding program. In exchange for this investment, SPG ensures that Saskatchewan growers are provided with royalty-free access to CDC developed varie es." By licensing the distribu on of these varie es for sale in provinces outside of Saskatchewan, SPG is ensuring that growers in other provinces are paying for access to varie es developed by the CDC. Licensing the distribu on rights will not impact Saskatchewan growers' ability to access these varie es royalty-free. "By working together with SeCan and SeedNet," Po s con nued, "we are crea ng a mechanism for growers in Alberta and Manitoba, or other regions of Canada, to pay for access to CDC varie es through a seed-royalty system." SeCan and SeedNet are both looking forward to marke ng CDC varie es to growers in provinces outside Saskatchewan beginning in the 2018-growing season. "SeCan members have grown CDC varie es in the past and we felt it was cri cal to ensure that our members con nued to have access to the varie es," said Todd Hyra, Business Manager for Western Canada with SeCan. "With more than 500 independent member companies in Western Canada, SeCan is ideally suited to ensure that the CDC varie es are broadly available across all areas of adapta on." Elizabeth Tokariuk, General Manager for SeedNet, explained: "SeedNet wants to provide growers with the best gene cs to sa sfy the increasing demand for pulse crops in Alberta, Manitoba, and the BC Peace. Each farm is unique, so SeedNet means to provide a range of varie es from the many excellent Canadian breeders, which certainly include those at CDC in Saskatoon." For seed growers outside Saskatchewan that are interested in accessing the varie es that have been licensed for distribu on outside Saskatchewan, they can contact SeCan and SeedNet for more informa on. For more informa on on the varie es licensed to SeCan and SeedNet, visit www.saskpulse.com. W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 | 1 7 P U L S E C R O P N E W S

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