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P U L S E C R O P N E W S S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 | 2 3 ALBERTA PULSE GROWERS NOW A MEMBER OF SOY CANADA The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission (APG) recently became a member of Soy Canada to reflect the increased interest Alberta producers have in growing soybeans. "APG has been observing on the sideline the development and evolu on of Soy Canada," explained APG Chair D'Arcy Hilgartner. "As our growers begin to see the opportunity that new gene cs provides in their area for soybean produc on, we want to be on top of the industry challenges and opportuni es. Soy Canada will take care of the greater issues around market access, market development and is a policy voice for the soybean industry. We look forward to par cipa ng as a member of the organiza on." Soy Canada is the na onal associa on uni ng all groups driving the Canadian soybean industry, from farm to marketplace. "Commi ed plant science companies and innova ve producers have been key partners as Canadian soybean produc on has expanded from one to eight provinces in a single genera on," said Ron Davidson, Execu ve Director of Soy Canada. "Soy Canada is very pleased to welcome Alberta Pulse Growers and its members as important new and valued par cipants in the na onal voice of this country's soybean sector." Soybeans are expected to be planted on 6.5 million acres in Canada this year with acreage in Alberta increasing to 21,000 acres. Canadian farmers are on track to reach the industry target of 10 million acres by 2027, Soy Canada said in a recent Tweet. "There is such poten al for soybeans and we are looking for op ons in our rota ons in Alberta," said John Kowalchuk, APG Director-at-Large (Non-Bean). "As a soybean grower, I am pleased to see that APG is now a member of Soy Canada and part of the na onal soybean value chain." Soybeans are included under APG's purview and, therefore, levy collected when soybeans are sold to Alberta dealers goes to APG. The organiza on then uses the levy to support agronomy, research, extension, marke ng and other ac vi es to benefit soybean growers as it does for the growers of peas, beans, faba beans, len ls and chickpeas. Current soybean research projects supported by APG include work on iden fying promising genotypes and op mizing seeding density, nitrogen fixa on and irriga on for cost-effec ve soybean produc on in Alberta. To learn more about growing soybeans in Alberta, visit www. albertapulse.com/growing-soybeans. For more informa on on Soy Canada, please visit www.soycanada.ca. P U L S E C R O P N E W S

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