Results are in from the annual North American Seed Fair held in conjunction with Ag Expo in Lethbridge.
The seed fair has been held since 1897, and this year’s event took place Feb. 24-26.
Mercer Seeds Ltd. was the grand aggregate winner and Connie Mercer won the Edwin Kiffiak memorial award.
Champion pedigreed winners
Pedigreed cereal: Huvenaars Seed Farms Ltd.
Pedigreed forage and grasses: Bantry Seed Farms Ltd.
Open hay: Medema Farms Ltd.
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Junior aggregate: Abigeil Wurz
Pedigreed seed classes
Hard red spring wheat: Huvenaars Seed Farms, first; Chin Ridge Seeds, second; Carl’s Ag Ventures Ltd., third
Winter wheat: Mercer Seeds, first; Will Van Roessel, second; Sleepy Hollow Seeds, third
Durum wheat: Carl’s Ag Ventures, first; Sleep Hollow Seeds, second; Willms Seeds, third
Combined wheat: XTC Farms, first; Willms Seeds, second; Witdouck Farms, third
Two-row barley: Chin Ridge Seeds, first; Carl’s Ag Ventures, second; Chin Ridge Seeds, third
Six-row barley: Brummelhuis Seeds, first
Oats and flax: Stamp Seeds, first; Mercer Seeds, second; Carl’s Ag Ventures, third
Grasses, forages and legumes
Legume seed: Bantry Seeds, first; Don Petersen, second; Don Petersen, third
Dry peas: Mercer Seeds, first; Markert Seeds, second; Carl’s Ag Ventures, third
Chickpeas, lentils, dry beans: Willms Seeds, first; Markert Seeds, second
Alfalfa hay: Cascade Farms, first; McKenzie Cattle Co., second; Huybregtd Holsteins, third
Grass and grass legume hay: De Kok Forages, first; Rene Van De Vendel, second; Huybregtd Holsteins, third
Timothy hay: Medema Farms, first; Bart Leavitt, second; Tim Wiens, third
