Grainswest - Spring 2022

Spring 2022 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING SPRING 2022 Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission co-publish GrainsWest , a farming quarterly dedicated to the interests of this province’s grain farmers. GrainsWest connects farmers, food and ideas. QUICK READ 3-4 minutes 6-8 minutes 10-12 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ Scumof the earth Researchers identify possible agricultural applications of algae Splashy science Researcher works to improve efficiency and effectiveness of Prairie irrigation Unchartedwaters No easy answers for hard questions about moisture scarcity 10 14 18 PUBLISHER Tom Steve EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com CONTENT MANAGER Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD David Bartlett Melissa Damiani Dean Hubbard Shawn Jacula Tara Sawyer Greg Sears Sean Stanford CONTRIBUTORS Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, Anthony Houle Photography, Trevor Bacque, Madeleine Baerg, Jennifer Barber, James Benkie, Jeremy Boychyn, Ellen Cottee, Cows and Fish, Eastern Irrigation District, Melanie Epp, Farming Smarter, Erin K. Gowriluk, Craig Lester, Lethbridge College, Olds College, Perry McCormick, Pixabay, Ellen Pruden, Nevin Rosaasen, Shutterstock, St. Mary River Irrigation District, Neil Townsend, University of Manitoba, University of Minnesota, Zoltan Varadi, Peter Watts, Hayley Webster, SarahWeigum and Guihua Yu GrainsWest magazine is a joint venture owned and operated by Alberta Barley and the AlbertaWheat Commission. GrainsWest is published four times per year by the GrainsWest Publications Society, an autonomous, incorporated body. GrainsWest is published at: 200, 6815 – 8 Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7H7 Phone: 403-291-9111 Toll-free: 1-800-265-9111 Fax: 403-291-0190 Email: info@grainswest.com Web: grainswest.com I Twitter: @grainswest For subscriptions, email: subscriptions@grainswest.com Volume 9, Issue 2 Contents copyright 2022 by GrainsWest Publications Society, whose members include Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission from GrainsWest Publications Society.