Grainswest - Winter 2023

Winter 2023 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING WINTER 2023 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 Safety onwheels Educational attraction is mobile once again Strength in diversity Overdependence on China may leave Canadian barley vulnerable Living proof Use of biostimulants continues to grow, but remains experimental 12 20 32 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 Devin Hartzler Clint Jacula Shawn Jacula Tara Sawyer Greg Sears Sean Stanford CONTRIBUTORS Ag for Life, AgriLab, Trevor Bacque, Madeleine Baerg, Bio-En Services and Technology, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Cereals Canada, Ellen Cottee, Melanie Epp, Field Crop Development Centre, Geoff Geddes, Erin K. Gowriluk, GrowTEC, Craig Lester, Vincent Hervet, Bill Hooper, Trudy Kelly Forsyth, Nichole Neubauer, Nicole Murray Photography, Olds College, Kaitlin Packer, Ellen Pruden, Brent Puchalski, Harpinder Randhawa’ Shutterstock, Daniel Stefner, TeamAlberta Crops’, Neil Townsend, Peter Watts, SarahWeigum and Becky Zimmer 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 10, Issue 1 Contents copyright 2023 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.