Grainswest - Fall 2024

Fall 2024 Grains West 4 THE FARMGATE FEATURES COLUMNS Celebrating 10 years of GrainsWest AAC prairie shows promise Agri-food incubator expands Study fine tunes use of feed wheat Much to gain with spent grain From the ground up A win for wetlands stewardship Fungi laser battle Farmers help feathered friends Inroads in the Indo-Pacific NEW AND INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN AG 43 44 47 48 45 46 49 HEAD OF THE CLASS Simpson Centre project aims to boost ag-tech use MARKET MONITOR Canadian crops face good, bad and ugly in 2025 POLICY PLACE How Canada’s rail disruptions squeeze grain farmers THE MALTHOUSE Variable weather affected barley quality FROM LAB TO FIELD Studies examine precision conservation on marginal farmland CEREALS CORNER A vision for the future of Cereals Canada GRAIN SCIENCE NEWS Private wheat breeder sees handful of approved varieties licensed Prepare for success A farm business plan provides big benefits // BY EMILY R. JOHNSON // 27 36 Long of this land Siksika First Nation works to build farming and ranching opportunities for community members // BY ZOLTAN VARADI AND IAN DOIG // 20 Staying Power Reluctant to retire, three farmers discuss the rewards of work beyond age 65 // BY TREVOR BACQUE //