Grainswest - Fall 2024

Fall 2024 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING FALL 2024 Alberta Grains publishes GrainsWest , a farming quarterly dedicated to the interests of this province’s grain farmers. GrainsWest connects farmers, food and ideas. QUICK READ 2-3 minutes 6-8 minutes 10-12 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ Much to gainwith spent grain Businesses find value in brewing byproduct The next big thing Wheat breeders see immense potential in gene editing Plenty to gain Farm industry aims to reinvigorate stalled productivity growth 10 30 32 DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Brent Christensen Melissa Damiani Shawn Jacula Terry Magnuson John Mayko Gary Stanford Dick Wymenga CONTRIBUTORS Alberta Pulse Growers, Trevor Bacque, Dominic Bugatto, Paula Campbell, Canadian Grain Commission, Canterra, Cereals Canada, Emily Chu, Karen Durrie, Melanie Epp, Government of Canada, Geoff Geddes, Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Bradley Gowan, Half Hitch Brewing, Emily R. Johnson, Trudy Kelly Forsythe, Kyle Larkin, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Olds College, Adeline Panamaroff, Ellen Pruden, Adrian Shellard, Shutterstock, Daniel Stefner, Neil Townsend, Don Tse, Zoltan Varadi, Peter Watts GrainsWest magazine is a venture owned and operated by Alberta Grains. 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 X: @grainswest For subscriptions, email: info@grainswest.com Volume 11, Issue 4 Contents copyright 2024 by GrainsWest Publications Society, whose members include farmers and staff fromAlberta Grains. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission from GrainsWest Publications Society.