Grainswest - Spring 2024

Spring 2024 Grains West 4 THE FARMGATE FEATURES COLUMNS Celebrating 10 years of GrainsWest Carbon assets made easy Drink mo’ barley EFP a-ok for risk management On the verge of a merge NEW AND INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN AG 43 44 47 48 45 46 49 HEAD OF THE CLASS Social media campaign raises career awareness MARKET MONITOR Inferences about the valuable but opaque Chinese wheat market POLICY PLACE Road to 2050 recommendations a guide for government THE MALTHOUSE On-farm practices help maintain Canada’s barley reputation FROM LAB TO FIELD Program builds digital literacy and technological expertise CEREALS CORNER Wheat farmers speak to international customers GRAIN SCIENCE NEWS New varieties up the appeal of winter wheat Just do it How one family found certainty, satisfaction and direction in farm succession planning // BY TREVOR BACQUE // 26 32 38 Hits, misses and lessons learned Vanished varieties refine malting barley development // BY MELANIE EPP // Organic growth Cereal farmers take individualized approach to specialty production // BY KAITLIN PACKER BERGER // 22 A dark presence Ergot concerns persist in food and feed grains // BY TREVOR BACQUE //