Grainswest - Spring 2024

Spring 2024 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING SPRING 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 3-4 minutes 6-8 minutes 10-12 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ Drinkmo’ barley Sisters introduce popular Asian tea to Canadian consumers On the verge of amerge Big step for two ag giants Fright night A grain farmer’s reflection on a fiery farm accident 9 12 20 DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Michael Bury Brent Christensen Melissa Damiani Shawn Jacula Terry Magnuson John Mayko Gary Stanford Dick Wymenga CONTRIBUTORS Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture in the ClassroomCanada, Alberta Canola, Alberta Environmental Farm Plan, Trevor Bacque, Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-Food, Canadian Grain Commission, Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre SocietyCanadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, Cereals Canada, Emily Chu, Karen Durrie, Toban Dyck, Melanie Epp, Geoff Geddes, Emily R. Johnson, Kyle Larkin, Mo’mugi, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology, Kaitlin Packer Berger, Adeline Panamaroff, Ellen Pruden, Red ShedMalting, Darya Shnykina, Joash Siemens, Chris and Leah Simeniuk, Jay Steeves, Neil Townsend, 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 Twitter: @grainswest For subscriptions, email: info@grainswest.com Volume 11, Issue 2 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.