Grainswest - Tech 2024

Tech 2024 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING TECH 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 Little bakery, big joy The Farmhouse Bakery is a small business with an outsized reputation What drones can and can’t do High-flying applications continue to evolve despite barriers Shared accomodation Hot renewables trend may allow better integration of ag and solar 50 14 31 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 AdvancedAG, Agriculture for Life, Alberta Beef Producers, Atom Jet, Trevor Bacque, Shelley Barkley, BASF, David Burton, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, Case IH, Irena Ceko, Cereals Canada, Emily Chu, Melanie Epp, Gen Manufacturing, Geco StrategicWeedManagement, Geoff Geddes, John Deere, Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez, Karl Lee Photography, Kyle Larkin, Lavie Bio, Nectar Technologies, NEXAT, Nuffield Canada, Emily R. Johnson, MatrixSpec Solutions, Kaitlin Packer Berger, Ellen Pruden, Darya Shnykina, Shutterstock, SwarmFarm, The Farmhouse Bakery, Threshold UAV, University of Alberta, Zoltan Varadi, Peter Watts, Wildfong Enterprises, Becky Zimmer 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 3 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.