Grainswest - Winter 2024

Winter 2024 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING WINTER 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 Eerie pest control Peace Country agronomist encounters zombie grasshoppers Farm-based studies on the rise New FarmEd Toolkit can help schools build ag-based programs Endangered species Vigilance and scientific advances tame two historically destructive crop diseases 10 12 38 DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD David Bartlett Melissa Damiani Devin Hartzler Clint Jacula Shawn Jacula Tara Sawyer Greg Sears Sean Stanford CONTRIBUTORS Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Carriage Supply, Trevor Bacque, Ana Badea, Michael Byers, Cereals Canada, Emily Chu, George Clayton Photography, Axel Diederichsen, Belinda DeSmet, Geoff Geddes, Trudy Kelly Forsythe, Emily R. Johnson, Christina Kaye, Kyle Larkin, Till Lukat, Olds College Centre for Innovation, Kaitlin Packer Berger, Adeline Panamaroff, Pixabay, Ellen Pruden, Rural Development Network, Seed Check Technologies, Shutterstock, Chelsea Tomlinson, Neil Townsend, University of Saskatchewan Meghan Vankosky, 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 1 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.