Grainswest - Winter 2024

Winter 2024 grainswest.com 7 Cover crop FALL 2016 The cover: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a seed storage project of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. The story: The preservation and of crop genetics is a global effort. Gene banks fromMexico City to Saskatoon, SK, to the Norwegian Arctic maintain a global plant breeding legacy that is thousands of years in the making. SPRING 2015 The cover: Eduardo Gomez and family left Mexico for farm life in southern Alberta, though the process was tricky. The story: A reminder farm labour shortage is a perennial issue, changes to Canada’s Temporary ForeignWorker Program almost a decade ago raised alarm bells in the ag sector. In conversation with two such workers, GrainsWest examined the fallout of these changes. FALL 2018 The cover: The same glacial retreat that carved Alberta’s Badlands launched the formation of the province’s rich farmland. The story: The history of Alberta’s productive agri- cultural soils is a comparatively short 10,000 years in length. Following the last ice age, geography and geology conspired to create the rich dirt that is the foundation of today’s thriving farm economy. SPRING 2019 The cover: With multiple wet harvests, NewNor- way farmer Scott Keller found his grain dryer an increasingly necessary tool. The story: Though dry conditions have been the norm in recent years, not so long ago, widespread high moisture conditions spurred many farmers to consider grain dryer purchases, retrofits and upgrades. TECH 2020 The cover: Advances in tractor cab technology promised to push agricultural performance to infinity and beyond. The story: Tractor cabs have only become increas- ingly streamlined and tech-enabled since we pro- nounced the latest models sci-fi worthy three and a bit years ago. Ever more spaceship-like, manufac- turers had begun to call them control centres. TECH 2021 The cover: Battleford, SK farmer Perry Rumpf (centre) walked us through his major grain handling upgrade. The story: Whether done piecemeal or all at once, on-farm grain handling systems need to be upgrad- ed as operations grow. Rumpf discussed his bin yard expansion experiences and offered tips. A look back at one decade of notable GrainsWest front pages FALL • 2016 ConnectingFarmers,Foodand Ideas THE VAULT GENEBANKSANDTHEIRKEEPERSPRESERVE THEBUILDINGBLOCKSOFAGRICULTURE Spring• 2019 Connecting Farmers,Food and Ideas Dryer decisions Alberta farmers warm up to on-farm systems TECH• 2020 Connecting Farmers,Food and Ideas A light-speed leap incabcontrol SPECIAL EDITION STRAIGHT OUT OF SCI-FI FALL• 2018 Connecting Farmers,Food and Ideas A Terra Firma Tale Howgeology andgeography haveshaped Alberta agriculture TECH • 2021 Connecting Farmers,Food and Ideas Thecase forgrain-handlingupgrades SPECIAL EDITION Bin yard buildouts