Grainswest - Fall 2025

Fall 2025 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING FALL 2025 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 Regulatory changes likely on theway Adjustment to feed product approval may take place Mature Asset Strategy rethink Energy lease consultations raise rural concerns Coal, crops and compliance The return of Grassy Mountain raises selenium questions for irrigation users 9 14 28 DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Brian Allison Kolton Brown Melissa Damiani Devin Hartzler Shawn Jacula Terry Magnuson John Mayko Dick Wymenga CONTRIBUTORS Ag in the Classroom, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Nutrition Association of Canada, Trevor Bacque, Bryce Meyer Photography, Dominic Bugatto, Emily Chu, Alex Coulton, CPKC, Melanie Epp, Doug Ferguson, FuelPositive, Geoff Geddes, Lars Hagberg, Emily R. Johnson, Trudy Kelly Forsythe, Lakeland College, Kyle Larkin, Carson Lukocs, Jeanine Moyer, Olds College, Tim Parent, Pixabay, Ellen Pruden, Pascale Simard, The Tisto Factory, Breanne Tidemann, Town of Westlock, Peter Watts, JasonWoodhead GrainsWest magazine is a venture owned and operated by Alberta Grains. GrainsWest is published four times per year by publications staff employed by Alberta Grains. 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 X: @grainswest For subscriptions, email: info@grainswest.com Volume 12, Issue 4 Contents copyright 2025 by GrainsWest magazine, whose publications committee includes elected farmers and staff fromAlberta Grains. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission from Alberta Grains.