Grainswest - Spring 2025

Spring 2025 Grains West 4 FEATURES COLUMNS New distillery celebrates barley Cereals and pulses better together The story of the Blue Book Wait for hybrid wheat (nearly) over Mycotoxin threatens stored grain Pain medication for marketing obligations Western Crop Innovations update NEW AND INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN AG 43 44 47 48 45 46 49 HEAD OF THE CLASS New program combines classroom studies with hands-on learning MARKET MONITOR Incremental selling makes strategic sense POLICY PLACE Bill C-282 threatens the livelihoods of Canadian grain farmers THE MALTHOUSE Barley Benchmarking Survey will strengthen industry reputation FROM LAB TO FIELD Olds College remains one of Canada’s top research institutes CEREALS CORNER Trade deal expands wheat market opportunity in Indonesia GRAIN SCIENCE NEWS RVA preferred method for pre-germination analysis Is breeding broken? As public system fades, private development calls escalate // BY MELANIE EPP // 34 40 Durumdonnybrook Canadian farmers face competition as market heats up // BY GEOFF GEDDES // 26 Benefit versus burden ESG standards invade Canadian agriculture // BY TREVOR BACQUE // THE FARMGATE On the cover: Chelsea and Shane Tomlinson of True Seeds