Grainswest - Tech 2026

Tech 2026 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING TECH 2026 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 Guesswork eliminated Newmolecular tools improve wireworm identification Good listener Researcher puts farmer input first Harvest the sun The economics of on-farm solar arrays 7 16 26 DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS ANDDIGITAL PROJECTS Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Josefine Bartlett Dave Bishop Greg Bott Melissa Damiani Devin Hartzler Murray Phillips Mark Smook Heather Snethun Dick Wymenga CONTRIBUTORS AbacusBio, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agritechnica, Alberta Seed Processors, Semeton Amosu, Anthony Houle Photography, Trevor Bacque, Bruce Burrows, Bryce Myer Photography, Emily Chu, Naomi Clark, Melanie Epp, FarmerTitan, Geoff Geddes, Nick Horob, Emily R. Johnson, Metadata Commons, Jeanine Moyer, Picketa Systems, Ellen Pruden, Ryynn Rathwell, Serena Tang, Neil Townsend, Yonathan Uriel, Vecteezy, WaterFind, Jamie Zachary 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 13, Issue 3 Contents copyright 2026 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.