Grainswest - Winter 2026

Winter 2026 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING WINTER 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 New soft whitewheat delivers AAC Raymond stands up and stands out Real-world education ALES dean takes strategic action Riskmanagement reinterpreted Farm groups push for change to BRM suite ahead of this year’s FPT meeting 16 20 30 DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL PROJECTS 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 Trevor Bacque, Brewing andMalting Barley Research Institute, Bridgeland Distillery, Cereals Canada, Elizabeth Chorney-Booth, Emily Chu, Cleanfarms, Karen Durrie, Melanie Epp, Charles Geddes, Geoff Geddes, Selena Grutterink, Anthony Houle, Emily R. Johnson, Kyle Larkin, Julia Leeson, Roy Maki, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Milwest Distillery and Spirits, Jeanine Moyer, Olds College, Ontario Agricultural College, Jennifer Otani, Adeline Panamaroff, Ellen Pruden, Harpinder Randhawa, Ryynn Rathwell, Ruth Rowland, iStock, Sunny Boy Foods, Neil Townsend, Don Tse, Peter Watts 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 1 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.