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Michael Byers
After graduating from Sheridan College with a bachelor of
applied art degree in illustration, Michael began illustrat-
ing right away. Shortly after he signed on with Sari Schorr
of Levy Creative Management. He's been published with
clients such as
The New York Times
,
OMagazine
,
Entertainment Weekly
,
Washington Post
and
Boston
.
Contributors
Ian Doig
Editor-in-chief of
Where Calgary
magazine, Ian Doig’s
writing has been featured in
The Calgary Herald
,
The
Globe and Mail
,
Alberta Venture
and
Canadian
Geographic
. Recent story topics include the rise of
specialty agriculture, aboriginal labour force initiatives
and Calgary’s red-hot restaurant scene.
Lee Hart
As a journalist for more than 40 years, Lee Hart has
focused on reporting on and commenting about the
Canadian agriculture industry for the past 25 years. A
former field editor for
Country Guide Magazine
, he has
been a writer and editor for
Grainews
for the past 10 years
— based in Calgary, AB.
Tamara Leigh
Tamara Leigh is a transplanted Prairie girl living on Vancou-
ver Island. A passionate student of agriculture and food
issues, she is a contributor to Canadian farm publications,
and president of the BC FarmWriters' Association. Tamara
provides consulting services to agriculture clients through
her company, Shiny Bird Communications.
Candice Ward
Candice Ward is a freelance photographer/journalist in
Calgary, where she studied photojournalism and hasn’t
taken her finger off the shutter since. Candice shoots
for major dailies and speciality magazines. She grew up
in Bonnyville, AB, and she can proudly say she survived
many of their legendary winters.
Sarah Weigum
Sarah Weigum grew up on a seed farm in Alberta. After
graduating from high school she moved west to study
English literature in Vancouver. Since, she’s lived north,
east and south of her original starting point, where she
once again finds herself growing pedigreed seed along-
side her parents and writing for agriculture publications.
Rolling Forward
Doug Cornell talks up the impor-
tance of overseas relationships.
Tall Wishes
Lisa Skierka explores the conse-
quences of “silos of the mind.”
FarmGate
A snapshot of recent news from
the ag industry.
She Said, Three Said
One question, three answers.
Market Monitor
Want to preserve margins?
Brenda Tjaden-Lepp dishes tips.
Tech@Work
How has telecommunications
shaped our lives in the field?
From Lab to Field
Is Alberta’s innovation sector
working to benefit producers
back at the farm gate?
Capital Gains
Changes to the Canadian Grain
Commission are making policy
waves.
Sustainability
It’s time to fertilize.
Barley Varieties
What variety of malt barley will
give you the best results?
Wheat Varieties
It’s a homegrown success
story—wheat bred in Alberta.
Against the Grain
Each issue, we take take a step
back in time.
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COLUMNS
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2014
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