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Introducing
GrainsWest—
Alberta’s first wheat and barley magazine
created by farmers, for farmers. This
magazine was developed with one goal
in mind—giving farmers the information
they want. From agronomics to stunning
visuals,
GrainsWest
is a quality read from
start to finish.
At its heart,
GrainsWest
represents
the hallmark of hard work and belief in
an industry that employs one in eight
Canadians.
These days, our industry is looking
forward. Through marketing freedom,
an outstanding harvest and a brand new
trade agreement with the European Union
(see page 23), western Canadian growers
are poised to expand their agricultural
and agri-food products into a new market
of 500 million hungry people.
Our hard work, combined with a
tireless dedication to getting the job done,
is impetus to celebrate. Quality farming
doesn’t just happen: we are the drivers of
our farmgate’s success. Each and every
one of us knows the value of the work we
do—and
GrainsWest
is our way of sharing
that value with other farmers. Leadership
starts at the grassroots in our industry,
and this magazine is our way of being
accountable to our province’s farmers.
Each and every task we set out to
accomplish is part of a larger picture.
Both Alberta Barley and the Alberta
Wheat Commission are actively involved
in ongoing research projects that bring
about crop success through co-operation
between farmers, government, research-
ers and industry. Everyone in our business
ultimately wants agriculture to succeed,
whether we’re in the field, driving a truck
or working in an office. Therefore, we
will continue to raise the prominence
and profitability of wheat and barley, and
western Canadian agriculture, through
GrainsWest
.
We are all serious businesspeople carry-
ing enormous responsibility. The narra-
tive of agriculture has always lent itself
to work—teamwork, hard work, honest
work—and that’s why Alberta Barley and
the Alberta Wheat Commission now share
office space, staff and resources. After all,
many hands make light work—and we’re
in this together.
We are proud of who we are and will
continue to tell the great stories that come
from feeding the world.
It’s a great day to be a farmer.
Life isAgriculture.
TheRest is JustDetails.
EDITOR'S
MESSAGE
MOST PEOPLE THINK THERE ARE TWOCERTAINTIES
IN LIFE: DEATHAND TAXES. Let'snot forget, even
the tax collectorneeds toeat.
We are proud of who we are
and will continue to tell all the
great stories that come from
feeding the world.
Winter
2014
Grains
West
6
Publishers
DougCornell and Lisa Skierka
ManagingEditor
Trevor Bacque
Editorial Advisory Board
Bryan Adam
Cole Christensen
Lynn Jacobson
Jason Lenz
Greg Porozni
Amanda Ryan
Greg Stamp
Wayne Tuck
Sales&ProductionCoordinator
TommyWilson
Contributors
Madeleine Baerg, Lyndsie Bourgon, Charles
Burke, Michael Byers, Lauren Comin, Jeff
Davis, Andrea DeBoer, Ian Doig, Sydney Du-
haime, Electric Umbrella Photography, Alli-
son Finnamore, GeoffGeddes, Peter Gredig,
Lee Hart, Michael Interisano, James Jackson,
Jeff Jackson, Syeda KhurramSteve Larocque,
Tamara Leigh, Josie Van Lent, Charlie Leskiw,
Lori Loree, RyanMercer, BryceMeyer,
NatalieNoble, Leif Norman, Mifi Purvis, Jason
Ransom, Scott Rollans, Tiffany Sloan, Brenda
Tjaden-Lepp, CandiceWard, SarahWeigum
GrainsWest
magazine is a joint venture
owned and operated by the Alberta
Barley Commission and the AlbertaWheat
Commission.
GrainsWest
is published four
times per year by theGrainsWest Publica-
tions Society, an autonomous, incorporat-
ed body.
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
Twitter:
@grainswest
Omnemmovere lapidem.
Contents copyright 2014 by GrainsWest
Publications Society, whosemembers in-
clude the Alberta Barley Commission and
the AlbertaWheat Commission. No part of
this publicationmay be reproducedwithout
express written permission fromGrainsWest
Publications Society.
Printed in Canada.
By Trevor Bacque