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Fall
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Grains
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GRAINSWEST
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FALL 2017
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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Editor’s message
Still to come
7-21
The farmgate
New and interesting developments in ag
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Person, place and thing
A look inside the complex world of cultivar
creation with Dr. Harpinder Randhawa
By Ellen Cottee
38
Trade talk
When opportunity knocks, will Canada
answer the door?
By Geoff Geddes
40
Tech@work
Canadian farmers may be missing out on
grain-drying benefits
By Griffin J. Elliot
42
Head of the class
AdvancingAg programpairs experienced
mentors with ambitious mentees
By Ellen Cottee
44
From lab to field
Working tominimize losses from field
to table
By Stan Blade
45
Market monitor
When it comes tomarketing, not all wheat
is equal
By Jon Driedger
46
Against the grain
Feeding the field crew
/// Features ///
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Grain
expectations
Amidterm look at the federal
Liberals’ performance in agriculture
By Tamara Leigh
Encouraging
numbers
Ag is trending up in key areas
By Lee Hart
What’s in a claim?
The ag industry renews the broader battle for public trust
By IanDoig
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