Grainswest - Winter 2019

Winter 2019 grainswest.com 5 WINTER ISSUE 2019 RECOMMENDED READING PUBLISHER TomSteve ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com SALES&DESIGN LEAD TommyWilson twilson@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Bryan Adam Victoria Decker ToddHames Jason Lenz Jeff Nielsen Cole Siegle JohnWozniak CONTRIBUTORS Alberta Pulse Growers, Trevor Bacque, Karla Bergstrom, Stan Blade, Canola Council of Canada, Hector Carcamo, Cole’s Ag Communications, Ellen Cottee, CropLife Canada, Jonathan Driedger, Melanie Epp, Farmers Edge, Farm Service Manager, Allison Finnamore, Timothy Fowler, Geoff Geddes, Glenbow Museum, Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, Grain Systems Inc., Lee Hart, Heritage Frozen Foods, Andrea Hilderman, Sarah Hoffmann, Michael Interisano, Alexis Kienlen, Lakeland College, Ray Lambert, RobMcMorris Photography, Kyle Metcalf, Bryce Meyer Photography, Leif Norman, Quarter Section Creative, Isabelle Thibout, Twitchy Finger Photography, Shannon VanRaes GrainsWest magazine is a joint venture owned and operated by Alberta Barley and the AlbertaWheat Commission. GrainsWest is published four times per year by theGrainsWest Publications Society, an autonomous, incorporated 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 I Twitter: @grainswest For subscriptions, email: subscriptions@grainswest.com Volume6, Issue1 Contentscopyright2019byGrainsWest PublicationsSociety,whosemembers includeAlbertaBarleyand the AlbertaWheatCommission.Nopartof thispublicationmaybe reproducedwithoutexpresswrittenpermission from GrainsWestPublicationsSociety. Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission co-publish GrainsWest , a farming quarterly dedicated to the interests of this province’s grain farmers. GrainsWest connects farmers, food and ideas. QUICK READ 3-4 minutes 5-6 minutes 10-12 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ Themore themerrier Higher seeding rates deliver even maturity, fewer weeds, greater yields Person, place& thing The CMBTC’s Yueshu Li is invested in the malting industry Crisis control Rural crime surge brings increased vigilance, deterrence and better policing 12 18 28