GrainsWest Spring 2021

Spring 2021 Grains West 4 THE FARMGATE FEATURES COLUMNS Cover graphics: vecteezy.com Tax changes on hold • Not just a raw commodity • Network supports agtech • Mixed signals • Less is more • A win for fertilizer • Market shift causes unrest NEW AND INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN AG 44 45 42 43 46 47 MARKET MONITOR Actual or imagined, insects can impede grain marketing FROM LAB TO FIELD An examination of food security terms HEAD OF THE CLASS Edmonton company produces protein powder from grain-fed crickets THE MALT HOUSE New malting barley varieties promise to increase competitiveness CEREALS CORNER Farmers ask how new code of practice can benefit the industry POLICY PLACE Grain Growers of Canada pressures feds for exemptions The yield gap challenge Farmers and researchers push through the wheat yield ceiling // BY LEE HART // International insect management Farmers around the world discuss their evolving approaches to pest control // BY TREVOR BACQUE // Comeback class Is CWHWS set for a resurrection in the near future? // BY MELANIE EPP // 20 30 35 24 Friends with benefits How to identify the good, bad and ugly inside the insect kingdom // BY TREVOR BACQUE //