GrainsWest Spring 2021

Spring 2021 grainswest.com 5 RECOMMENDED READING 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 6-8 minutes 10-12 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ Mixed signals Proposed changes to tank-mix policy could limit input options Market shift causes unrest Could a drop in malting barley prices spark a feed frenzy? A sunny forecast Pilot project taps Alberta’s deep well of solar power potential 11 14 38 PUBLISHER Tom Steve EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com CONTENT MANAGER Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD David Bartlett Victoria Decker Jason Lenz Wade McAllister Tara Sawyer Greg Sears CONTRIBUTORS Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Anthony Houle Photography, Trevor Bacque, Jennifer Barber, Shelley Barkley, Stan Blade, Camola Foods, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, Cullen Bird, Canadian International Grains Institute, Haley Catton, Bayer CropScience, Ellen Cottee, Melanie Epp, Nora Foroud, Geoff Geddes, Henri Goulet, Erin Gowriluk, Lee Hart, John Holland, Michael Interisano, Dan Johnson, Alexis Kienlen, Tamara Leigh, Brenna Mahoney, Municipal District of Taber, Olds College, Pixabay, Harpinder Randhawa, Hanna Royals, Martin Scanlon, Shutterstock, Sara Tetland, Neil Townsend, Zoltan Varadi, Kristy Vavra, AndrewWatson, Peter Watts, SarahWeigum, Tyler Wist GrainsWest magazine is a joint venture owned and operated by Alberta Barley and the AlbertaWheat Commission. GrainsWest is published four times per year by the GrainsWest 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 Volume 8, Issue 2 Contents copyright 2021 by GrainsWest Publications Society, whose members include Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission from GrainsWest Publications Society.