GrainsWest Fall 2019

Fall 2019 Grains West 4 THE FARMGATE FEATURES COLUMNS CONTENTS A recipe for hot cereal • The worm has turned • Meet the minister • Midge mitigation • Trading on food safety • Carbon capture NEW AND INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN AG 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 MARKET MONITOR Marketing lower quality grain requires more work FROM LAB TO FIELD Breton Plots produce 90 years of agronomic study HEAD OF THE CLASS Farm youth speak up for agriculture TECH@WORK New book touts a prescription for agricultural advancement CEREALS CORNER Five simple tips to help keep markets open POLICY PLACE Government listens when the volume is turned up AGAINST THE GRAIN Follow your Alberta farm roots Surfing the Black Sea Canadian wheat sets sail on Russian and Ukrainian exports // BY SHANNON VANRAES // Barley buy-in Market development depends on acceptance of newmalting varieties // BY IAN DOIG // Growth formula Expanding the farm as opportunity knocks // BY LEE HART // Welcome back Off-farm experience prepares next generation for success // BY TAMARA LEIGH // 22 08 40 32 26