GrainsWest Winter 2020

Winter 2020 grainswest.com 5 WINTER ISSUE 2019 RECOMMENDED READING PUBLISHER Tom Steve EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com SALES &DESIGN LEAD Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD David Bartlett Victoria Decker Todd Hames Jason Lenz Wade McAllister Jeff Nielsen Cole Siegle CONTRIBUTORS Trevor Bacque, Stan Blade, Cereals Canada, Ellen Cottee, Melanie Epp, Debbie Foisy, Tim Fowler, Ellen Goodman, Government of Alberta, Erin Gowriluk, Lee Hart, Sarah Hoffmann, Juli Labreque, Jason Lin, Brenna Mahoney, RobMcMorris, Cole’s AgMedia, Alyssa Mistelbacher, Carol Patterson, Provincial Archives of Alberta, Colleen Seto, Shepherd’s Grain, David Simbo, Susgrainable, Zoltan Varadi, JennWalker 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 7, Issue 1 Contents copyright 2020 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. 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 6-7 minutes 10-12 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ Well spent Agri-food entrepreneur transforms brewing byproduct Tactical tips Practical cost cutters and profit boosters for difficult economic times Sowwhat? Seed add-ons, specialty fertilizers flood the marketplace, but are they any good? 07 30 26

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