GrainsWest Spring 2020

Spring 2020 Grains West 4 THE FARMGATE FEATURES COLUMNS CONTENTS Non-alcoholic beer • AFSC budget cuts • Irrigation funding • Wireworm research • United Grain Growers book • Wellsite frustrations NEW AND INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN AG 44 17 45 46 48 49 50 MARKET MONITOR Marketing spring-harvested crops HEAD OF THE CLASS Farmers must tell their own stories FROM LAB TO FIELD Celebrating the International Year of Plant Health GRAIN SCIENCE NEWS Wheat breeding program produces new varieties, develops scientists CEREALS CORNER Cereals Canada leads creation of new national wheat strategy POLICY PLACE Improved business risk management programs slow to materialize AGAINST THE GRAIN Alberta irrigation system delivers much more than water Late expectations Assessing spring harvest concerns and financial compensation Essential calculations Agronomic practices evolve with variable weather // A TWO-PART FEATURE BY MELANIE EPP // In-bin options Exploring the value of low-tech grain drying methods // BY CULLEN BIRD // A hard row Inside the challenging and rewarding world of certified seed growers // BY ELLEN COTTEE // Keep on truckin’ On the move with Alberta’s custom grain haulers // BY LEE HART // 18 07 36 32 24