GrainsWest Winter 2021

Winter 2021 grainswest.com 5 WINTER 2021 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 RDAR’s next move Barley breeding program transferred to Olds College Alberta Recovery Plan goes into action Agriculture sector designated a key component Adapt or die Agri-retailers scramble amid digital-first disruption that pits brick-and-mortar businesses against price hungry farmers 11 08 34 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 Jeff Nielsen Wade McAllister Tara Sawyer Greg Sears CONTRIBUTORS Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Alley Kat Brewing, Erin Armstrong, Trevor Bacque, Jennifer Barber, Cam Barlow, Cullen Bird, Stan Blade, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, Columbia Containers, Ellen Cottee, Creative Destruction Lab, Patricia Derbyshire, Melanie Epp, Farmers Business Network, Geoff Geddes, Erin K. Gowriluk, Lee Hart, Husky Energy, Ron Knox, Evan Lintick, Brenna Mahoney, Cassidy McMahon, Dayle Meyers, National Archives of Canada, Roy Newman, OrphanWell Association, Clayton Quaschnick, RobMcMorris Photography, Neil Townsend, Two Stone Photography, University of Saskatchewan, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Zoltan Varadi, WickedWine 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 1 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.