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GrainsWest

@GrainsWest

The award-winning magazine of @AlbertaGrains. Connecting farmers, food and ideas. Questions/comments/tips? [email protected]

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The latest installation in our family farm portrait series, we visit the Romanowskis in Sturgeon County where they grow canola, malting barley and wheat grainswest.com/2026/08/meet-… @AlbertaGrains
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Through tools such as the Alberta Soil Health Benchmark and research projects such as a recent soil microbe study, researchers are learning more about current soil conditions and how to maximize soil health grainswest.com/2026/08/build… @AlbertaGrains
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The National Food Security Strategy commits to reduce red tape in food production, to improve financial aid programming for farmers and food industry stakeholders and to address the ag labour shortage grainswest.com/2026/10/feds-… @AlbertaGrains @AAFC_Canada @GrainGrowers
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Switching on dormant wheat gene allows University of Maryland researcher to triple number of kernels per grain head grainswest.com/2026/08/tripl… @AlbertaGrains #agresearch
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Soon-to-be available RNA interference technology will enable new non-chemical tools to fight wireworm grainswest.com/2026/08/curl-… @AlbertaGrains @AAFC_Canada westcdnag
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The GrainsWest Podcast examines the transition from CDC Churchill to CDC Copeland as the preferred malting barley of Prairie farmers grainswestpodcast.podbean.co… @AlbertaGrains @SeCan @CDC_USask @canadianbarley
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Agriculture experts say a new data-sharing initiative unveiled by Genome Alberta, Genome BC and RDAR could dramatically speed up the translation of research into real world impact on the farm grainswest.com/2026/08/accel… @AlbertaGrains @GenomeAlberta @GenomeBC @RDARAlberta
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The Agriculture Innovation, Validation and Adoption Network is a standardized testing system that supports both innovators and farmers by validating new farm technology products grainswest.com/2026/08/test-… @AlbertaGrains @FCCagriculture @EMILICanada #cdnagtech
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We're hiring! Alberta Grains is seeking a Manager of Market Development & Trade to strengthen market access and advance opportunities for Alberta wheat and barley farmers. Apply today: bit.ly/4jqO1ei #AbAg #WestCdnAg #Hiring
Manager of Market Development and Trade

Manager of Market Development and Trade

Connect Markets. Create Opportunities. Strengthen Alberta Agriculture. Are you passionate about agricultural markets, international trade, and the economic forces shaping Canadian agriculture? Do you...

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Balwinder Kumar has been immersed in agriculture since childhood. The Lakeland College research scientist focuses on cereal and forage agronomy grainswest.com/2026/08/good-… @AlbertaGrains @drbk111 #westcdnag
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Researchers are fine-tuning the digital Olds College Assessment of Soil Health scorecard developed to measure soil quality and health, to ensure it is cost effective, interactive and user friendly for farmers grainswest.com/2026/08/keep-… @AlbertaGrains @OldsCollege
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CDC Churchill is passing CDC Copeland as the preferred malting barley on the Prairies. In the latest GrainsWest Podcast episode, industry representatives deliver the story behind the transition grainswestpodcast.podbean.co… @AlbertaGrains @canadianbarley @SeCan @CDC_USask
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Don't forget to register for regionals! Attending is an excellent opportunity to connect with peers, stay informed on current commission initiatives, and put forward key resolutions. Your voice matters, make sure it's heard! Register today! bit.ly/4xYZ1mJ #abag #AG
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Industry explores potential of new hulless barley varieties. CMBTC's Peter Watts looks at their malting and brewing possibilities grainswest.com/2026/08/naked… @AlbertaGrains @canadianbarley #maltingbarley #cdnbrewing
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Export opportunity increases as demand builds for Canadian cereals, says Cereals Canada's Ellen Pruden grainswest.com/2026/08/expor… @AlbertaGrains @Cereals_Canada
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Canada is underinvesting in public crop science and cutting into remaining capacity, says GGC executive director Bruce Burrows grainswest.com/2026/08/crop-… @AlbertaGrains @GrainGrowers #cdnag
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AI may prove irresistible for rural businesses. GrainsWest columnist Neil Townsend on labour saving possibilities grainswest.com/2026/08/labou… @AlbertaGrains #westcdnag #grainmarketing
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With new research by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, time and guesswork may be eliminated in wireworm control grainswest.com/2026/08/guess… @AlbertaGrains @AAC_Canada
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NEWS RELEASE: Alberta Grains to wind down FarmCash department. Learn more: bit.ly/4zFGbCx #AbAg #WestCdnAg #FarmCash
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Through tools such as the Alberta Soil Health Benchmark and research projects such as a recent soil microbe study, researchers are learning more about current soil conditions and how to maximize soil health grainswest.com/2026/08/build… @AlbertaGrains #soilhealth
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