GrainsWest Fall 2018

Fall 2018 grainswest.com 5 FALL ISSUE 2018 RECOMMENDED READING PUBLISHER TomSteve ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com SALES&DESIGN LEAD TommyWilson twilson@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Bryan Adam Victoria Decker ToddHames Jason Lenz Jeff Nielsen Cole Siegle JohnWozniak CONTRIBUTORS Geoff Backman, Trevor Bacque, Jennifer Barber, Stan Blade, Candian Grain Commission, Canadian International Grains Institute, Conservative Party of Canada , Ellen Cottee, Jonathan Driedger, Electric Umbrella Photography, Melanie Epp, Espi Designs, Allison Finnamore, Timothy Fowler, Geoff Geddes, Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, SamGreen, Ed Hale, Lee Hart, Andrea Hilderman, Sarah Hoffmann, Michael Interisano, Brian Kennedy, Todd Kristensen, Clair Langlois, Tamara Leigh, Lethbridge College, Sean Murphy, Natalie Noble, Olds College, Rob Olson, Precision Inflation, Provincial Archives of Alberta, Town Square Brewing Co., Twitchy Finger Photography, University of Alberta, Waterford County Museum, Fatima Zulfiqar GrainsWest magazine is a joint venture owned and operated by Alberta Barley and the AlbertaWheat Commission. GrainsWest is published four times per year by theGrainsWest 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 Volume5, Issue4 Contentscopyright2018byGrainsWest PublicationsSociety,whosemembers includeAlbertaBarleyand the AlbertaWheatCommission.Nopartof thispublicationmaybe reproducedwithoutexpresswrittenpermission from GrainsWestPublicationsSociety. 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 2-3 minutes 5-6 minutes 8-10 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ Frommalt tomug The making of a new breed Person, place& thing Wheat breeder Curtis Pozniak demystifies advances in breeding technology A terrafirma tale How geology and geography have shaped Alberta agriculture 10 16 24