This episode of The Growing Point podcast includes 3 short interviews conducted in December 2019 at Prairie Cereals Summit (PCS) in Banff. Interviews include i) Dr. Brian Beres (AAFC Lethbridge) on the topic of ultra-early seeding ii) Dr. Hiroshi Kubota (AAFC Lacombe) on the topic of nitrogen rates on malt barley varieties and iii) Laurel Thompson crop researcher at Lakeland College on the topic of managing malt barley varieties for feed end use. Interviewees attended PCS and presented their topics during a poster session. A great diversity of topics that hit on new research topics. Enjoy