Robert Arnason

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Robert Arnason is a reporter with The Western Producer and Glacier Farm Media. Since 2008, he has authored nearly 5,000 articles on anything and everything related to Canadian agriculture. He didn’t grow up on a farm, but Robert spent hundreds of days on his uncle’s cattle and grain farm in Manitoba. Robert started his journalism career in Winnipeg as a freelancer, then worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Nipawin, Saskatchewan and Fernie, BC. Robert has a degree in civil engineering from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in LSJF – Long Suffering Jets’ Fan.

Stories by Robert Arnason

Former federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz is photographed standing in front of a building with "Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499" written on it. Ritz has been Reeve of this RM since 2020.
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Ritz looks back on his time as agriculture minister

Whether it’s supply management or farmer support for the wheat board, the former minister has an opinion

During an interview with the Western Producer in mid-July, Ritz freely shared his thoughts about his stint as Canada’s minister of agriculture, current issues within the ag industry and rural politics.
Former federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz sits at a table, gesturing with his left hand as he speaks, in the RM of Mervin's office, where he has served as Reeve since 2020.
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Ritz still getting things done

Former federal agriculture minister now serves as reeve of a rural municipality in Saskatchewan

Gerry Ritz served as Canada’s minister of agriculture from 2007-15. Ritz is now the reeve of the RM of Mervin and has been since 2020.
A hand uses a tool to scrape soil from a probe into two red, plastic coffee containers in a field.
Crop Management, News

Federal government supports soil health strategy

Ottawa revealed its support at a recent soil health conference but did not make a financial commitment

Sophie Beecher, director general at Agriculture Canada, said at a soil conference in Winnipeg that the feds support the idea of a national soil health strategy.
A low angle photo of some disturbed soil with some litter on top of it and an air seeder parked in the background on a cloudy day.
Crop Management, News

Soil health skepticism prevalent

Survey finds that many farmers see it as a contemporary fad

For five to 10 years, soil scientists and the federal government have been selling “soil health” and promoting farm practices that improve soil health. However, many Prairie farmers aren’t buying it.
Robert Andjelic, who owns 248,000 acres of cropland in Canada, stands in a massive field of canola south of Whitewood, Sask. Andjelic doesn't believe that technical analysis is a useful tool for predicting farmland values | Robert Arnason photo
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Land crash warning rejected

Critics respond to report suggesting price correction, saying farmland remains a solid investment

A technical analyst believes that Saskatchewan land values could be due for a correction, but land owners and FCC say supply/demand fundamentals drive land prices - not mathematical models
Antoine Bernet, country division head with Bayer Crop Science in Canada, believes that oilseed crops grown in Canada speaks at the Bayer research farm near Saskatoon July 16.
Crop Management, News

Head of Bayer Canada bullish on biofuel sector

Company believes Canadian farmers have an opportunity to grow oilseeds and provide feedstock for biofuel

Antoine Bernet, country head of Canada for Bayer Crop Science, believes that biofuels represent a massive opportunity for oilseed growers in Canada. One of those oilseed crops is camelina, as Bayer recently acquired a camelina company from Saskatoon

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