VIDEO: How green ammonia could power your next tractor

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Glacier FarmMedia – The internal combustion engine has become considerably more efficient since its first use in a tractor in the late 19th century, but it’s always relied on petroleum in one form or another to make it run.

At the Western Canada Green Ammonia Workshop on Nov. 26 in Sperling, Man., David Layzell with the University of Calgary spoke with Robert Arnason of the Western Producer about the potential for green ammonia as a zero-emission fuel for large equipment and burgeoning export market opportunities in Europe and Asia.

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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.