Robert Arnason
Journalist at The Western Producer
Ag journalist, skeptic and Montreal Expos fanatic
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3 days ago |
producer.com | Robert Arnason
WINNIPEG – Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada. In early May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that pigs with genes edited for resistance to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, PRRS, can be used in the U.S. food supply. The technology was developed by a British firm, Genus, an animal genetics company. Its headquarters are in Basingstoke, England and has research labs in Madison, Wisconsin.
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1 week ago |
producer.com | Robert Arnason
WINNIPEG — A seven per cent yield gain is a big deal for farmers. It could be the difference between a profitable year and a break-even year. That’s why Aaron Beattie, an oat and barley breeder at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC), is excited about a new line of oats — OT3125.
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1 week ago |
farmtario.com | Robert Arnason
Someone who manages a Canadian farm in 2025 needs different skills than someone who managed a farm in 2005. The jack-of-all-trades farmer, who knew the fertilizer rates for every crop, the maintenance checklist for the combine and the best time to sell canola has been replaced by a farmer who knows how to manage people and run a business. The industry has evolved, but universities and colleges may not be meeting the needs of the modern Canadian farm, a survey has found.
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1 week ago |
producer.com | Robert Arnason
WINNIPEG — For much of the last decade, economists and business experts have been warning about Canada’s productivity crisis. It’s difficult to get the public to care about productivity, mostly because it’s boring compared to the NHL playoffs or a video of a Jack Russell terrier wearing a cowboy hat and riding a horse. But productivity does matter.
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1 week ago |
producer.com | Robert Arnason
By Robert ArnasonReporterWINNIPEG — A San Diego company is closer to commercializing a trait that could protect canola from sclerotinia. In April, Cibus announced that two of its disease resistance traits for canola have been designated as “not regulated” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “We are encouraged by USDA-APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) broad designation for these traits being developed,” said Cibus co-founder Peter Beetham.
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