Insights and Stories of Robert Arnason

Aaron Beattie is an oat and barley breeder with the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. He spoke to farmers and media at Ag In Motion, a farm show held near Langham, Sask. from July 15-17

VIDEO: Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile

Jul. 18, 2025 at 12:20 pm CDT

Cereals and most crops have ratings for disease resistance, yield potential, straw height and other traits, but not drought tolerance. Right now, that sort of information is anecdotal

Bill Biligetu, forage crop breeder at the University of Saskatchewan, studies the purple flowers found in the alfalfa plots at Ag in Motion, a farm show held July 15-17 near Langham, Sask. Biligetu is hoping to design an alfalfa variety with more tolerance to drought | Robert Arnason photo

Research focuses on drought tolerant alfalfa

Jul. 16, 2025 at 11:04 am CDT

By Robert Arnason

Crucifer flea beetles on the leaves of a canola plant.

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Jul. 14, 2025 at 2:31 pm CDT

By Robert Arnason

A young farmer kneeling to look at corn in a corn field with combine in the background.

Artificial intelligence put to work on extension

Jul. 9, 2025 at 11:45 am CDT

By Robert Arnason

Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer

Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:37 am CDT

By Robert Arnason

This field southeast of Delisle, Sask., could use some moisture soon to help out the recently-emerged red lentil crop.

Drought developing in northern Saskatchewan agricultural region

May. 28, 2025 at 1:41 pm CDT

In the 30 days of April, Nipawin received one millimetre of precipitation. In the first 27 days of May, the Environment Canada weather station in Nipawin recorded 1.5 mm of rain and snow.

By Robert Arnason

Gene edited pig gets green light in America

May. 12, 2025 at 11:55 am CDT

Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.

By Robert Arnason

An electric vehicle sits at a charging station.

Government support for electric vehicle sector threatens agriculture says federation

Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:49 pm CDT

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is asking the federal government to re-assess its subsidies for electric vehicles and battery manufacturing in Canada.

By Robert Arnason

Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada

Apr. 16, 2025 at 1:16 pm CDT

Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

By Robert Arnason