The time-tested tradition of handing the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists flag to the next host country — in our case, from Belgium to Canada — was an emotional one for me. Early on, I developed ...
Read MoreGuelph’s already a national leader in agri-food innovation, but it’s only skimmed the surface, according to a new report commissioned by the city, the University of Guelph, the Guelph Partnership for Innovation, the...
Read MoreFarmers on both sides of the Canada-US border have chosen sustainability as a rallying cry. It’s a familiar term to the urban politicians and others they’re trying to influence. I think most people associate the term...
Read MoreI’m dedicating this edition of my Urban Cowboy column to the raw milk debate, which I believe is about safety, not choice. Despite years and reams of evidence that pasteurized milk is safer, states that should know...
Read MoreI was fortunate to participate last week in Farm Credit Canada’s Marketing Caravan stopover in Guelph, hosted by Ontario Farm Fresh Association and supported by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs....
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Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.