The array of farmer-driven public education initiatives appearing at high-profile events in Ontario over the past couple of weeks is impressive. I write about them in today’s Urban Cowboy column in the Guelph Mercury....
Read MoreThe Grain Farmers of Ontario unveiled a new logo Tuesday (their first), and I find it really impressive. Kim Ratz, production coordinator for the organization’s magazine (and official logo keeper) tells me “the...
Read MoreCongratulations to Elora’s Anita Stewart for being named a finalist in the Cuisine Canada annual book awards, for Anita Stewart’s Canada. It’s well-deserved recognition for such a superb piece of writing,...
Read MoreGuelph Mercury editors usually use the headlines I send in with my weekly column. But sometimes they don’t, and I’m happy this week they chose their own (which I’ve borrowed here for my blog) because it makes...
Read MoreYou have to credit Ottawa for at least doing something to help shore-up Canada’s the flagging pork sector. But it is enough? The Canadian Pork Council originally asked for $800 million. Ottawa offered about $75 million. I...
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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.