Barack Obama takes office tomorrow, and he's already said Canada will be the first foreign country he visits, at some yet to be determined date.That announcement has led to optimism about his potential interest in improving...
Read MoreOntario's looking to agriculture to help drag it out of the economic doldrums.The agri-food sector here is responsible for about 700,000 jobs, and food can hardly be looked upon as a luxury. In fact, some even call the...
Read MoreHaving accepted the idea that 2009 (and likely 2010) will be an austere year, the key will be how to adapt.In agriculture — and probably elsewhere, too — I think one answer will be through more and better electronic...
Read MoreIn the fall semester, I was fortunate to have the support of the University of Guelph's President's Office, the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, the Office of Research and the Royal Agricultural...
Read MoreThose little identification stickers affixed to fresh produce drive some people crazy. Such stickers are said to add yet another level of human contact to what...
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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.