Agriculture will become part of the US-China face-off
We’re witnessing some challenging times in world politics, and it’s likely that agriculture is going to get brought into the fray sooner than later. Photo credit: CNN
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Author: Owen Roberts
Dashboard radio is a matter of trust
The next time you plunk down $60,000 or so for a new pickup truck, ask the dealer: why can’t I get a $50 AM radio in it?
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Dairy sector makes big change to housing code
A few years ago, researchers set out to find out how Americans, caught up in a frenzy of real or pending animal welfare litigation, felt about a dairy housing system called tie stalls.
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Province addresses the dire need for more veterinarians
Good for Ontario for committing more resources to increased veterinary education and addressing what many call a veterinary crisis in the province.
Photo credit: Ontario Veterinary College
Feathers fly over so-called boneless wings
Uh oh.
News has come out of the US that a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise restaurant in Chicago has been fingered for marketing white chicken meat nuggets as boneless chicken wings. Photo credit: Inspire Brands Inc.
OWEN ROBERTS
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.