Britain's Prince Charles often makes headlines based on his passion for agriculture. Unfortunately, he is misinformed about agricultural biotechnology. Here's a story by reporter Jenny Percival in Sunday's Guardian...
Read MorePoliticians love getting out on a farm. The photo opportunities are nearly endless: driving machinery (or pretending to), donning denim, peering onto a lush horizon and rubbing elbows with honest-looking people.It's on the...
Read MoreThe following is a news release from the University of Guelph* * * The University of Guelph's student research and writing program, Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge (SPARK), is embarking on a new...
Read MoreI smoked cigarettes for one day in my life, when I was 16. Fortunately for me, I mixed them with room temperature Old Vienna, turned green, and swore off cigarettes forever.Some people aren't so lucky.Take my dad. He was a...
Read MoreAlthough gas prices are hiking up the cost of commuting, they're not deterring some people from pursuing their dreams of living in the country and being farmers.To them, a small-town real estate service that's eyeing...
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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.