You might not know English crop farmers Gordon and Judy Davies, but if you're interested in land prices, you might have heard of their neighbours.A short distance away from the Davies' Middleton House Farm, located in...
Read MoreRising food prices globally are focusing attention on all parts of the food production chain.Lately, eyes are falling on fertilizer. It's become more expensive than ever, which is fine for anyone holding astronomically...
Read MoreThe International Federation of Agricultural Producers was led for three terms by Jack Wilkinson of Canada, and many here watched it grow and progress during his tenure. This news release describes the new...
Read MoreAs world leaders were scrambling for answers last week in Rome at a United Nations summit on the global food crisis, agribusiness leader Martin Taylor was quietly stepping to the podium before 40 farm industry leaders and media...
Read MoreWhen it comes to what's called broiler chickens, the ones that are processed into food, every day counts.In just five-ish weeks, they hatch from eggs, grow and find their way to our dinner plates. That brief time period is...
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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.