Local food advocates — the group increasingly referred to as localvores or locavores — have a new constitution in "Anita Stewart's Canada" (Harper Collins). The beautiful 322-page tome, released in...
Read MoreI'm curious to see if new public opinion polls show whether the environment is still top of the mind with Canadians, in light of skyrocketing fuel prices and growing angst about the cost of basic food supplies.Grain supply...
Read MoreIt must be tough for some food-challenged countries such as Haiti, Egypt and Mexico to hear this week that the Canadian government will fork over as much as $50 million to pork producers here to shrink their herds.There's no...
Read MoreFoods with a function beyond normal sustenance — appropriately named functional foods — have been held out as a tiny but lucrative alternative to traditional commodities — especially corn and soybeans.Farmers...
Read MoreThe grocery store doesn't stock it, it has a low public profile, and it's way underrated as a vitally important commodity. But last week Statistics Canada offered up a reality check when it highlighted a report on the...
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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.