Almost all hens kept by farmers for egg production in North America are raised in cages (called "battery" cages), sparking a huge debate about the animals' welfare.These cages aren't big enough to let the hens...
Read MoreThe search has ended for a new dean for the Ontario Agricultural College. Here's the news release issued today by the University of Guelph.* * * New Dean of OAC Appointed March 13, 2008 – News Release The...
Read MoreThe agri-food sector spends a lot of time trying to understand what farmers think. In fact, farmers are inundated with well-intentioned survey takers, and get frustrated answering the same questions repeatedly (or even new...
Read MoreVisiting the grocery store, it's eye-opening to see how much of the food we buy is imported.Not that choice is bad — on the contrary, it's great to have the variety and the quality. But there's no substitute...
Read MoreChristina Crowley, an Ontario Agricultural College student, won the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture senior division competition with the following speech. Congratulations, Christina! The Next Generation: Youth in...
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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.