Farmers are starting to get people's attention. A wide-sweeping awakening is occurring among Canadians that agriculture significantly impacts the things they care about most, that is, health and the environment, as well as...
Read MoreOntario Federation of Agriculture leaders meet annually early in the New Year with the provincial Minister of Finance to underline agriculture's contributions and needs. Here's a peek at what president Geri Kamenz will...
Read MoreGuelph's Ginty Jocius was a Canadian agricultural communications pioneer, and much more. He passed away January 2, 2008. Here is his obituary: GINTY JOCIUS 1946 – 2008 Gintarius (Ginty) Frank Jocius lost...
Read MoreSome nutritionists ("The hidden hazards of trans-fat bans," Globe & Mail, January 3, 2008, L1) are concerned trans-fat bans in cities such as Calgary, which is first off the mark in Canada, will lead to other...
Read MoreJust when it seemed Ontario consumers were becoming farmer friendly, along comes the George Morris Centre with its year-end retail food report.I read it over the holidays looking for trends that would support the belief that...
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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.