Carving out a spot for small farmers
When accomplished chef and restauranteur Yasser Qahawish of Guelph finally found a reliable and fairly local white asparagus supplier, his clientele was...
Read MoreAuthor: Owen Roberts
Japan: Where consumers have the jitters
Photo credit: Anokarina. [TOYKO] – Consider living in a country where your farmers produce less...
Read MoreJazzed up about sustainable rural communities
Like families, communities are evolving, organic entities that take on new forms as circumstances prevail. They change, but there’s always something that knits them together. Bloodlines alone...
Read MoreFarmers have reason for optimism this harvest season
As harvest season approaches in the northern hemisphere, you can almost hear the sounds of farmers from Warsaw to Wallaceburg, proclaiming times are getting better. Even though many are still stinging from years of low prices...
Read MorePharmaceutical farming pays dividends for this pioneer
SUBMITTED PHOTO Bill Horan speaks at a recent Agricultural Media Summit in Kentucky. SUBMITTED PHOTO Bill Horan speaks at a recent Agricultural Media Summit in Kentucky. photo courtesy of Mike WilsonIowa farmer...
Read MoreOWEN ROBERTS
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.