Internships can help young people find a career.In agriculture, one of the most successful internship programs is the nearly 50-year-old initiative led by Growmark, the agricultural co-operative system based in Bloomington,Ill.,...
Read MoreTo you, does the word "Paris" conjure visions of the storied city in France, the little town in Ontario, or the ill-mannered, naughty Hilton hotel heiress?The answer to that question is really between you, your...
Read MoreGUELPH MERCURY Anita Stewart hosts a barbecue in Elora last August. The annual World's Largest BBQ, a national celebration of Canadian food that she started in 2003, was held on the weekend.The fifth annual World's...
Read MoreDARREN CALABRESE, GUELPH MERCURY A manual for 3-H@Guelph, A Summer Dairy Experience Program, sits in a lab at the University of Guelph last week. Summer camp programs like these are invaluable in grooming the next...
Read MoreHere's an important addition to the drive toward a locally grown diet — durum wheat. Until now, durum wheat, which is used for making pasta, could not be grown in Ontario. Conditions here were too wet and hot. Instead,...
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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.