There'll be no lingering childhood for the local food movement. Early indications are that it's going to be forced to grow up fast, and it will need a caring parent to get it through the tough teens. The movement —...
Read MoreCanada's farm sector is buzzing, thanks to a new action plan that could make a difference in the food we see on our plates, and the price we pay for it. The plan, called Growing Forward, is a blueprint for support for the...
Read MoreI often write about what farmers think. But sometimes farmers, as a group, don't share similar thoughts whatsoever. Their common ground is that they grow crops or raise livestock, and depend on sound environmental practices...
Read MoreIf you're a farmer in nearby Niagara and you grow grapes for wine, things are looking up. Domestic wines now account for half of Ontario's wine consumption. According to a survey by the Grape Growers of Ontario, more...
Read MoreCanada's cheap food policy — that is, paying farmers with government subsidies for the food they grow, rather than paying its true value at the grocery store — is poised to bite us all again, this time as Ontario...
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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.