Canada is starving for farm labour. It’s simply unavailable, so many farmers, processors and others have turned to foreign workers, who have entered the country legally through federally and provincially sponsored worker...
Read MoreOntario farmers know the province is serious about their role in environmental accountability, with the recent release of Ontario’s Climate Change Discussion Paper 2015 and legislation to protect the Great Lakes. Both pay...
Read MoreFederal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Gerry Ritz says Ottawa must be diligent in opening new markets, breaking down trade barriers, and continuing to work with industry to strengthen agricultural research and innovation....
Read MoreMajor commodity groups have joined forces to try to counter claims that farmers’ use of neonicotinoids is wreaking havoc on bees. The full-page “open letter to Ontarians†has been featured in daily newspapers. In their...
Read MoreMexico is a popular vacation destination for Canadian tourists. As more than 1.5 million Canadians step off the plane, more than 16,000 workers will step on (mainly from Mexico, as well as the Caribbean), bound for Canada as...
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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.