Farmers use modern production practices to keep production up and food prices down. Despite gains made with local food, society doesn’t always recognize the importance of agriculture and the need for farmers to be profitable....
Read MoreScience wasn’t always cool. But according to a new report from a group called Let’s Talk Science, a science education and outreach organization with an active chapter at the University of Guelph, the percentage of people...
Read MoreModern farming is a curious thing. On one hand it appears very traditional, allowing some farmers to capitalize on ideas like the local food movement. But on the other hand, many farmers are happy to leave behind the hayseed...
Read MoreIn agriculture, employers look far and wide for potential employees, including at the Ontario Agricultural College career fair held at the University of Guelph. With three jobs awaiting every Aggie graduate, it can be stiff...
Read MoreFarmers have had more than their usual share of challenges this year, as they work to feed us. While the rest of us chow down during Thanksgiving, many farmers will still be working to get their crops off the field....
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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.