Farmers don’t plant by hand, plough with horses, or fetch pails of water from a well anymore. Instead, much of their work is done with technology, making farming more efficient and modern. In that light, one of the world’s...
Read MoreFood choice patterns are formed for many young people the first time they leave home and start buying food for themselves. What’s readily available in their new local communities and campuses? Whatever it is, that, along with...
Read MoreHappy Independence Day to my US friends, who’ll be toasting their country today in homegrown spirit with some locally grown and produced beverages. I’m looking forward to introducing (or re-introducing) them to...
Read MoreFrom the relative comfort of eastern Canada, it may be difficult to understand why people east of Manitoba should care about the federal government’s zeal to dismantle the western icon called the Canadian Wheat Board. But...
Read MoreAs the global population grows and questions arise about farmers’ ability to feed everyone, questions are also arising about their moral obligation to do so — particularly in light of new possibilities that are emerging for...
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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.