To a major extent, last week’s federal election was based on fear. But I disagree with those who say the new federal government was elected because of Canadians’ fear of instability. If that’s true, why did so many people...
Read MorePeople vote either with their wallets or their ballots for people they trust. People trust farmers. Farmers rank high among the most trusted occupations. So maybe it’s no wonder local food, which farmers produce, has caught on...
Read MoreSeveral efforts underway by farm journalists and communications professionals in North America and Europe to help their colleagues in Japan were revealed this week. In North America, the American Agricultural Editors’...
Read MoreCanadian farmers are pitching in to help support Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims. Pork producers and exporters have announced they are donating more than $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross Japan relief fund. Their...
Read MoreIf you’re in the mood for shopping — and what Canadian isn’t, given our soaring debt levels — consider these items: One Lockheed Martin F-35 jet fighter: $148 million. Fake lake media centre, G20 summit: $1.9 million....
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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.