This vegan cheese is ready for prime time
Willow Lake Cheese, developed by two University of Guelph students, is already a star in the fast...
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Category: Guelph Today
Local low-packaging groceries are just a click away
Here’s some great news for all of us concerned about plastic in our environment – and who...
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Dangers lurk whenever grain is moved – and it’s moved everyday
Stored grain is moved from silos via transport trucks, and emptying either of them can be deadly....
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Helping society understand new food production technology
Modern farming relies heavily on technologies like sensors, automation, satellite imagery and even...
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Saluting the world’s biggest employer, family farming
The UN has declared 2019 to be the start of the Decade of Family Farming, a recognition of the...
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Toonies, trout and technology
Brook trout are synonymous with cold, healthy waterbodies, and it’s possible they may still be...
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Thinking outside the box with vegan doughnuts
Hardly anyone can resist the appeal of fresh doughnuts, especially ones with names like butter...
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Spilling the beans on local production
Imagine knowing who grew the local, organic beans (black, navy or kidney) you’re eating, when...
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Fergus producer leads charge for Ontario beef industry
Despite our hunger for local food, Ontario is a net importer of beef. But the Beef Farmers of...
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As land gets scarce, farmers turn further to new technology
Bigger and taller isn’t always better – at least when it comes to corn. Height can make corn...
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Time to put the joy back in food
The recently revised Canada Food Guide gave two of Ontario’s key agricultural products – meat...
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Home alone in rural Ontario
Ontario’s rural seniors deserve our attention when it comes to provincial and municipal planning...
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High hopes for Canada’s legal cannabis, despite shortages
The future for legal cannabis production in Canada looks bright, according to several industry...
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Cultured meat isn’t weird… to a 14 year old
Here’s something to chew on: many older consumers wince at the thought of fake steak, but ask...
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OWEN ROBERTS
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.