Livestock hide disposal threatens processor viability
Livestock hides are no longer the profitable item they once were for Ontario abattoirs. That’s...
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Category: Real Agriculture
Young women feel stymied in agriculture
Farming is a challenging vocation, but for women it’s an even tougher row to hoe. Results...
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Modified tobacco plants help reduce post-weaning diarrhea in piglets
Genetically modified (GM) tobacco has yet another therapeutic use. Studies at University of Guelph...
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Qinclorac MRL approval marks collaborative win for growers and industry
The recent approval of a maximum residue limit for quinclorac was a great win for canola...
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Soybean production creeping up in the Netherlands
Soybean production is creeping up in the Netherlands. Ontario’s success story with soybeans is...
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Emerging avian virus found in wild ducks in Ontario
An emerging avian virus in Ontario may be linked to wild ducks, according to a study at the...
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Profitability quest driving adoption of field data management software
The need for increased profitability is driving more Canadian farmers to adopt new field data...
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Ear tag sensor-based feed program field tested on Canadian dairy
There’s a new dairy feeding program that aims to significantly increase production efficiency,...
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Benchmark study shows health challenges for dairy cull cows at auction
Many culled dairy cows in Ontario are being shipped to auction in less than optimal condition, and...
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Rural investment efforts get a huge global ally
We already know that rural areas are tremendously important for the prosperity and wellbeing of...
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Needed: Free flowing ag sector employment pipeline
For some time now, we’ve been hearing about the growing need for agriculture graduates to...
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Researchers put veal calf health under the microscope
Consumer demands for more natural production approaches and pressure from all sides for reduced...
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No kidding: small ruminants are coming on big
As the popularity of sheep and goat production grows, so does the learning curve for farmers and...
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Flow chart created for cutting antibiotic use in dairy calves
All livestock producers have been urged to cut unnecessary antibiotic use, to try to prevent...
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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.