Urban Cowboy
Owen Roberts
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Topics, date announced for young speakers’ competition
The 2010 Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition takes place November 6 at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario. The topics, which are always highly awaited, have now been announced by the competition’s board of directors: The profile … Continue reading
Posted in General news
Tagged agricultural communications, farming, University of Guelph
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CBC journalist and radio host among Guelph’s “human library”
I had the pleasure of working with CBC’s Jill Dempsey a few years ago when I moderated a reading of the Christmas Carol, at the Dublin Street United Church. Now, Jill’s back in Guelph as the journalist-and-radio-host addition to the … Continue reading
Uncertain future has farmers feeling gloomy
With all the reasons to feel good about farm prospects — the emergence of agri-food as the leading economic driver, the food-health-environment connection, local food, etc. — a new poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business announcing gloomy feelings … Continue reading
Posted in Guelph Mercury
Tagged Guelph Mercury, Ontario Federation of Agriculture, research, Urban Cowboy
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