Monthly Archives: March 2010

Welcome Oklahoma agricultural communications students

It was my pleasure this morning to welcome students and sponsors of the 2010 CanACT-Oklahoma State University agricultural communications exchange program. The CanACT members travelled to Oklahoma State during Guelph’s Reading Week in February; now, the Oklahoma students are in … Continue reading

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New food industry environmental group set to launch

April 6 is the launch of the Ontario Food Industry Environmental Coalition, a self-described access point between the food industry and the provincial government.  The coalition, which calls itself the food industry equivalent to the Ontario Farm Environmental Council, is … Continue reading

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Ottawa gets behind national young speakers competition

Enrolment in my Agricultural Communications I class at the University of Guelph has climbed since I began offering public speaking a few years ago. Students say public speaking helps them prepare for the inevitability of addressing a group, and they … Continue reading

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