Urban Cowboy
Owen Roberts
Tag Archives: ethics
Our food surplus has moral, financial implications
The developing world will be a significant driver of growth in the demand for food, and it won’t all be from hungry people. Despite abject poverty in many parts of the world, some of the new arrivals to this planet … Continue reading
Posted in Guelph Mercury
Tagged agriculture, Alltech, Conference Board of Canada, consumers, ethics, farmers, food, Guelph Mercury, obesity, research, Urban Cowboy
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All about the Enviropig, straight from the horse’s mouth
Few advances in science from the University of Guelph have generated as much interest as the Enviropig, which has been genetically altered to excrete less phosphorous. You can learn about the Enviropig firsthand from Guelph scientist Cecil Forsberg, who was … Continue reading
Posted in General news
Tagged biotechnology, Enviropig, ethics, food, genetic engineering, pork producers, research, science, University of Guelph
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Ethics challenges facing farm journalists
I’ve been fortunate over the past several months to work on an agricultural journalism ethics research project with Dr. Jim Evans, a giant in the field, and Karen Simon, the newly-elected president of the American Agricultural Editors Association. Our findings … Continue reading
Posted in Guelph Mercury
Tagged agricultural communications, ethics, farmers, farming, Guelph Mercury, IFAJ, Urban Cowboy
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