Urban Cowboy
Owen Roberts
Tag Archives: farmers
A look at China’s struggling agricultural fortunes
I almost never start a blog post, story, column (or speech) with a quote. I got pummeled for doing so back in the 1970s by an editor at the Windsor Star, and I’ve never forgot. But to me, this one … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, china, China Daily, farmers, farming, food, IFAJ
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We have a lot riding on farmers’ success in 2012
I tell my University of Guelph agricultural communications students that conflict drives the news. And having touched down in 2012, it’s pretty easy to find conflict in agriculture and food. Some of it simmers in social undercurrents, in what we’ve … Continue reading
Women need mentors for farm leadership roles
Farmers where I grew up, near Wallaceburg in southwestern Ontario, had at least one common trait. They proudly proclaimed their name and their male heir on the sides of their barns. A half-century ago, I guess it was a sign … Continue reading
