I was pleased to be asked by my communications colleague Cort Egan in the University of Guelph library to be a presenter last week at a two-day writing workshop. The event, which was well organized by the library’s...
Read MoreCritics of science argue it alone is inadequate for making public policy. Evidence-based findings, they say, must be measured against the peoples’ pulse. Only with the public’s blessing can science be considered a...
Read MoreI’m not much of a birder, but even I could appreciate why everyone was excited when the University of Guelph Arboretum hosted a partial albino robin there a few weeks ago. Check out the gorgeous photo (below) by Karl...
Read MoreTop marks to Iowa State University for its progressive approach to local food. I was fortunate to learn about it from Ottawa native Nancy Levandowski, the university’s director of dining. She wanted to introduce local...
Read MoreI’m impressed with the contents and appearance of the new directory of Canadian agricultural associations, called the Agriguide, produced by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council. This online, searchable...
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Owen Roberts is an agricultural journalist and communications instructor based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is a trustee on the Global Foundation for Agricultural Journalism and an associate editor (communications) for the Journal of Agromedicine. Previously, Owen was president of the International Forum for Agricultural Journalists, an agricultural communications faculty member at the University of Illinois, and research communications director at the University of Guelph. His programs and research papers have been recognized through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence and the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation.