Last week, Ontario beef and pork producers got together to publicly plead for government support for an insurance program to protect them from wild swings in the marketplace. They call this program their number one priority,...
Read MoreThe Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow comprises students at agricultural universities in the U.S. and Canada with a particular interest in promoting the agri-food sector. I’m proud to serve as the faculty advisor...
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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.