This article on the home page of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists by Ireland’s Stephen Cadogan, chair of the federation’s communications committee, outlines a major new global award for...
Read MoreFarmers and farm animals are facing a brave, new world ” brave, because agriculture is entrusted with feeding an increasingly hungry and growing globe. And new, because farming’s future looks as if it will be based on...
Read MoreOntario has taken to heart farmers’ pleas for an elk hunt. Coyotes, take note ” odds are you’re next. The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that the first modern-era elk hunt will take place in Ontario in...
Read MoreI’m concerned that the inevitable public reaction to the spike in food prices (they’ve reached record levels over the past six months) will take farmers by surprise, again. The sector wasn’t ready for the 2008...
Read MoreI’m proud to co-chair a group of two dozen Canadian agricultural journalists and communications professionals who, after three years of planning and preparation, are welcoming up to 300 colleagues from around the world to...
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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.