It was my pleasure this morning to welcome students and sponsors of the 2010 CanACT-Oklahoma State University agricultural communications exchange program. The CanACT members travelled to Oklahoma State during Guelph’s...
Read MoreApril 6 is the launch of the Ontario Food Industry Environmental Coalition, a self-described access point between the food industry and the provincial government. The coalition, which calls itself the food industry equivalent...
Read MoreEnrolment in my Agricultural Communications I class at the University of Guelph has climbed since I began offering public speaking a few years ago. Students say public speaking helps them prepare for the inevitability of...
Read MoreWe expect modern farmers to be “green†engineers, bio-power specialists and local food marketers, among many other things. And that being the case, farmers need skills training, just like other professionals. The Canadian...
Read MoreA new trade show called Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo is being launched June 4-7 at the the University of Guelph’s Arkell Research Station. The show, for all breeds and disciplines, will be hosted by Canada’s Outdoor...
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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.