The heat continues for media to drop the term swine flu and use H1N1 instead. In Guelph, MP Frank Valeriote has joined citizen campaigner Gordon Sloan to work on the CBC; in the U.S., secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack is...
Read MoreClean water delivery, bioenergy, high-quality niche products, health and wellness, land stewardship, food security and food sovereignty — those are among the many demands society places on modern farms. But are farmers...
Read MoreThe array of farmer-driven public education initiatives appearing at high-profile events in Ontario over the past couple of weeks is impressive. I write about them in today’s Urban Cowboy column in the Guelph Mercury....
Read MoreThe Grain Farmers of Ontario unveiled a new logo Tuesday (their first), and I find it really impressive. Kim Ratz, production coordinator for the organization’s magazine (and official logo keeper) tells me “the...
Read MoreCongratulations to Elora’s Anita Stewart for being named a finalist in the Cuisine Canada annual book awards, for Anita Stewart’s Canada. It’s well-deserved recognition for such a superb piece of writing,...
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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.