Homeowners get riled up when rabbits and squirrels visit their gardens. And sure, it's frustrating, putting a lot of work into a project, only to see it devastated by uninvited wild — or sometimes domestic —...
Read MoreAgricultural communications is well represented on the new board of directors of Ontario Agri-Food Education. Lorie Jocius, John Beardsley, Oliver Haan, Lillie Ann Morris and Lisa Thompson are among the board members with...
Read MoreThe Liberals and the Conservatives both stopped by Guelph last week, seeking opinion on agriculture and food, including research and policy priorities. To me, it all starts with farmers being profitable, which is tied to how...
Read MoreThe Eastern Canada Farm Writers Association (ECFWA) is looking for two new board members, and the timing couldn't be better. Being involved in the association over the next few years will bring board members inside the...
Read MoreI'm pleased to work with Ted Young, Clare Rennie, former students Katie Cheesmond and Nicole Swain and others, as the faculty advisory for the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition. The topics for this...
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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.