I recently spent some time with Mike Wilson, USA-based president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, who told me he's optimistic about the state of specialized publications such as farm media. Mike,...
Read MoreThe Calgary Stampede started out as an agricultural show, and still features a significant agricultural component that for the past three years has been the focus of a week-long internship involving a Guelph student with...
Read MoreIn all of North America, the only place you can major in organic agriculture is the Ontario Agricultural College. Recently, the program came under fire for low enrolment, and a widely held belief emerged that organic teaching...
Read MoreIt's great to see that at this year's ACE conference in Des Moines, the University of Illinois’ College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and College of Media are hosting a reception in honuor of...
Read MoreI've added Ontario Agricultural College dean Rob Gordon's "Front the Dean's desktop" to my blogroll, now that Rob's become a citizen journalist and is using electronic communications to stay in touch...
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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.