Willie Nelson farm policy means big fight for Obama
Americans vote in a general election Tuesday, and barring a last-minute scandal or some other such calamity, they’ll make Illinois Senator Barack Obama...
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Poll: Canadians buying into biotechnology
People certainly care about where their food comes from, given the growing interest in local food and in supporting area farmers.But a new poll shows they've mostly become unconcerned about whether food is genetically...
Read MoreTories have big funding promise for farmers
No matter which way you voted, if you're a farmer, you'll be glad to know Stephen Harper has a $500-million-plus plan for you.A week or so before the federal election Better Farming magazine online...
Read MoreFarmers see red in eastern Canada
Every so often a reminder crops up that Canadian farmers are definitely not the same wherever you go, at least not politically.They're all in the business of feeding us, raising livestock and growing crops. But when it comes...
Read MoreEaster rises above slur for bigger challenges
Federal agriculture critic Wayne Easter, who dropped into Guelph last week, became a household name across Canada in September as the butt of a tasteless joke about listeriosis by federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz.To...
Read MoreOWEN ROBERTS
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.