Farmers fancy calling themselves the original and ultimate environmentalists, and for good reason. If they aren't careful with the land, water and air around them, they have big problems.For example, without sound soil...
Read MoreIf you wonder where agricultural education, research and service is headed in Ontario, meet Rob Gordon.Gordon is the new Ontario Agricultural College dean. He arrived this summer from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College where...
Read MoreOntario Farmer editor John Greig gets invited to a lot of meetings — or at least he did, until recently. Now, he says some farm groups are getting secretive and not communicating with the media. He outlined the ills that...
Read MoreMy opinion piece about how cheap food erodes the entire food system was published recently in the Toronto Star. If you link to it, you'll notice it generated some discussion. If you're interested in keeping the topic...
Read MoreTime to think is often a luxury, but without it, where do big ideas come from?A former publisher of mine used to get big ideas during half-day hikes along railway lines. Sometimes, he'd invite senior staff to join him. He...
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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.