Mary Baxter is the winner of this year's travel bursary from the Eastern Canada Farm Writers' Association (ECFWA), which provides support for a member to attend the Canadian Farm Writers Federation annual...
Read MoreNegotiators everywhere are trying to pick up the pieces after the most recent round of international trade talks, held this time in Geneva, failed again.The World Trade Organization, which is entrusted globally with trying to...
Read MoreBritain's Prince Charles often makes headlines based on his passion for agriculture. Unfortunately, he is misinformed about agricultural biotechnology. Here's a story by reporter Jenny Percival in Sunday's Guardian...
Read MorePoliticians love getting out on a farm. The photo opportunities are nearly endless: driving machinery (or pretending to), donning denim, peering onto a lush horizon and rubbing elbows with honest-looking people.It's on the...
Read MoreThe following is a news release from the University of Guelph* * * The University of Guelph's student research and writing program, Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge (SPARK), is embarking on a new...
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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.