Like families, communities are evolving, organic entities that take on new forms as circumstances prevail. They change, but there’s always something that knits them together. Bloodlines alone...
Read MoreAs harvest season approaches in the northern hemisphere, you can almost hear the sounds of farmers from Warsaw to Wallaceburg, proclaiming times are getting better. Even though many are still stinging from years of low prices...
Read MoreSUBMITTED PHOTO Bill Horan speaks at a recent Agricultural Media Summit in Kentucky. SUBMITTED PHOTO Bill Horan speaks at a recent Agricultural Media Summit in Kentucky. photo courtesy of Mike WilsonIowa farmer...
Read MoreTORONTO STAR Premier Dalton McGuinty attends a pre-election rally and addresses Ontario Liberal candidates and supporters in Toronto Friday. Columnist Owen Roberts says the premier deserves credit for recognizing the democratic...
Read MoreInternships can help young people find a career.In agriculture, one of the most successful internship programs is the nearly 50-year-old initiative led by Growmark, the agricultural co-operative system based in Bloomington,Ill.,...
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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.