So what’s wrong with a $4 turkey?
The cost of “loss leaders†“ products that grocery stores sell below market value to get...
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Author: Owen Roberts
Spotlight on students at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture
Agriculture in eastern Canada has a bright future if Dalhousie graduates like Katie McCalllum and...
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Small steps toward farm succession
Shaun and Ellen Grueter of Humboldt, Saskatchewan dream of taking over the family farm. But...
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Major agricultural trends for 2020 taking root locally
Farm Credit Canada, the country’s biggest agricultural lender, is in a good position to forecast...
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Biotech ruling could change global farming
The Philippines recently ruled that Golden Rice, genetically engineered to contain vitamin A, is...
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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.