Swimming pigs: they’re bringing home the bacon
Food market instability can sometimes drive farmers to extreme behaviour…and creativity....
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Author: Owen Roberts
Montana cattle drive welcomes city slickers
If you remember the ‘City Slickers’ movies with Billy Crystal, you’ll know why I...
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Thanks, Guelph Mercury, for the opportunity
Learning Monday that the Guelph Mercury daily newspaper is closing its doors this Friday, after...
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Increased traceability could result in better beef
The province gave nearly $1 million at the beginning of summer to family-owned meat processor VG...
Read MoreThinking local about beer and wine
Lack of access seems to be behind the surprising results of a study showing Canadians overall aren’t thinking local when purchasing beer and wine. The survey by a group called LoyaltyOne showed that less than 40 per cent...
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.