Holidays are over, and food was a special part of them. We should commend those who grow food for us, or raise it. We need to remember farmers and their commitment to feeding us, rather than dumping on them. Some people believe...
Read MoreDave McClure once noted consumers don’t care about your solutions, they care about their problems. Thinking about the coming year, I wonder if that approach would work for the agri-food sector. The first step is to figure out...
Read MorePolicy making has traditionally been based on fact-based decisions put forward by researchers. In animal welfare, that’s where the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare at the University of Guelph comes in. The...
Read MoreFarmers use modern production practices to keep production up and food prices down. Despite gains made with local food, society doesn’t always recognize the importance of agriculture and the need for farmers to be profitable....
Read MoreScience wasn’t always cool. But according to a new report from a group called Let’s Talk Science, a science education and outreach organization with an active chapter at the University of Guelph, the percentage of people...
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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.