Check out the Dean’s blog
I've added Ontario Agricultural College dean Rob Gordon's "Front the Dean's desktop" to my blogroll, now that Rob's become a citizen journalist and is using electronic communications to stay in touch...
Read MoreAuthor: Owen Roberts
Thanks Canadian Farm Business Managment Council…
…for your support of the University of Guelph SPARK program. The council publishes SPARK research stories on its website, such as today's offering from Ashley Morin on intensive animal housing and air quality research,...
Read MoreTen reasons to hire a journalist
A lot of journalists are looking for work. The Poynter Institute, probably the world's best journalism resource online, has published a 10-point list in a column citing why employers should give journalists jobs. Among the...
Read MoreIn memoriam: Murray Gaunt, Canadian farm radio giant
My blog is finicky about accepting photographs, but picture in your mind legendary country music balladeer Eddy Arnold ("Put Your Sweet Lips A Little Closer To The Phone") and you've got the right image of Murray...
Read MoreIce cream season starts with an oil change
It was a hot summer evening back in 2005, and health enthusiasts Chris Delaney and Amanda House of Burlington were craving a cool, low-fat protein-fortified treat. On a hunch, in their kitchen, they mixed (and mixed, and mixed)...
Read MoreOWEN ROBERTS
Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.