Having accepted the idea that 2009 (and likely 2010) will be an austere year, the key will be how to adapt.In agriculture — and probably elsewhere, too — I think one answer will be through more and better electronic...
Read MoreIn the fall semester, I was fortunate to have the support of the University of Guelph's President's Office, the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, the Office of Research and the Royal Agricultural...
Read MoreThose little identification stickers affixed to fresh produce drive some people crazy. Such stickers are said to add yet another level of human contact to what...
Read MoreFarmers figure there's already ample opportunity for bad luck to bite them in the derriere, without adding more problems to the list.Naturally occurring woes such as bad weather, pests and disease are enough to make them...
Read MoreFor Canadian farmers, winter is coming in like a political and economic lion.It's already sending chills through the agri-food community, and unfortunately –like the season itself — things will get worse before...
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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.