Your local veterinarian may very well be part of a new national reserve, mustering now to help animals in distress. Since November, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been...
Read MoreLast week, it looked like an agricultural prophecy had come true. Statistics Canada released its annual seeding estimates — a prediction about what's likely to be grown this year, across Canada — giving weight to...
Read MoreHallelujah, the extended winter is dying, and barbecue season is almost here. I can't wait, and I don't care about that saying, "until April's dead, shed not a thread." There'll probably be a few days...
Read MoreHorses have a lot going for them. They're beautiful, no doubt about it. They look great in a pasture. And they've done wonders for provincial coffers — betting (wagering) on horses in Ontario alone generates $1...
Read MoreThere's a renewed hope in rural Ontario this year. In fact, it's much like the promise of Easter itself. Despite gloomy predictions issued by Statistics Canada a few weeks ago about the overall dwindling rural population...
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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.