Abu Dhabi: Where tourists flock to falcons and camels
Abu Dhabi may be renowned for its constant sunshine and pristine beaches, but what tourists really...
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Author: Owen Roberts
Fergus producer leads charge for Ontario beef industry
Despite our hunger for local food, Ontario is a net importer of beef. But the Beef Farmers of...
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As land gets scarce, farmers turn further to new technology
Bigger and taller isn’t always better “ at least when it comes to corn. Height can make corn...
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St. Kitts, Kittitian Hill: visiting a farm with breezy charm
On a memorable Valentine’s Day recently, I whisked my wife away to a working farm unlike any...
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Time to put the joy back in food
The recently revised Canada Food Guide gave two of Ontario’s key agricultural products “ meat...
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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.