Benchmark study shows health challenges for dairy cull cows at auction
Many culled dairy cows in Ontario are being shipped to auction in less than optimal condition, and...
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Author: Owen Roberts
Rural investment efforts get a huge global ally
We already know that rural areas are tremendously important for the prosperity and wellbeing of...
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Ontario chicken to get a boost from new accelerator program
A program sponsored by the Chicken Farmers of Ontario is giving wings to new chicken products. The...
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Report calls for more responsible labeling to avoid ‘fish fraud’
Food fraud is a global problem highlighted by misrepresentation of fish and other seafood species....
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“Invisible” women who farm struggling with identity
Women play a huge role in food production worldwide. But despite their levels of farm workforce...
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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.