Author: Owen Roberts

Africaâ€™s farmers need investment…to feed Africa

Posted by Owen Roberts | Apr 13, 2017 | Global, Real Agriculture

As the global population expands, the burning question focuses on who will feed the increasingly...

Swimming pigs: theyâ€™re bringing home the bacon

Posted by Owen Roberts | Apr 9, 2017 | Global, Real Agriculture

Food market instability can sometimes drive farmers to extreme behaviour…and creativity....

Montana cattle drive welcomes city slickers

Posted by Owen Roberts | Jun 30, 2016 | Global, The Toronto Star

If you remember the ‘City Slickers’ movies with Billy Crystal, youâ€™ll know why I...

Thanks, Guelph Mercury, for the opportunity

Posted by Owen Roberts | Jan 27, 2016 | Guelph Mercury

Learning Monday that the Guelph Mercury daily newspaper is closing its doors this Friday, after...

Increased traceability could result in better beef

Posted by Owen Roberts | Aug 21, 2015 | Guelph Mercury

The province gave nearly $1 million at the beginning of summer to family-owned meat processor VG...

Urban Cowboy

Raising awareness and promoting dialogue about current food and agriculture issues.

OWEN 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.