Africa’s farmers need investment…to feed Africa
As the global population expands, the burning question focuses on who will feed the increasingly...
Read MorePosted by Owen Roberts | Apr 13, 2017 | Global, Real Agriculture
As the global population expands, the burning question focuses on who will feed the increasingly...
Read MorePosted by Owen Roberts | Apr 9, 2017 | Global, Real Agriculture
Food market instability can sometimes drive farmers to extreme behaviour…and creativity....
Read MorePosted by Owen Roberts | Jun 30, 2016 | Global, The Toronto Star
If you remember the ‘City Slickers’ movies with Billy Crystal, you’ll know why I...
Read MorePosted by Owen Roberts | Jan 27, 2016 | Guelph Mercury
Learning Monday that the Guelph Mercury daily newspaper is closing its doors this Friday, after...
Read MorePosted 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...
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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.