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Owen Roberts Commentary, Pardoned turkey is a second-generation Canadian, November 28th 2011
Written on 28 Nov, 2011 at 7:48 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
It’s a red-letter day for Kitchener-based Hendrix Genetics and Hybrid Turkeys, having one of their fold — a turkey named Liberty, which they describe as a second-generation Canadian (because its genetics originated in Canada) — recognized by US President Barack... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts, University of Guelph:Talk is the first step in addressing global hunger, OCtober 24th 2011
Written on 24 Oct, 2011 at 6:52 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
Talking isn’t the first thing that comes to most people’s minds as a key ingredient for solving world hunger. But to University of Guelph Prof. Evan Fraser, it’s the first step toward creating a society that supports multi-pronged approaches to... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary: Foodstock wasn’t really about food production, October 17th 2011
Written on 17 Oct, 2011 at 6:55 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
The Woodstock-like anti-development festival near Shelburne that was held Sunday, called Foodstock, magnified how rural Ontario has become a battleground for diverse ideologies, extreme self-interests, and total misunderstandings. They directly involve — or ignore — agriculture in ways it’s never... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts, Vote to keep our agri-food sector vibrant- October 3rd 2011
Written on 3 Oct, 2011 at 6:41 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
We’ll vote this week for the people and the party we think will best serve Ontario’s interests for the next five years. Who will those people be? The Liberals and Conservatives are running neck-in-neck, and the NDP is a solid... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary,Journalists have a vital role in fighting global hunger, September 19th 2011
Written on 19 Sep, 2011 at 7:04 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
Imagine opening the pages of your Guelph Mercury in a country where the media was not free. You wouldn’t know if what you were reading was the truth or propaganda. When the government controls information, unfavourable news is seldom reported.... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary,Immigrant farmers from many countries helped build Canada’s thriving agri-food sector- September 12th 2011
Written on 12 Sep, 2011 at 6:45 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
This week we’re welcoming more than 250 of the world’s top agricultural journalists to our area, when three years of determined, hard work culminates with a celebration of Canadian agriculture — and a nod to those who put it on... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary:It’s harvest time, but check the label anyway, September 6th 2011
Written on 6 Sep, 2011 at 6:12 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
Our zeal for local food is making us look more closely at what we buy – isn’t it? Intrinsically, I think so. But new economic information from the U.S. makes me wonder if we’re reading stickers and labels. Last week,... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary, New varieties show strength of crop research alliance- August 22nd 2011
Written on 22 Aug, 2011 at 7:03 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
It’s the nature of news—what’s hot today usually disappears tomorrow. Such was the case a year or so ago with the Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance, a coming together of field crop research interests in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary-Farmers look to avoid funding cuts, August 12th 2011
Written on 15 Aug, 2011 at 7:02 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
With United States administrators having co-operated at the 11th hour to raise the debt ceiling, the jockeying has started to decide who and what will be spared from the reported trillions of dollars that will be cut to curb government... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary, Technology and transparency next step for livestock farmers, says animal welfare pioneer
Written on 25 Jul, 2011 at 7:15 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
Farmers don’t plant by hand, plough with horses, or fetch pails of water from a well anymore. Instead, much of their work is done with technology, making farming more efficient and modern. In that light, one of the world’s leading... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary, University of Guelph: ← Older posts It’s tough balancing farmers’ rights versus society
Written on 27 Jun, 2011 at 7:05 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
As the global population grows and questions arise about farmers’ ability to feed everyone, questions are also arising about their moral obligation to do so — particularly in light of new possibilities that are emerging for them to turn their... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary-← Older posts Our food surplus has moral, financial implications June 12th 2011
Written on 13 Jun, 2011 at 6:47 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
The developing world will be a significant driver of growth in the demand for food, and it won’t all be from hungry people. Despite abject poverty in many parts of the world, some of the new arrivals to this planet... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts- Farmers must be ready to defend food prices
Written on 17 Jan, 2011 at 8:45 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
I’m concerned that the inevitable public reaction to the spike in food prices (they’ve reached record levels over the past six months) will take farmers by surprise, again. The sector wasn’t ready for the 2008 increase. When fingers started pointing,... (Continue reading)
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