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Urban Cowboy with Owen Roberts

Think someone slipped you the wrong fish? This gadget might help

Think someone slipped you the wrong fish? This gadget might help

In this week's Urban Cowboy, Owen Roberts tells us how scientists are trying to barcode the DNA of all the species on the planet
Opinion: Students help food sector prepare for wild ride

Opinion: Students help food sector prepare for wild ride

At the University of Guelph, students from across disciplines are doing their part to meet the changing face of the country by immersing themselves in new product development
Urban Cowboy: Working together is key to agri-food success (2 photos)

Urban Cowboy: Working together is key to agri-food success (2 photos)

Partnerships are how new developments occur, and how things get done
Urban Cowboy: The Horn of Plenty is changing this Thanksgiving

Urban Cowboy: The Horn of Plenty is changing this Thanksgiving

Breaking from the tradition this Thanksgiving
Urban Cowboy: Human medicine wheel participants sought for unity project

Urban Cowboy: Human medicine wheel participants sought for unity project

Phase I of the initiative is set for October 19 with Phase II set for February 14, 2018
Urban Cowboy: Ready to bite into Guelph’s fair trade fare

Urban Cowboy: Ready to bite into Guelph’s fair trade fare

Fair Trade Campus week is coming up
Urban Cowboy: Efforts underway to regulate organic products

Urban Cowboy: Efforts underway to regulate organic products

In this country, organic production is guided by the Canada Organic Regime, created in 2009. It provides guidelines to the organic sector about what is, and what isn’t, certified organic, and how to produce it
Urban Cowboy: All babies are cute. Even mythological ones

Urban Cowboy: All babies are cute. Even mythological ones

The gryphon statue is one of the most popular photo destinations on U of G's campus
Urban Cowboy: New production approach leads to big food bank donation

Urban Cowboy: New production approach leads to big food bank donation

What comes first on this farm is neither the chicken, nor the egg - it's consumer input. Charity is a positive byproduct
Urban Cowboy: Researcher wants to know what draws young people to farming

Urban Cowboy: Researcher wants to know what draws young people to farming

Students needed to help chart farming’s future