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Technological changes in agriculture tend to alter the mass associated with a segment or subpopulation of the yield distribution as opposed to shifting the entire distribution upwards. We propose modeling crop yields using mixtures with embedded trend functions to account for potentially different rates of technological change in different sub-populations of the yield distribution.
Andreas Boecker, Associate Professor with the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, commented on the outcome of referenda on labelling foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) in two federal states, California and Washington.
Andreas Boecker, Associate Professor with the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, was interviewed by TVO’s Steve Paikin on Monday night about the announcement by Heinz to close the iconic Leamington plant next June.
Alan Ker, Chair, Dept. of FARE has been chosen to deliver the Convocation Address to Graduate Students graduating from all colleges of the University of Guelph.
Brady Deaton and Karl Meilke are in "The Star" talking about
Here is Dr. John Cranfield receiving the OAC Distinguished Research Award with Dean, Robert Gordon, and Matt Cole from OAC Alumni Association.
Alan Ker presented a Havlicek Memorial seminar at The Ohio State University on September 9th -
http://aede.osu.edu/about-us/events/technological-change-crop-yields
Yiqing Lu's Master of Science defence took place on Monday, August 26th at 10:00 a.m. in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.
The title of her thesis is: "Consumer Preference for Eggs from Enhanced Animal Welfare Production System: A Stated Choice Analysis".
Johanna Wilkes' Master of Science defence took place on Tuesday, August 13th at 10:00 a.m. in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.
The title of her thesis is: "Does Non-Emergency Food Aid Have an Adverse Affect on Food Production and National Food Prices in sub-Saharan Africa?"