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POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP) -- Session Three - Feb. 2, 2011

Session Three entitled "Agricultural Productivity" will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 1 Stone Road, Conference Rooms 1 & 2 beginning at 12:45 pm. Invited speakers are:

Thirtle, Colin. "Returns to R&D by Function, Commodity and Country, With Spillovers: Comparing Apples and Oranges?"

Cahill, Sean. "Factors Affecting Agricultural Productivity Growth in Canada"

Predrag Rajsic in the Dept. of FARE is speaking about "Canadian Broadcasting in Dire Straits" in Mises Daily.

Predrag Rajsic, Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of FARE is speaking about "Canadian Broadcasting in Dire Straits" in Mises Daily.

Direct Marketing Study by Dr. Andreas Boecker in the Dept. of FARE...

A how-to for farmers looking to gain from the local food movement By Alycia Moore Canada’s local food movement has largely been driven by consumers’ efforts to support local communities, and to en

Dr. Karl Meilke spoke at the annual IATRC meeting in Berkeley, California...

In December, the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC) celebrated its 30th anniversary at its annual meeting in Berkeley, California.  Faculty in FARE have contributed to the IATRC's success since its inception. Professor Karl Meilke, a former Chair of the IATRC, participated in a panel discussion of what remains to be done in agrifood trade liberalization. 

Dr. Andreas Boecker spoke on The Rutherford Show in Alberta on Dec. 29, 2010...

Dr. Andreas Boecker had a live telephone interview with the guest host Rob Breakenridge, on Wednesday, December 29th at 12:30 pm ET. They talked about food traceability in Canada and a movement growing to give consumers the ability to trace back the exact farm and path the food they are buying has followed. Will this marketing strategy work in Canada?

Roshen Epaarachchige PhD Thesis Proposal Defence

Roshen Epaarachchige presented his PhD Thesis Proposal on Monday, November 29th, 2010 at 10:00 am in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan Building.  

The title of his presentation is"Economic Analysis of Preventative Health Care Behaviors of Individuals with an Experimental Measure of Risk Preference and Health Risk Perception". 

Predrag Rajsic in the Dept. of FARE is speaking about "National Interests and Trade Restrictions..." in Mises Daily.

Predrag Rajsic, Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of FARE is speaking about "National Interests and Trade Restrictions: The Case of Kosovo and Serbia" in Mises Daily.

Dr. Brady Deaton speaks about "Examining the economic and social consequences of "heir property"...

Dr. Brady Deaton speaks about "Examining the economic and social consequences of heir property" at the University of Kentucky on September 28, 2010.

   

Predrag Rajsic, Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of FARE is speaking about "Time as a Price" in Mises Daily.

Predrag Rajsic, Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of FARE is speaking about "Time as a Price" in Mises Daily.

New Course Based Masters M.Sc. in FARE.

FARE received approval for a course based Masters M.Sc. to accompany their current thesis based Masters and will begin offering in the Fall 2011. 

Areas of focus -- identical to the thesis based option and the PhD program -- are Food and Agriculture Economics and Environmental and Resource Economics.

Those interested in any of our graduate offerings should contact John Cranfield at jcranfie@uoguelph.ca.