All Events

Prosper Koto's Master of Science defence took place on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.  The title of his thesis is:  'Eonomic Analysis of the Effects of Grain Based Ethanol Production on Feeding Costs and Gross Margins of Cow-Calf Farms in Ontario and Alberta'. 

Dr. John Cranfield made the following presentations at the joint AAEA/CAES/WAEA annual meetings in Denver Colorado, July, 2010:

John Cranfield, Spencer Henson and Oliver Masakure. “Consumer reaction to microbial-based food recalls: Analysis of the 2008 Listeria contamination recall of ready-to-eat meats in Canada”.

Lianne Langstaff, one of our undergraduates in environmental economics and policy, participated in the "PERC Undergraduate Colloquium" in Montana last month.

YONG MA's Master of Science defence took place on Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 10:00 am in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of his thesis is 'The Demand for Pork Products in Canada: The Effects of Discounts".

JESSICA ROSENBERG's Master of Science defence took place on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 9:30 am in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis is 'An Analysis of the Critical Success Factors for Participation in Agricultural-Environmental Programs: A Case Study of the ALUS Model'. 

Stewart Skinner's Master of Science defence took place on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of his thesis is "The Effect of Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Swine Ration Choice and Environmental Quality"

Stewart Skinner, M.Sc. student working with Prof. Alfons Weersink, is speaking about "Computer modelling suggests DDGS can cut feed costs" in the 2010 Pigs, Pork, and Progress magazine.
Prof. Getu Hailu and Yong Ma, M.Sc. student in FARE are speaking about ""What's behind the decline in domestic pork consumption?" in the 2010 Pigs, Pork, and Progress magazine.