All Events
The Department of FARE Seminar Series is pleased to offer a seminar by Dr. M. Rose Olfert from the University of Saskatchewan on the topic of "Can Rural Areas Compete for the Creative Class?" on Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 3:00 - 4:30 pm in Room 107 of the J.D. McLN Building. Please see the attachment for details.
The final oral examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, "Farm-level Impacts in Mexico of the Participation in Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (CSAWP)" for Lidia Carvajal was held on Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 106 Rozanski Hall.
Congratulations to Tom Funk who was named the "Agri Marketer of the Year" by the Canadian Agri Marketing Association at the "Best of CAMA" held in Quebec on Nov.
Professor Scott Irwin will present "Angel or Devil? The Role of Speculation in the Recent Commodity Price Boom", Wednesday, Nov. 19/08, 5:30-6:30 pm., Lifetime Learning Centre, OVC 1714, University of Guelph.
John Cranfield in the Ontario Farmer, October 28, 2008
Letter to the editor
Sean Field
Dear Editor - In his Aug. 14 column "Fair-trade coffee far from a fair deal," Gene Callahan is right about a few things but rather sensationalist and off the mark on others.
He argues that fair trade is a poverty trap that lures small farmers in low-income countries away from better paying jobs. However, fair trade aims to help farmers already growing particular crops, not lure new farmers, and establish a price floor to help them maintain a minimum standard of living.
Guelph students swept the MSc and PhD thesis awards at the CAES meetings in Quebec City. Predrag Rajsic and Kate Tsiplova were co-recipients of the best MSc thesis award for 2007 and Richard Vyn won the PhD thesis award for 2005-2007. Congratulations Predrag, Kate and Richard!
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