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FARE student races to top of rallycross podium

Fraser McDonnell is a third year Food and Agricultural Business student, AND a very talented up and coming rally cross driver. He won his first race at the 2019 Americas Rallycross (ARX) ARX2 season-opener at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Congratulations, Fraser! And good luck for a busy summer with competitions in Europe and the Americas.

New Experiential Learning Opportunity

FARE offers a New Experiential Learning Opportunity for Credit: UNIV*3140 FLEXIBLE INTERNSHIP IN AGRI-FOOD. For more information please visit the UofG Experiential Learning Hub 

Dr. Lester Taylor, Dept. of Economics, University of Arizona has been invited to give a presentation on Tuesday, May 7th.

The title of his presentation is "A Different Way of Calculating Complete Arrays of Price Elasticites of Demand".  It will be held in Room 101 MCLN, 2:00-3:30 pm.  Abstract:  The purpose of the present seminar is to demonstrate how a framework developed from data embodied in surveys of households’ consumer expenditures can be used to calculate, in the absence of direct information, complete arrays of own- and cross-price elasticities.

Mike von Massow is talking about "What it is, Why it matters, and how to do it right".

Mike von Massow had a conversation with Director of the Arrell Food Institute on Canada's Food Policy - what it is, why it matters, and how to do it right.  Its posted as the latest episode of the Foodfocus podcast.  You can also see regular blog posts on issues of food and food production on foodfocusguelph.ca  

 

https://www.foodfocusguelph.ca/podcast/episode/c2d18419/a-food-policy-for-canada

The CAMA Student Chapter placed fourth overall in the 2019 National Agri-Marketing Assoc. Competition

For more details on the CAMA team please click on this link 

 

Dr. Alan Ker is speaking about Insurance Subsidies and Technological Change in U.S. Agriculture.

This is taking place at the University of Arizona on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

2019 Debate for the Menger-Walras Trophy Debate Proposition:

Laura Stortz led the team arguing in the negative to victory yesterday in the annual FARE 6100 debate.  Here are some pictures of the winning team and our distinguished panel of judges (Liam Kelly, Edwige Tia and Victoria Agyepong) . 

 

Alan Ker is speaking about "The Use of Historical Yield Data".

Alan Ker is presenting in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M on March 22nd, 2019. Title of the talk “Crop Insurance Subsidies and the Rate of Technological Change in Agriculture”.

 

Alfons Weersink and Mike von Massow have a conversation about supply management.

In this episode of the Food Focus podcast, Alfons Weersink and Mike von Massow have a conversation about supply management. 

https://www.foodfocusguelph.ca/podcast/episode/c0f05e9e/the-trade-offs-of-supply-management

You are Invited to Attend a Panel Discussion "FARMING ON FIRST NATIONS: RECONCILING BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY".

On Wednesday,  to Richards Building, Room 2520 – 101 Reynolds Walk, Guelph ON, you are invited to attend a panel discussion on the topic of "Farming on First Nations: Reconciling Business with Social Enterprise to Achieve Food Security".

Featuring Honoured Guests: