If you are looking to further your academic career in the field of agricultural economics you may be interested in our graduate programs. Deadline for graduate applications to FARE’s MSc and PhD programs has been extended to February 20, 2015. We continue to welcome your applications.
There is a wide diversity of career opportunities available to FARE graduates, and sometimes their paths unite. For instance, Stewart Skinner (MSc. ‘10) and Johanna Wilkes (MSc ‘13) serve as Policy Advisors, and Christina Crowley (Bachelor of Commerce in Food and Agricultural Business ‘09) serves as Communications Advisor for Honourable Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Ontario. All three were appointed in late 2014.
On Monday December 1, 2014, John Cranfield, a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics, will present his talk "New Consumer Trends and the Opportunity for Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Businesses" during a Farm Management Canada webinar. Details on the webinar can be found at http://www.fmc-gac.com/agriwebinar/new-consumer-trends-and-opportunity-canadian-agriculture.
Andreas Boecker, Prof. at U of G's Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics, FARE is speaking about GMO Labelling at the Food Regulatory and Quality Assurance Summit in Toronto on Oct. 20.
Peter Slade, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of FARE, will give a brown bag seminar titled "A Structural Model of Hiring, Promotion, and Job Exit With Application to Gender and Academic Hiring"
Dr. Keith Coble will present "The Effects of the Agricultural Act of 2014 on Optimal Choice of Farm-level Insurance Coverage Levels" on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, 2:30-4:00 pm in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan.
Dr. Brad Rickard, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University will present his seminar on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 3:00-4:30 pm in Room 107 MCLN.
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