Congratulations to Mitch Gingerich for winning the Student Poster Competition at the 11th Annual Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference, which is hosted by the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society.
Congratulations to Livia Sente for winning the Policy Brief competition at the 11th Annual Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference, and to Nicholas Bannon for placing second. Livia is a second year MSc student and Nicholas is in his third year BA in Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics program. Both will receive a paid internship at Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada!
In this episode, Mike has a conversation with Angela Straathof, a soil scientist with the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association. This is the first half of a longer conversation. They talk about why we should care about soil and how its so much more than just dirt - in fact Angela says we shouldn't use the "D" word at all.
We are hearing more and more about large food retailers increasing the charges they put on suppliers. These are the costs of doing business with these retailers who provide access to a large share of the consumer base. In this mini-pod Mike provides a perspective on what these fees do in the market place.