In The News

FARE Staff has once again been featured in the news.

Why so many cheese heists? As B.C. cops foil another, here's why cheese is so valuable

Yes, cheese prices have gone up, but food industry analysts say there's more to it. Yes, cheese is expensive, but it hasn't increased more dramatically than other food items in Canada, said Michael von Massow, a professor of food agriculture and resource economics.

More and more places are asking for tips. Hidden cameras reveal who is and isn't getting them

Marketplace visited 100 businesses to find out who’s asking for tips and who’s keeping them. "Some of those places are actually breaking the [employment standards] law, but it's easy to hide," says Dr. Michael von Massow.

 

Christmas tree exporters in Nova Scotia worried about Trump tariff threat

Incoming U.S. president's proposed 25% tariff could cause industry to suffer next season. See what Department of FARE's professor Dr. Kwaku Afesorgbor has to say about this.

Newstalk 770 CHQR: Dr. Andreas Boecker on serving sizes

Gauging China’s market risk: Dr. Mike von Massow

According to Mike Von Massow, associate professor in the Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Department at the University of Guelph,"..

FARE faculty interviewed for article on GMO AquAdvantage Salmon

Andreas Boecker, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator was interviewed for an article about the GMO AquAdvantage Salmon, which was published on foodunfolded.com on May 16.

Agricultural Economics Prof Named Fellow of Prestigious Association

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alfons Weersink, professor in OAC’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics for having been named a fellow in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA).

FARE students have strong presence at Agricultural Excellence Conference

Students enrolled in programs offered by the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics have been actively engaged in three sessions at the 

Prof Brady James Deaton, Jr. Named Fellow of Canadian Agricultural Economics Society

U of M Kraft Lecturer says local control key to better resource management

Arrell Family Chair to focus on the people side of agri-economics