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Alfons Weersink did 10 live interviews as part of a CBC syndication, speaking about "the drought conditions in the United States, the effect it’s having on the U.S. economy and the potential impact on food prices and Canadian consumers" - http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2012/07/profs_featured_17.html.

A list of the top 10 college majors with the lowest unemployment rates from a Yahoo News Article. Check out the rest of the most employable majors.

Katya Niman's PhD Thesis Proposal defence took place on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 at 10:00 am in Room 107 of the J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis proposal is:  Migration Decisions within the Job Search Framework: Implications for Understanding the "Resource Curse".

Farm numbers in Canada continue to fall according to census data from Statistics Canada. There are around 10 per cent fewer farms in 2011 than were reported in the 2006 census. But does fewer and fewer farms mean the agricultural sector is in trouble?

Xin Xie’s Master of Science defence took place on Friday, June 8th, 2012 at 10:00 am in Room 107, JD MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis is: "Nutrient Management Regulation and Farm Level Profitability: the Case of Ontario Dairy Farms”.

FARE Grad Students, Eric Martin and Rebecca Hannah, are on the cover of Better Farming, about an article on the shortage of

Ann-Renee Guillemette’s Master of Science defence took place on: Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 12:00 noon in Room 227, MacKinnon Building.

The title of her thesis is "The Path of the Law: An Econometric Analysis of Ontario Municipal Board Decisions on Land Severance Appeals".

Rebecca Elskamp's Master of Science defence took place on Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 10:00 am in Room 227, MacKinnon Building.

The title of her thesis is:  "Do Efficient Dairy Producers Purchase Quota?"

Rob Anderson's Master of Science defence took place on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 at 2:00 pm in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of his thesis is "The Economics of Anaerobic Digester Technology for Ontario Farmers".