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 John Cranfield is speaking about "Consumer and Market Trends" at the Agricultural Management Institute conference "http://www.takeanewapproach.ca/uploads/userfiles/file
John Cranfield will be speaking on February 15th about "Consumer Issues in Relation to Canada's Agricultural Policy" at the House of Parliament's Standing Committee on Agricultu

Andreas will be moderating the panel discussion at The 4th Annual Guelph Wellington Local Food Networking Event "Source It Here!" on February 27 at the Ignatius Jesuit Cenre in Guelph.

Congratulations to Andreas Boecker for the OAC Teaching Trust award for his proposal "Field trips for case-based learning in Food and Agricultural Marketing Management and Research".

The Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics will be an active participant in the Second Annual Canadian Agricultural Policy Conference in Ottawa on January 11-13. The theme of this year’s conference is Growing Forward in a Volatile Environment and will explore the ways in which agricultural policy can address the impact of changing agri-food environments on markets, consumers and producers.

The Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics participated in the Second Annual Canadian Agricultural Policy Conference in Ottawa on January 11-13. The theme of this year’s conference is Growing Forward in a Volatile Environment and will explore the ways in which agricultural policy can address the impact of changing agri-food environments on markets, consumers and producers.

The final oral examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Predrag Rajsic was held on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 106, Rozanski Hall.

The title of Predrag's presentation is:  "Linking Comparative Advantage, Supply Management and Environmental Externalities: Lessons from an Integrative Economic Approach". 

Nicole Beechey's Master of Science defence took place on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 9:00 am in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.  The title of her thesis is "Economic Assessment of Compliance Costs for Ontario Pig Producers Under Nutrient Management Regulations".

Ten undergraduate students have recently been selected to represent the University of Guelph at the 2012 Agri-Marketing Conference in Kansas City.