All Events

The final oral examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Mark Wagner took place on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in McLN 107.  The title of his presentation is:  "Comparative Analysis of Producer and Processor Impacts from Bioproduct Developments in the Canadian Soybean Sector". 

Jon So's Master of Science defence took place on Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan Building.  The title of his thesis is "Retail Advertising of Healthy Food Choices - Does Income Segmentation Matter?"

Prof. Karl Meilke hosted the Annual CATPRN (Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy and Competitiveness Research Network) meeting in Toronto on May 15, 2010.

Speakers from the Dept. of FARE included Rakhal Sarker, Associate Professor, re "Effects of Changing Prices of Grains and Oilseeds on International Competitiveness of the Agri-Food Sector in Canada"

Prof. John Cranfield will be speaking at the American Oil Chemists Society annual meeting in Phoenix about "Public Perception of Values of Plant Sterols in Foods" on May 17, 2010.

Nick Schneider, MSc graduate from FARE is currently working as the environmental policy officer for a major international shipping company in Vancouver - Hamane Spirit DeckHamane Spirit Bridge.

Professors John Cranfield and Spencer Henson have published 2 new articles -

John Cranfield, Spencer Henson, James Northey and Oliver Masakure. 2010 “An Assessment of Consumer Preference for Fair Trade Coffee in Toronto and Vancouver.” Agribusiness: An International Journal 26(2): 307-325.

Spencer Henson, John Cranfield and Jose Blandon. 2010 “Healthy Eating and its Determinants: A Rasch Model Approach.” Social Science and Medicine 70(10): 1574-1580.

Chris Leggett, Canada's Agriculture Counsellor in the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC visited the department on May 6, 2010.  He made a brief informal presentation to our graduate students on US-

Dr. Andreas Boecker spoke about "Investing in traceability - an economic perspective and empirical results" at the 2010 Food Safety Research Forum on May 6th.