FARE News

Apr 11th, 2013
Andreas Boecker is speaking about "GMO fears do not 'translate to the average consumer" in CBC news article.

 
Apr 9th, 2013
John Cranfield is commenting about 'Ont. greenhouse growers launch huge buy-local campaign'.

 
Mar 4th, 2013
John Cranfield is speaking about "Food taboos: What the horsemeat outcry really says about us". Beyond our aversion to eating companion animals, the scandal is a chance...
Feb 26th, 2013
Rebecca Hannam, recent grad of BComm Ag Business, has been profiled on TalentEgg.ca

Nov 21st, 2012
Dr Kim Rollins, Department of Economics, University of Nevada will present her seminar on Friday, November 30th, 10:30-12:00 noon in Room 107 MCLN.  Everyone is welcome.
Nov 20th, 2012
Dr Jayson Lusk, Professor and Willard Sparks Endowed Chair, Dept of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, will present his seminar on Tuesday, Nov 27th, 2:30-4:00 pm...
Nov 5th, 2012
Dr. David Just, Professor and Co-Director, Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs, Cornell University, will present his seminar on Friday, November...
Oct 17th, 2012
John Cranfield, Professor in the Department of FARE talked about the importance of intellectual property rights relative to innovation and research activities in the...
Jul 24th, 2012
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...
Jun 15th, 2012

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....