President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico, alleging both countries have failed to curb the inflow of illegal immigrants and drugs into the United States. This policy is set to take effect once Trump assumes office in January. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with the premiers on Wednesday to discuss a response.
OAC Alumnus Aaron Lorenz Uses Agricultural Economics to Tackle Food Security and Social Inequities.
How can we preserve farmland while accommodating housing, industry, and other needs for Canada's growing population? And how can producers meet rising food demands while also protecting the environment?
Over 700 members of the OAC community came together on Saturday night to celebrate the College’s 150th anniversary during U of G’s annual Alumni Reunion Weekend. The OAC Celebration Dinner, held in the U of G’s Guelph Gryphon’s Athletic Centre gave a chance for alumni to reconnect with classmates and alumni throughout the decades in an atmosphere that resembled OAC’s infamous “Good Times Banquet.”
Just as growth factors determine outcomes in farming, success in the agri-food space depends on a number of conditions, and the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) takes a leadership role in addressing both long-standing and emerging challenges
The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), one of the University of Guelph’s three founding colleges, celebrates 150 years of history, having first opened its doors in May 1874.
The Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics is proud to announce that Dr. Alfons Weersink, Professor at the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), University of Guelph, has achieved a historic milestone by being named a Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA).
Environmental Science student Nidhi Nidhi explores how to finance your master’s degree at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College.
Dr. Alfons Weersink, professor in OAC’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics has been named a fellow in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA).
Each year, AAEA recognizes a small group of professionals as fellows who have made outstanding continuous contributions to the profession of agricultural or applied economics. Achievements may be in research, teaching, extension, administration, or other contributions to public or private sector decision-making.