FARE Departmental Video - Described Video Summary: FARE Professor and Department Chair John Cranfield talks about the educational experience offered in undergraduate and graduate programs in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph. 00:00 - 00:04 [Music plays; Screen shows Prof. John Cranfield seated in his office in the MacLachlan Building at the University of Guelph. Text is superimposed in the lower right.] Text: John Cranfield, Department Chair, FARE Voice of John Cranfield: My name is John Cranfield. I'm a professor and Chair in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. 00:05 - 00:07 [Transition reveals FARE logo, text and University of Guelph logo. Music and voice of John Cranfield continue under.] Text: FARE Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Undergraduate Programs and Graduate Studies 00:08 - 00:10 [Screen changes to show John.] John: The research in our department addresses all sorts of issues related to 00:11 - 00:16 [Screen changes to show two shots of typical Ontario farms with barns and silos.] John: food, agricultural and resource use. 00:17 - 00:18 [Screen changes to show potato harvesting in the field.] John: It ranges everything from farmland valuation and agricultural production practices 00:19 - 00:24 [Screen shows people shopping and choosing fruit from the produce section in a supermarket.] John: to what people put in their grocery cart, on a plate, or in their mouth when theyÕre making choices about foods that they eat. 00:25 - 00:28 [Screen shows students at a FARE undergrad lecture.] John: Our students focus on a number of different issues that are relevant to the global economy. 00:29 - 00:32 [Screen shows several FARE MSc grad students doing research on laptops. A close-up of a laptop screen shows a studentÕs research data.] John: We have students working on research projects that look at how consumers react to information 00:33 - 00:35 [Screen shows John] John: related to biotechnology in the context of food production, 00:36 - 00:41 [Screen shows still photo of a farmer and an agri-business policy advisor walking and talking in the farmerÕs field in late winter.] John: to trying to understand a farmerÕs use of business risk management and agricultural policy programs, 00:42 - 00:45 [Screen shows a blue sky with clouds followed by a shot of apples growing on the vine in an orchard.] John: to trying to understand how climate change might impact on crop yields. 00:46 - 00:49 [Screen shows the MacLachlan Building, the home of the FARE Department, at the University of Guelph.] John: FARE stands for the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. 0:50 - 00:51 [Screen shows two shots of FARE grad students studying independently.) John: The research in our department is quite relevant 00:52 - 00:55 [Screen shows people shopping in a typical Canadian supermarket, followed by a still photo of peanut farmers with their crop in Indonesia.] John: to what we see in the everyday life of Canadians and people around the world. 00:56 - 01:00 [Screen shows a combine harvesting pinto beans in the field.] John: We know that Canada produces more food than we can consume and so we export a lot of our production. 01:01 - 01:02 [Screen shows a giant shipping port with large freighter and hundreds of shipping containers in Kaoshiung Harbour, Taiwan.] John: We also important at various 01:03 - 01:05 [Screen shows an array of fresh apple varieties in a supermarket followed by close-ups of strawberries and tomatoes on sale.] John: times of the year because we can't grow fruits and vegetables in the middle of winter. 01:06 - 01:11 [Screen shows John] John: In order to understand solutions to some of these global problems it's very important that we have facts and evidence. 01:12 - 01:21 [Screen shows various shots of FARE students in class, taking notes, listening, having discussions, making presentations and using laptops.] John: The students in our department work on research that try to answer questions based on their analysis of data and use that data and analysis to inform policy recommendations. 01:22 - 01:29 [Screen shows television coverage of FARE Prof. Brady Deaton addressing CanadaÕs Senate and Prof. John Cranfield as a guest on TVOÕs ÒThe AgendaÓ.] John: Through our media interaction and various public forums many FARE faculty comment actively on contemporary agri-food, resource and development issues. 01:30 - 01:37 [Screen shows three editions of FAREÕs quarterly publication ÒFARE ShareÓ.] John: Our faculty and graduate student research helps to connect people with the worldÕs natural resource base and are at the heart of many global issues that are relevant today. 01:38 - 01:42 [Screen changes to show FARE Prof. Alfons Weersink conducting a lecture to his undergrad class.] John: We have exceptional teachers and our track record for receiving teaching awards and recognition demonstrates that. 01:43 - 01:54 [Screen shows billboard with FARE logo on a white background, University of Guelph logo and blue and green text that reads: Undergraduate Programs and Graduate Studies * MSc Thesis-Based can be completed in 2 years * PhD can be completed in 4 years * MFARE Course-Based can be completed in 4-5 semesters] John: Our thesis-based Master of Science program can be completed in 2 years while our PhD program can be completed in 4 years. Our course-based Masters in Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics can be completed in 4 or 5 semesters. 01:55 - 01:58 [Screen shows John] John: We take a lot of pride as a department in the relationship that we have with the students in our programs. 01:59 - 02:02 [Screen shows students chatting informally outside of the MacLachlan Building.] John: Our department is extremely collegial and our faculty 02:03 - 02:12 [Screen shows Prof. Brady Deaton chatting with a grad student, Prof. Getu Hailu in his office talking to a PhD student, Prof. Richard Vyn working on a research document at his desk, and a PhD student typing a report on his laptop.] John: welcome student interaction both in and outside of the classroom. Students receive significant one on one attention and many students publish with their faculty. Graduate students in the department are treated as colleagues. 02:13 - 02:19 [Screen shows John] John: We know that for every one graduate there's three jobs in the agri-food sector. It's a really exciting time to study Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. 02:20 - 02:25 [Screen changes to show billboard with FARE logo on a white background, University of Guelph logo and blue and green text. Smaller icons for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are also seen lower screen.] Text: FARE Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Undergraduate Programs and Graduate Studies fare@uoguelph.ca (519) 824-4120 ext. 52766 [Music fades out. Screen fades to black.]