Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE)

What does history say about managing China’s market potential and politics?

Dr. Mike von Massow discusses China's market risk with Farmtario

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Congratulations to all presenters, award winners and recipients of travel grants at the 2024 Annual CAES Meeting! Your hard work, dedication, and achievements are commendable.

Here are some highlights from last weeks meeting.

*Jamie Naylor, a FARE PhD student, has won the Graduate Student Paper Competition. The paper, titled 'Strategic Under-Reporting of Arsenic by Community Water Systems,' was co-authored with his advisor Brady Deaton. Congratulations to both Jamie and Brady!

* Congratulations, Alfons, on winning the Publication of Enduring Quality award for your paper titled 'Economics of structural change in agriculture' by Goddard, Ellen, Alfons Weersink, Kevin Chen, and Calum G. Turvey, published in the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics (1993): 475-489.

* Aaron Lorenz, former MSc student, has been awarded Honourable Mention for the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award for his thesis titled 'On Rice and Weddings: An Investigation of the Impacts of Indonesia’s Raskin Program on the Incidence of Child Marriage.'

Please join us in congratulating our students for their success at the 2024 Graduate Research Symposium, co-hosted by the Department of FARE, the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

The 2nd year MSc students all gave excellent presentations and demonstrated the quality of their thesis research. There was a wide range of topics covered by the students, all dealing with important real-world issues.

Caitlin Kroetsch (MSc FARE) won the 1st place prize, Mariam Abu-El-Magd (MSc FARE) won the 2nd place prize and Nicholas Bannon (MSc FARE) won the 3rd place prize!

Grocery shoppers still feeling the pinch despite inflation rate cooling.

"I think it's important to say that we expected prices to ease a little, but it's important to know the prices are still going up – they're just not going up as fast than they were before," said Dr. Mike von Massow, a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE).

Read more here..https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-grocery-shoppers-still-feeling-the-pinch-despite-inflation-rate-cooling-1.6814041

Canada’s biggest grocers are investing money and space in discount stores such as No Frills, Food Basics and FreshCo as shoppers look for ways to save on food amid the higher cost of living.

See what department of FARE's professor says about major grocers expanding discount footprint as customers keep budgets tight.

Read more..https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/major-grocers-expanding-discount-footprint-as-customers-keep-budgets-tight-1.2042241

Canada’s biggest grocers are investing money and space in discount stores such as No Frills, Food Basics and FreshCo as shoppers look for ways to save on food amid the higher cost of living.

See what department of FARE's professor, Mike von Massow, has to say about major grocers expanding discount footprint as customers keep budgets tight.

Read more..https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/major-grocers-expanding-discount-footprint-as-customers-keep-budgets-tight-1.2042241

Join the University of Guelph Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) for a morning of research and networking at the 2024 Annual Graduate Research Symposium hosted by OMAFRA. This is a hybrid event that will be held on March 26th from 9 am - 3 pm.

For more information please visit: https://www.uoguelph.ca/fare/about/events/reseach-symposium/graduate-research-symposium

Interested in attending the Graduate Research Symposium on March 26, 2024? Please RSVP by registering here: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/K6Fivq0soUml-oX08xVqfQ,wBpSaKD7x0ioZ-1UDAVTJA,nx7H9q2Y8kif1X-hs2QmUQ,yfASP55vikGvGPDTXf4AEA,8DbM-TqicUiJWcUJrKAvtQ,t0i4VXBMgE6Eqwge0IZL7g?mode=read&tenantId=be62a12b-2cad-49a1-a5fa-85f4f3156a7d&skipauthstrap=1

Please join us in congratulating our students for their success in the Poster and Policy Brief competitions at the 14th Annual Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference held by the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) in Ottawa on January 25 and 26.

Nick Bannon & Chris Kimmerer (both MSc FARE) won the 1st prize and Mariam Abu El-Magd (MSc FARE) won the 2nd prize in the Poster Competition!

Sarah Bannon (BAH.FARE) and Esther Metieh (MSc FARE) won the first and the second prizes, respectively, in the Policy Brief Competition!

First held in 2011, the Annual Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference has evolved into a preeminent national forum informing the policy landscape for the agri-food sector. Since its inaugural year, the conference has grown significantly, attracting key stakeholders, thought leaders, and industry experts. It is an important platform for engaging in dialogue, sharing insights, and fostering collaboration to address the complex challenges and opportunities inherent in the agri-food sector. The 2024 conference theme is “Fostering Innovation, Productivity, and Informed Agri-Food Policy.”

For more information, visit https://caes-scae.ca/canadian-agri-food-policy-conference-canadian-agri-food-policy-conference/

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alfons Weersink, professor in OAC’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics for having been named a fellow in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA).

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Agricultural Economics Prof Named Fellow of Prestigious Association Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alfons Weersink, professor in OAC’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics for having been named a fellow in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). Each year, AAEA recognizes a small group of professionals as fellows who hav...

Pick your own learning journey! We have concurrent workshops at , including:

• University of Guelph Workshops with Andreas Boecker, Associate Professor at University of Guelph

Wednesday November 22: The Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) Lab for Experimental and Applied Economics – What students learn from running experiments with farmers on environmental issues

Thursday November 23: Teaching cases, capstone projects, student competitions, co-op and internships – How our students learn to apply their skills in real-world settings

The Advanced Agribusiness Management course is oriented toward practical application of theory and analytical principles to the identification, analysis and solution of an agribusiness organization/management problems. Students will be sharing their work on a major agribusiness project as management consultants with the owner/operator. The work builds upon students' prior training in accounting, finance, mathematical analysis, computer applications, economics, agriculture and management.

• Aleop Workshop: How can technology benefit your business management

What are the best practices to manage economic turmoil? What tools can be used to facilitate the process? A quick review of worldwide events affecting the economy will set the table to focus on 5 key practices that a farm business manager can use to navigate these times and how technology can support their implementation. Following that, we will zoom in on how a producer can make their numbers talk with Aleop indicators and use that information to make better business decisions. Let innovation and technology work for your benefit.

Head to http://www.agexcellenceconference.ca to register now!

Congratulations to FARE's student, Nick Bannon, who secured the gold medal in the 8 km championship, both as an individual and as part of a team, at the 2023 Ontario University Athletics Cross Country Championships held on October 28, 2023. You can check out the results at https://live.athletic.net/meets/28712/xc-events/1030770/live.

Join us in welcoming our 'Seeding Excellence' Sponsors Grand River Agricultural Society and Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE)

Join us all at in Guelph in November! Head to http://agexcellenceconference.ca/ to register now!

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At the FARE Lab we test economic theory using experiments where real people like you get to make decisions and earn rewards.

Our experiments are framed as a game or other activity, and our participants are always rewarded. Rewards could range from entry into a draw or (most commonly) a cash reward. ​Participating in experiments with us is a great way to get involved in research that is happening right here on campus while also earning awesome prizes or cash rewards. ​

To sign up, use this link: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2o7qfDcoxYJ8QgC

Congratulations to the Department of FARE's student, Nick Bannon for being named Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week!

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Saskatchewan's Grajczyk-Jelinski and Guelph's Bannon named U SPORTS Cross-Country athletes of the week

Happy First day of the 2023/24 academic year! Whether you are a returning student or a new student, the department of FARE would like wish you all the best for the upcoming year.

Two FARE MSc graduates, Stewart Skinner, FARE MSc 2010, and Jessica Kelly, FARE MSc 2014, of Imani Farms in Listowel are Ontario’s 2023 Outstanding Young Farmers. The two faced off against friends and mentors Jennifer and Derek VanDieten, of Van Dieten Dairy Farms in Seaforth in the tightest judging result of the competition. A single point separated the winners. The two farming couples shared their presentation with a packed house at Thatcher Farm’s Barn Swallow Fields events space on August 17.

https://farmtario.com/news/imani-farms-producers-named-ontarios-outstanding-young-farmers/?fbclid=IwAR0HeR28PuICBeO893bz6kJ2qikGKTYZPBro5VObVUI1QEk05xa6tJ_tpKI

At this year’s Annual Meeting of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, which was held jointly with the Western Agricultural Economics Association in Whistler, B.C., several FARE faculty and students received awards in recognition of their outstanding work.

Brady Deaton was named CAES Fellow. See the separate post from July 31.

Yong Liu (Ph.D. graduate, 2021) was one of two co-winners of the CAES Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award for his thesis on Estimating Conditional Crop Yield Densities and Rating Crop Insurance Contracts.”

José Nuño‐Ledesma received the Honourable Mention for the Outstanding Journal Article Award for his 2022 article “A portion cap rule with two products: An experimental evaluation” in the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics (CJAE).

Alan Ker received the Enduring Quality Award, which is awarded to books, articles within books, and journal articles that have had a significant impact on agricultural, food and resource economics with a publish date of at least 10 years ago.

Benjamin Scott (Environmental Economics and Policy graduate, 2023) received the Book Prize Award, which recognizes and encourages the achievement of an undergraduate student in their study and application of agricultural, food or resource economics.

To round it all off, Yu Na Lee was elected into the presidential cycle as President-elect of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society for the academic years 2023-24 to 2025-26. Shortly after the CAES meeting, Yu Na received an Outstanding Reviewer Award from the American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE) at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association in Washington, D.C.

Congratulations to all for your outstanding work and achievements!

Dr. Brady James Deaton, Jr., a professor in the University of Guelph’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, has been named a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES). The award is the highest honour given by the CAES to its members. The criteria for this esteemed honour encompass substantial contributions to the field of agricultural economics and a profound impact on the institutions within the realm of Canadian agricultural economics.

Professor Deaton is the McCain Family Chair in Food Security in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph. Brady has served as President of the CAES as well as Editor of the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. He also served as the President of the Institutional and Behavioural Economics Section of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

Brady has published in several outlets, including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Food Policy, Land Economics, and Ecological Economics.

Professor Deaton provides leadership to an award-winning teaching, research, and outreach program. He received the Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Guelph’s Central Student Association and the Distinguished Extension Award from Ontario’s Agricultural College. The Canadian Agricultural Economics Society honoured him and his co-authors with the 2021 Outstanding Journal Article Award for their research on food insecurity in First Nations.

Professor Deaton earned his Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. Dr. Deaton’s research focuses on food security and land tenure.

CBC's interview with Dept. of FARE's prof, Dr. Mike von Massow

"Fixing Canada's grocery prices problem: the Competition Bureau's plan"

Fixing Canada's grocery prices problem: the Competition Bureau's plan | About That Canada's Competition Bureau says the problem with grocery prices is a lack of competition. Andrew Chang breaks down what led to the concentration in the industry, and proposes possible solutions to diversify the market.

Please join the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) for the Stewart Lane Commemorative Lecture.

“Geoengineering Coastlines: From Accidental to Intentional?”

Presented by Dr. Sathya Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University

Refreshments and snacks following the seminar.

Everyone is welcome!

Please join the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) for the Stewart Lane Commemorative Lecture.

“Geoengineering Coastlines: From Accidental to Intentional?”

Presented by Dr. Sathya Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University

Everyone is welcome!

New Arrell Family Chair at U of G to Focus on ‘People Side’ of Agri-Economics A new $1-million research chair in an emerging field at the University of Guelph is intended to make agri-food production more efficient and ensure sustainable food production in Canada and around the…

Please join the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) for the Kenneth R. Farrell Distinguished Public Policy Lectureship.

“How Women Saved Agricultural Economics and Other Ideas on Why Diversity Matters”

Presented by Dr. Jill McCluskey, Director and Regents Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University

Everyone is welcome!

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Kenneth R. Farrell Distinguished Public Policy Lectureship – How Women Saved Agricultural Economics and Other Ideas on Why Diversity Matters Please join the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics for the Kenneth R. Farrell Distinguished Public Policy Lectureship. “How Women Saved Agricultural Economics and Other Ideas on…

The U of G FARE Lab is seeking participants this summer to assess their productivity with exposure to green space for 1-1.5 hours. Participants may have to walk for 20-minutes around the University of Guelph campus or walk west down Stone Road (i.e. in the direction of Stone Road Mall) along the sidewalk and will have to answer basic math questions (walking routes are wheelchair friendly and accessible). You will receive $15-$40 cash depending on your performance outcome.

Sign up at https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LXswGTpm3pSqxM or contact [email protected] for more info. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Tongzhe Li.

This project has been reviewed by the Research Ethics Board for compliance with federal guidelines for research involving human participants (REB #21-05-005).

Check it out! The FARE Laboratory for Experimental and Applied Economics is recruiting paid participants for economic studies.

Register here: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e9yYBDgBehfbe5w

If you have any questions, please reach out to FARE Lab at [email protected].