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The purpose of FARE-talk is to provide an enduring conversation about contemporary topics relevant to food, agricultural, and resource economics.

Dr. Brady Deaton

  • Apr 19, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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An Early Assessment of COVID-19 and the Canadian Agriculture and Food Sector

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 20:00


In this podcast Alan Ker discusses a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics - 'COVID-19 and the Canadian Agriculture and Food Sectors: Thoughts from the Pandemic Onset'.

How Does Canada Put A Price On Carbon?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 50:25


In this podcast, Kenneth Poon discusses a pressing policy issue with broad-reaching implications: how Canada puts a price on carbon.

The Canadian Government's "Duty to Consult" Indigenous People: Meaning, History, and Consequences

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 50:50


In this podcast Dwight Newman discusses one of the more important legal issues of our time: the Canadian Government's "Duty to Consult" Indigenous People. The meaning and history of duty to consult is discussed in detail.

Property Values, Wind Turbines, and Attitudes Toward Wind Energy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 49:06


In this podcast, Professor Richard Vyn discusses his recently published article: "Property Value Impacts of Wind Turbines and the Influence of Attitudes Toward Wind Energy". His research examines the impact or wind turbines on property values in municipalities that oppose wind energy development and those that have not expressed opposition.

Thinking About Future Food Security By Examining The Last 35 Years In World Grain and Oil Seed Markets

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 28:12


In this podcast, Dr. Pat Westhoff discusses his recent article "Four indicators that explain world grain and oilseed market developments" written with his colleague Dr. Wyatt Thompson. Our discussion focuses on their empirical examination of four key indicators: crop yields, population, Chinese demand, and biofuel production.

The Economic Consequences of Farmland Policy on Farmland Values in Saskatchewan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 31:12


In this podcast Dr. Chad Lawley discusses his recent paper examining the consequences of the 2003 Farmland Security Act Amendment in Saskatchewan. He finds evidence that the amendment favourably increased farmland prices.

The Future of Food

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017


In this podcast Dr. Jayson Lusk and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss Jayson's George Morris AgriFood Policy Lecture: "The Future of Food." Jayson points out that since the writings of Malthus, the food sector has been characterized by increases in productivity. He notes that this increase in productivity has allowed us to escape the Malthusian trap.

Economic Integration Reconsidered

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2017


Dr. Bruno Larue discusses his recent keynote presentation to the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) titled, "Economic Integration Reconsidered". Dr. Larue describes what is meant by economic integration and assesses changes in the perceived benefits of integration since the late 1980s.

The Softwood Lumber War

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2017


Dr. Daowei Zhang and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss his thoughts about the contemporary and historic trade dispute between Canada and the United States regarding softwood lumber: i.e., "The Softwood Lumber Wars."

Examining The Relationship Between Land-Use Regulation And Affordable Housing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016


students from the University of Guelph and I discuss issues regarding land-use regulation and affordable housing with Emily Hamilton. Emily is a policy research manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Our discussion draws from a recent paper that she, and her co-author wrote titled, "How Land-Use Regulation Undermines Affordable Housing."

The Meaning and Measure of Household Food Insecurity

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016


Dr. Valerie Tarasuk and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss the meaning and measure of food insecurity in Canada and the United States.

What's The Buzz? A Discussion of Bees and Neonics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016


Dr. Cynthia Scott-Dupree and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss the science that informs understanding of the relationship between bees and neonics - a pesticide that has recently been made subject to new restrictive regulations in Ontario, Canada and elsewhere.

GM Crops and Twenty-First Century Agriculture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015


Dr. Rene Van Acker and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss GM crops. The podcast develops an understanding of contemporary and historic issues associated with the first "wave" of GM crops. They also discuss contemporary controversies and institutional issues associated with GM crops, as well as the future of GM crops.

Wind Turbines and Property Values in Ontario: Public Perception and Empirical Evidence

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2014


Dr. Richard Vyn and students at the University of Guelph in Dr. Brady Deaton's 4th year course in Land Economics, discuss Dr. Vyn's recent journal article, "The Effects of Wind Turbines on Property Values in Ontario: Does Public Perception Match Empirical Evidence?"

Africa, Land and Economic Development

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2014


Dr. Thom Jayne and Dr. Brady Deaton have a conversation focused on economic development strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa and contemporary issues regarding land use and land ownership in Africa.

Tenants and Landlords: Who benefits from U.S. Agricultural Subsidies?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2014


Barry Goodwin and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss Barry's research on the effect of U.S. subsidies on U.S. farmland values and rental rates. They focus their discussion on the effect of U.S. agricultural subsidies on rental rates.

The Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2013


Dr. Jayson Lusk and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss Jayson's most recent book - The Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate, and his concern about government led efforts to promote local food, tax soft drinks, and diets in a particular direction.

The U.S. Farm Bill: Past, Present, and Future Issues

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2013


In this podcast David and I discuss the U.S. farm bill. He reviews the history of U.S. farm bills and the current political setting surrounding efforts to pass a farm bill in 2013.

"Beyond the Indian Act": Examining the Potential Role of Fee-Simple Ownership

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2012


In this podcast Dr. Tom Flanagan, myself, and students from the University of Guelph discuss Tom's research examining First Nations and private property rights.

Assessing agricultural policy in the twenty-first century: Who benefits from Agricultural Subsidies? What happened after tobacco quota ended in Kentucky?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2012


In this podcast Barrett Kirwan and I discuss his research on two issues crucial to understanding agricultural policy and rural economic development in the twenty-first century.

First Nations Lands and Economies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2012


In this podcast Chief Robert Louie and I discuss the management and control of First Nations Land. Chief Louie is the Chief of the Westbank First Nation. He is the chairman of the First Nations Lands Advisory Board since 1989 and a member of the Order of Canada.

Does Dutch Disease Explain Canada's Manufacturing Woes?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2012


In this podcast Jeremy Leonard and I discuss a paper that he and his colleagues - Mohammad Shakeri and Richard S. Gray - recently published through the Institute for Research on Public Policy. The paper is titled, "Dutch Disease or Failure to Compete? A Diagnosis of Canada's Manufacturing Woes," and is available for download.

Farm Succession Planning: Reflections and Suggestions

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2012


Jennifer Stevenson and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss farm succession planning. Jennifer is the Business Finance Program Lead with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

The Origins, Nature, and Content of the Right to Property: Five Economic Solitudes.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2012


Dr. Glenn Fox and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss Glenn's longstanding interest in property rights and his recent publication in the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics.

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB): Assessing the future of wheat marketing in Canada.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2011


Dr. Murray Fulton and Dr. Brady Deaton discuss the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)

Understanding Rural Canada: Terms, Trends, and Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2011


Ray Bollman discusses terms, trends, and policy issues relevant to understanding rural Canada.

Standards: Recipes for Reality

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2011


Dr. Busch argues that standards play a central role in constructing reality.

Food Prices

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2011


The Economics of Food: How Feeding and Fueling the Planet Affects Food Prices

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