Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE)
University of Guelph N1G 2W1 Guelph, ON, Canada

Many sectors in modern agriculture depend on seasonal labour to plant, maintain, and harvest crops. Often these jobs are done by temporary foreign workers, new immigrant, or undocumented workers. In fact cheap labour is essential across the entire food system from farms, through processing to restaurants and retail. The COVID pandemic has highlighted dependence of the food system on these low wage workers. In this episode Mike speaks with Evan Fraser, the Director of the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph about the issue and what we might do to move forward. Check it out!

500 people participated in the first ever FARELab experiment. Thank you! The data is now de-identified and being analyzed. Interested in future experiments? Sign up at https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/j/form/SV_6SGuWHsqww11va5 to participate in research and earn cash! #UofG

Course selection is happening now! Go check out our most recent Instagram post to learn more about our for-credit flexible internship program. You won't want to miss out on this! https://instagram.com/p/CDNE-ITHJr8/ Follow us on Instagram for more info and updates on the F20 semester! #UofG

FARE PhD student Liam Kelley has been selected to participate in the 7th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Economic Sciences. Liam will participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Online Science Days, taking place from 28 June to 1 July 2020. Nobel Laureates, young scientists and young economists originally selected for participation in the 2020 meetings, and the Lindau alumni from the last 70 years will participate in this interactive meeting. Join us in congratulating Liam and wishing him good luck! #LINOEcon #UofG

A message from Andreas Boecker, the Chair of the Dept. of FARE... OAC Class of 2020 AGGIES, CONGRATULATIONS! I am proud to be the Honorary President of the 2020 Buffaloes. Wishing you the best for your future. #GuelphGrad #OACcongrats

Hey Gryphons! Bored at home? The @UofGFARE Lab is seeking participants this summer to play online decision-making games lasting 1-1.5 hours. Receive $20-$40 cash depending on your game outcome. Sign up https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/j/form/SV_2ib8ovgfeKuYE05