FARE Talk - Food, Agricultural and Resource Economic Discussions - GM Crops and Twenty-First Century Agriculture

GM Crops and Twenty-First Century Agriculture

03/11/15 • -1 min

FARE Talk - Food, Agricultural and Resource Economic Discussions

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.

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

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?"

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