Sessions

SESSIONS AND EVENTS IN DETAIL

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OPENING CEREMONY:  17:30–17:45 | Pearson Room

A traditional prayer ceremony will be performed by Rachèle Prud’homme, Algonquin Elder

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:  17:30–18:30 | Pearson Room

The Rise of AI: Death of the Economist? Kara Beckles, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

WELCOME RECEPTION:  18:30–20:30 | Bar/Patio St-Laurent Room

CONCURRENT SESSION 1: 10:30-12:00

Organized Symposium Session 1: Farmland Values and Ownership: A View from the Past and a Look into the Future

Organized by Nicoleta Uzea, AAFC

Laurier Room

  • Interest Rates, Trade, and Farm Revenues: What Does It Mean for Canada’s Farmland Market? Craig Klemmer, Farm Credit Canada
  • Dynamics of Farmland Ownership and Leasing for Beginning and Established Farmers Nicoleta Uzea, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Angela Chen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Farmland Ownership, Land Values, and Adoption of Conservation Practices Chad Lawley, University of Manitoba
  • The Evolving Methodology of Producing Farmland Valuations Erik Dorff, Statistics Canada

Selected Paper Session 1:  Agri-Business

Moderator: Mohammad Torshizi, University of Alberta

St. Laurent Room

  • Price Effects of Common Ownership in the Seed Sector Mohammad Torshizi, University of Alberta
  • A Study of Western Canadian Farmers’ Attitudes towards Seed Royalties and Levy-Paid Producer-Led Research and Breeding Monika Cule, University of Regina; Viktoriya Galushko, University of Regina; Richard Gray, University of Saskatchewan
  • Profile of Agricultural Co-Operatives in British Columbia and Their Roles in the Regional Food Systems Wallapak Polasub, Kwantlen Polytechnic University 
  • Sustainable Farming, Economic Diversification and the Technical Efficiency of Vegetable Farms in Oman Mouza Al Salmi, Sultan Qaboos University; Msafiri Mbaga, Sultan Qaboos University; Saleem Nadaf, Oman Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries

Selected Paper Session 2: Consumer Purchasing Behaviour

Moderator: Alyssa Walpole, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

MacDonald Room

  • The Impact of Food Waste Reduction Labels on Consumer Purchase of Soup  Mike von Massow, University of Guelph; Andrew Baynham, University of Guelph
  • GM Labels and Consumer Choice: The Case of Breakfast Cereal in Canada   Amanda Norris, University of Guelph; Mike von Massow, University of Guelph
  • The Effect of Labelling Genetically Modified Products on Consumer Purchasing Behaviour   Andrew Baynham, University of Guelph; Mike von Massow, University of Guelph
  • Participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Household Expenditures on Cigarettes and Alcohol Rezgar Mohammed, University of Duhok

Selected Paper Session 3: Trade

Moderator: Sylvanus Afesorgbor, University of Guelph

Lady Elgin Room

  • Navigating Mega-Regional Trade Ties in Stormy Asia-Pacific Seas Brad Gilmour, Asia Pacific Foundation 
  • Learning from Afar: The Relationship between Geographic and Linguistic Distance on Demand Learning Natalia Piedrahita, University of Guelph; Getu Hailu, University of Guelph
  • Impact of Slow Steaming on U.S. Imports: Does Time Sensitivity Matter? Khadija Rouchdi, Virginia Tech University

LUNCH:  12:00–13:30

No events planned

CONCURRENT SESSION 2: 13:30 – 15:00

Organized Symposium Session 2: “Meet the Editors” Panel Session

Organized by Getu Hailu, University of Guelph

Laurier Room

  • Panel:
    Alan Ker, University of Guelph, CJAE Managing Editor
    Sean B. Cash, Tufts University, CJAE Co-Editor
    Getu Hailu, University of Guelph, CJAE Co-Editor
    Sebastien Pouliot, Farm Credit Canada, CJAE Co-Editor

Selected Paper Session 4: Agricultural Commodity Markets

Moderator: Derek Brewin, University of Manitoba

St. Laurent Room

  • News Announcements and Price Discovery in Agricultural Futures Markets Yu Wu, University of Manitoba; Julieta Frank, University of Manitoba
  • Response of Agricultural Commodity Prices to Energy Shocks: New Evidence from China Qingmeng Tong, University of Alberta/Huazhong Agricultural University; Feng Qiu, University of Alberta; Junbiao Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University
  • Do Food Safety Events Have a Long-term Impact on Live Cattle Futures Prices? Arian Khaleghi Moghadam, Bloomsburg University; Claudia Schmidt, Penn State
  • The Effect of Commodity Index Trading in Agricultural Futures Markets: A Factor Augmented Vector Autoregressive (FAVAR) Approach Felix Braeuel, McGill University; Paul Thomassin, McGill University

Selected Paper Session 5: Resource and Environmental Economics

Moderator: Simon Dessureault, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

MacDonald Room

  • Incentivizing Hunters to Participate in Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management in Alberta Lusi Xie, University of Alberta; Wiktor Adamowicz, University of Alberta; Patrick Lloyd-Smith, University of Saskatchewan
  • Economic Incentives for Land Reclamation: Evidence from the Oilsands Industry in Alberta Zhanji Zhang, University of Alberta; Wiktor Adamowicz, University of Alberta; Grant Hauer, University of Alberta
  • Valuing Wetlands in Nova Scotia, Canada Patrick Withey, St. Francis Xavier University
  • The Effect of Source Water Quality on Water Treatment Costs: Evaluation of Source Water Protection Practices Ravkat Mukhtarov, University of Alberta; Grant Hauer, University of Alberta; Wiktor Adamowicz, University of Alberta

Selected Paper Session 6: Farm Labour and Employment

Moderator: Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University

Lady Elgin Room

  • The Determinants of U.S. Agricultural Wages Amy Kandilov, RTI International; Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University
  • Integration of Mathematical Programing and SAM Modeling Approaches for Agricultural Development Analysis: An Application to Iran Habibollah Salami, University of Tehran; Hassan Mafi, University of Tehran; Vahedeh Ansari, University of Tehran
  • Analysis of Agriculture Sector Employees from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Alexandre Perras-White, Statistics Canada; Martin Beaulieu, Statistics Canada
  • The Impact of ACA Medicaid Expansions on Agricultural Workers’ Health Insurance Coverage, Medical Care Utilization, and Labor Supply Amy Kandilov, RTI International; Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University

CONCURRENT SESSION 3: 15:30–17:00

Organized Symposium Session 3: A Debate on the Proposition: “The future performance and growth of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector will depend on increased diversification of exports to several foreign markets”

Organized by Samuel Bonti-Ankomah and Deepananda Herath, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Moderator: Kara Beckles, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Laurier Room

  • Debaters:
    William Kerr, University of Saskatchewan
    Bruno Larue, Université Laval
    James Rude, University of Alberta
    Rakhal Sarker, University of Guelph

Selected Paper Session 7: Livestock Industry Issues

Moderator: Tongzhe Li, University of Guelph

St. Laurent Room

  • Piggy me? Anthropomorphism and Farm Animal Welfare (FAW) Preferences in Pigs Albert Boaitey, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Simon Jette Nantel, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
  • Farm Animal Welfare Perceptions for Dairy Calves: A Survey of U.S. Adults, Youths, and Parent-Child Linkages Kota Minegishi, University of Minnesota; Albert Boaitey, University of Wisconsin- River Falls
  • A Cherry on Top? Non-Additivity in the Willingness to Pay for a Novel Environmentally Friendly Technology in Livestock Production David Worden, University of Guelph; Getu Hailu, University of Guelph
  • The Economics of Genomic Information Sharing in the Alberta Beef Sector Yu Feng, University of Alberta; Henry An, University of Alberta; Philippe Marcoul, University of Alberta

Selected Paper Session 8: Land Issues

Moderator: Richard Vyn, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus

MacDonald Room

  • Impact of the Ontario Greenbelt Legislation on Land Values and Housing Values in the Rural-Urban Fringe Edwige Tia, University of Guelph; B. James Deaton, University of Guelph; Richard Vyn, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
  • Prices Paid for Farmland in Ontario: Does Buyer Type Matter? Richard Vyn, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus; Max Shang, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
  • Comparing Willingness-to-Pay and Willingness-to-Accept Approaches for Valuing Farmland Conversion and Protection in Alberta Yicong Luo, University of Alberta; Brent Swallow, University of Alberta
  • Property Rights, Institutional Change, and Economic Development: Evidence from the First Nations Land Management Act Liam Kelly, University of Guelph; B. James Deaton, University of Guelph

Selected Paper Session 9: Agri-food and Environmental Policy

Moderator: Bahareh Mosadegh Sedghy, University of Lethbridge

Lady Elgin Room

  • Assessing the Effect of Food Retail Subsidies on the Price of Food in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Case Study of the Nutrition North Canada Subsidy Program Jamie Naylor, University of Guelph; B. James Deaton, University of Guelph
  • Fostering Climate Resilient Food Systems and Improving Nutritional Outcomes Brad Gilmour, Asia Pacific Foundation
  • Policy Discourse Analysis on Agro-Ecological Farming in the European Union (The Example of Hungary) Zoltán Bakucs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Grain Price Support Policy and Production Costs in China: A Panel Bounds Testing Approach Jiarong Qian, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET:  19:00–21:00 | Pearson Room

Sold out. Attendees and guests must wear their name badges to enter.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:  9:00–10:00 | Pearson Room

Supported by Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Foundation

Understanding, Predicting and Influencing Farmer Behaviour

David Pannell, University of Western Australia

 

JOB FAIR:  10:00–17:00

Check-in (8:30-12:00) – Main Lobby Registration Desk

Meet & Greet (10:00-12:00) – Ontario Room

Interviews (10:00-17:00) – AAFC Interviews in Boardroom 800

CONCURRENT SESSION 4: 10:30–12:00

Organized Symposium Session 4: Austrian Perspectives on Agricultural Economics

Organized by Danny Le Roy, University of Lethbridge; Predrag Rajsic, University of Waterloo; and Glenn Fox, University of Guelph

Discussant: Sylvanus Afesorgbor, University of Guelph

Laurier Room

  • The Human Side of Trade:  From NAFTA to USMCA Danny Le Roy, University of Lethbridge
  • Comparative Advantage: A Market Process Perspective Predrag Rajsic, University of Waterloo; Glenn Fox, University of Guelph
  • Recent US Climate Change Litigation: Testing the Austrian Approach? Glenn Fox, University of Guelph
  • The Dynamics of Interventionism and Food Sovereignty: Towards a Typology Pierre Desrochers, University of Toronto Mississauga

Selected Paper Session 10: Impacts of Farm Support Programs

Moderator: Rakhal Sarker, University of Guelph

St. Laurent Room

  • Subsidized Crop Insurance and Technological Change in U.S. Crop Production Anna Chemeris, University of Guelph; Alan Ker, University of Guelph
  • Business Risk Management Programs and the Productivity of Ontario Crop Farms Max Shang, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus; Getu Hailu, University of Guelph
  • Business Risk Management Programs and Farm-level Investments on Ontario Swine Farms Max Shang, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus; Ken McEwan, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
  • Business Risk Management Programs and Risk Balancing Behaviour in Canadian Agriculture: A Case Study of the Hog Sector in Ontario Rakhal Sarker, University of Guelph; Truc Thach, University of Guelph; Yu Na Lee, University of Guelph; Alfons Weersink, University of Guelph

Selected Paper Session 11: Technology and Agriculture

Moderator: Sara Burns, Statistics Canada

MacDonald Room

  • Detection of Greenhouses in Satellite and Aerial Imagery using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Sara Burns, Statistics Canada
  • Managing the Risks of Product Waste by Means of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Bahareh Mosadegh Sedghy, University of Lethbridge
  • Harnessing Technologies for Agricultural Development in Nepal: The Power of Information Nicoletta Giulivi, McGill University 

Selected Paper Session 12: Willingness to Pay

Moderator: Msafiri Mbaga, Sultan Qaboos University

Lady Elgin Room

  • Acceptability and Willingness to Pay for Vitamin-D Eggs in Quebec Sirine Aouini, Université Laval; Stéphane Bergeron, Université Laval; Maurice Doyon, Université Laval
  • Foods beyond Arctic Circle: Consumer Perception and Willingness to Pay for Arctic Foods Yang Yang, University of Saskatchewan; David C. Natcher, University of Saskatchewan; Jill Hobbs, University of Saskatchewan
  • Preferences for Local Food: Tourists versus Local Residents Tongzhe Li, University of Guelph
  • Oman Consumer’s Ethnocentrism and Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Value Added Food Products Msafiri Mbaga, Sultan Qaboos University

LUNCH:  12:00–13:30

No events planned

CONCURRENT SESSION 5: 13:30–15:00

Organized Symposium Session 5: Focus on Fellows: Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Research in Canada: Past, Present and Future

Organized by Kurt Klein, University of Lethbridge

Session Chair: Douglas Hedley, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, retired

Laurier Room

Supported by the Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Foundation

  • The Past:  Agriculture Canada’s Bold Initiative in Embedding Economists with Agricultural Scientists Kurt Klein, University of Lethbridge
  • The Present:  Research Priority Setting: Does Anyone Have the Map? Richard Gray, University of Saskatchewan
  • The Future:  Funding and Evaluating Agricultural Science in the 21st Century Glenn Fox, University of Guelph
  • Commentary Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida

Selected Paper Session 13: Dairy Industry

Moderator: Getu Hailu, University of Guelph

St. Laurent Room

  • Assessment of the Financial Health of Quebec Dairy Farms Jean-Charles Toupin, Université Laval; Martin Beaulieu, Statistics Canada 
  • Organic or Conventional? Profitability on Ontario’s Dairy Farms David Worden, University of Guelph; Getu Hailu, University of Guelph
  • Impacts of Trade Liberalization in Canada’s Supply Managed Dairy Industry Scott Biden, University of Guelph; Alan Ker, University of Guelph 
  • Dairy Exports from Canada in the New Millennium: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Rakhal Sarker, University of Guelph; Corinne Stairs, University of Guelph

Selected Paper Session 14: International Rural Issues

Moderator: Yu Na Lee, University of Guelph

MacDonald Room

  • Does Food Price Volatility Drive Migration? Evidence from Rural Ethiopia Yu Na Lee, University of Guelph
  • Estimating the Determinants of Non-Farm Enterprise Diversification in Rural Ethiopia: A Panel Data Double-Hurdle Model Precious Tshabalala, Universiti Putra Malaysia; Shaufique Sidique, Universiti Putra Malaysia; Yeong Sheng Tey, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • The Causal Effect of Public Infrastructure on Women’s Empowerment in Rural Communities of India Monica Shandal, University of Alberta; Sandeep Mohapatra, University of Alberta; Brent Swallow, University of Alberta; Prakashan Veettil, International Rice Research Institute
  • Using Economics and Climate Science as Instruments for Climate Change Education in Rural Communities: Learnings from Tennessee and Kentucky Rachna Tewari, University of Tennessee Martin; Mark Simpson, University of Tennessee Martin; Joseph Mehlhorn, University of Tennessee Martin; Naveen Musunuru, Murray State University; Brian Parr, Murray State University

Selected Paper Session 15: Economics of Agricultural Production Practices

Moderator: Mohammad Khakbazan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Lady Elgin Room

  • Economic Evaluation of Precision Farming, Tillage Conservation, and Temporal Trends for Wheat and Canola Farming in Western Canada Mohammad Khakbazan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Alan Moulin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; John Huang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Patsy Michiels, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • An Analysis of Diversifying Cropping Systems on Canadian Prairies Elwin Smith, University of Lethbridge; Danny Le Roy, University of Lethbridge; Derek Brewin, University of Manitoba; Scott Jeffrey, University of Alberta
  • The Impacts of Cover Crop Usage on Crop Yields and Profit Margins in Ontario Danielle Mayers, University of Guelph; Richard Vyn, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus; Laura Van Eerd, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
  • Circular Economy: Application to Egg Production in Canada Roger Rukundo, Université Laval; Stéphane Bergeron, Université Laval; Ibrahima Bocoum, Université Laval; Maurice Doyon, Université Laval

CONCURRENT SESSION 6: 15:30–17:00

Organized Symposium Session 6: Cannabis in the Agri-Food Supply Chain

Organized by Deepananda Herath and Samuel Bonti-Ankomah, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Moderator: Katrin Nagelschmitz, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Laurier Room

  • Understanding the Economic Importance of Cannabis to the Agriculture Sector Stephen Smith, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Cannabis-Infused Food and Canadian Consumers’ Willingness to Consider Recreational Cannabis as a Food Ingredient Simon Somogyi, University of Guelph
  • Legalization, Black-Markets, and the Price of Cannabis Liam Kelly, University of Guelph
  • Investment in Superior Genetics and Improved Climate Management: The Agricultural Keys to Maintaining Canada’s Lead in the Cannabis Economy Ernie Small, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Selected Paper Session 16: Food Security

Moderator: Brad Gilmour, Asia Pacific Foundation

St. Laurent Room

  • An Empirical Assessment of Food Security in First Nations in Canada B. James Deaton, University of Guelph; Alexander Scholz, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Bethany Lipka, University of Guelph
  • An Economic Analysis of Food Bank Use in Canada Angela Sweeney, University of Guelph; Rakhal Sarker, University of Guelph
  • Food Security Effects of Improved Crop Protection Products: Evidence from Cotton-Wheat Zone Pakistan Muhammad Bilal, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Bernhard Brümmer, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Jan Barkmann, Hochschule Darmstadt

Selected Paper Session 17: Industrial Organization

Moderator: Bruno Larue, Université Laval

MacDonald Room

  • Location Patterns of Craft Breweries in Ontario – Do Micro Breweries Have a Preference Among Communities? Claudia Schmidt, Penn State; Arian Khaleghi Moghadam, Bloomsburg University
  • Finance Source, Innovation, and Productivity in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector Joseph Raymond, University of Guelph; Getu Hailu, University of Guelph
  • The Influence of Rural Tourism on Agricultural Socialization Service from the Perspective of Industrial Convergence Bin Huang, Renmin University of China; Zhen Zhong, Renmin University of China; Xiangzhi Kong, Renmin University of China

Selected Paper Session 18: Farm Finance and Management

Moderator: Nicoleta Uzea, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Lady Elgin Room

  • Contributions to Monthly Percent Changes for Farm Product Price Indexes Andrew Baldwin, Andrew Baldwin Consultants
  • Indebtedness and Financial Stress in Canadian Farms Bertrand Montel, Groupe AGECO
  • Dynamics of Farm Entry and Exit Hongyu Chen, University of Guelph; Alfons Weersink, University of Guelph; Martin Beaulieu, Statistics Canada; Yu Na Lee, University of Guelph
  • A Clustering Approach to Understanding Farmers Success Strategies Chinonso Etumnu, Purdue University

CAES BOARD MEETING:  17:00–18:00 | Pearson Room

By invitation

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP:  8:30 – 16:00 | Lady Elgin Room

Evaluation of Public Policy and Programs Using Observational Data

Organizers: Getu Hailu, University of Guelph; Kara Beckles, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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