Stuck In The Middle? Farm Sizes in Canadian Agri-Food

What happened to mid-sized farms? The largest 10% of farms in Canada produce 2/3 of all revenue (according to Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada), and the average farm size has doubled over the last 50 years due to increased consolidation and technological advances. The profile of so-called “average” farms has given way to much smaller, specialized farms. This webinar welcomes policy researchers and academics to discuss some of the underlying causes and contributing factors to the changing scale of farms in Canada, as well as policy implications for moving forward.

Join The Simpson Centre and The School of Public Policy for our Public Education Series, sponsored by United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. and UFA's Rural Communities Foundation and RCF, in the first of our three-part series on Policy in Agriculture.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MST

Speakers:

Dr. Sara Epp, University of Guelph
Dr. André Magnan, University of Regina

Moderator:

John Bailey, Simpson Centre, The School of Public Policy

The School of Public Policy and the Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy is pleased to host the Simpson Centre Public Education Series, sponsored by UFA and the RCF.

This series focuses on the intersection of environmental and economic goals when considering agricultural policy.

The Simpson Centre mobilizes research for better policymaking and decision-making to realize a more sustainable agricultural industry. Strengthening the sustainability of agri-food and agribusiness means increasing food production to feed a growing global population, while attending to social and health impacts and the natural environment. We connect researchers, everyday people, industry stakeholders and government actors to scientific issues critical to the future of Canada’s agricultural and food system.