October 2025

The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy

UPCOMING EVENTS.

Webinar: Water Sustainability in Alberta's Agriculture through Digitalization - Preliminary Policy Lab Findings
October 29, 2025

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RECENT EVENTS.

Promoting Digitalization in Crop and Beef Production

May 29, 2025

Event report in progress.

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Financing the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture: Results Roundtable

May 27, 2025

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National Freshwater Science Agenda (NFSA) – Agriculture’s Water Priorities

March 12, 2025

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» Bridging Public Opinion and Policy: Insights on Climate and Agricultural Policies in Canada
Analyzing Canadian public preferences for climate and agricultural policies using a nationally representative survey of 1,765 adults.

Farzana Shirin, Sabrina Gulab, Joshua Bourassa, and Guillaume Lhermie.
The Simpson Centre, October 2025

» A Critical Review of Regenerative Agriculture in Western Canada
While regenerative agriculture lacks a unified definition, it represents an opportunity for Canadian farmers to implement practices that enhance ecosystem resilience and mitigate environmental risks.
Ella Burch
The Simpson Centre, October 2025

» Bridging the Financing Gap in Regenerative Agriculture: Solutions for Policy and Practice

Exploring the critical policy areas that farmers identify as central to their decision-making in the upcoming election.

Tatenda Mambo, Irene Herremans, and Guillaume Lhermie.

The Simpson Centre, October 2025

» Can the Financial Sector Support the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture?

Examining how well current financial products and institutional frameworks support farmers transitioning to RA, focusing on the Alberta context.
Tatenda Mambo, Irene Herremans, and Guillaume Lhermie.

The Simpson Centre, October 2025

» Governments, Universities and Non-Profits Must Work Together to Safeguard Canada’s Lakes and Rivers

The Bow River flows through downtown Calgary. Facing the dual challenge of diminishing funding and increasing climate risks, the Prairies must build a more resilient research ecosystem.
David Barrett, Frederick John Wrona, Juhi Huda.
The Conversation, September 2025

» Views from Chief Veterinary Officers about Decision Making during Animal Health Emergencies: A Qualitative Analysis

This study’s objectives were to investigate how delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), particularly chief veterinary officers (CVOs), make decisions requiring immediate action, having national/international impacts on animal health and welfare and/or human health, and how the process creates new policies and practices.
Yrjö T. Gröhn, Guillaume Lhermie, Dirk Pfeiffer, Gregorio Torres, Elizabeth L. Fox, Julia A. Hertl.

Science Direct, October 2025

» Economics of Vaccination against Diarrhoea and Respiratory Diseases in French Cow Calves’ Systems: A Modelling Approach

To assess the economic benefits of vaccination against diarrhoea and respiratory diseases in cow-calf systems, a stochastic mechanistic mathematical programming bio-economic model was developed for a beef Charolais breed farm.
Ahmed Ferchiou ,Anthony Giacomini, Nicolas Herman, Guillaume Lhermie, Didier Raboisson.

Plos One, August 2025

AGRICULTURAL LITERACY - explore agri-food controversies

» How Public Perception and Media Gaps Shaped The Rimrock Biodigester Controversy
Examinie the Case Study of The Rimrock Biodigester Controversy and how the project became one of Alberta’s most talked-about agriculture stories, shaped by community concerns and media coverage.
Simpson Centre, August 2025

» A Spectrum of Perspectives – Regenerative Agriculture
Explore the interactive, clickable document below to discover the diverse perspectives, key actors, and guiding values shaping both current understanding and the future of regenerative agriculture.
Simpson Centre, Spring 2025

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Learn more about the Simpson Centre’s research and impacts in our Annual Report 2024-2025

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The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy is an academic policy institute that supports Canadian agri-food and agriculture, affiliated with the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Our aim is to mobilize 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.