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Working Papers

2014

1. Substitutes versus Complements among Canadian Business Risk Management Programs
   2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2013

2. Farm Support Payments and Risk Balancing: Implications for Financial Riskiness of Canadian Farms
   2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (10)

2012

3. Canada’s shrinking Bioproduct Industry
   CAIRN Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network (CAIRN)
4. Identifying successful business models, strategies and policies for promoting the Canadian Bioeconomy
   CAIRN Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network (CAIRN)

2011

5. Competitiveness of Canadian Agri-Food Supply Chains - Policy Brief
   CAIRN Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network (CAIRN)
6. Innovation and Competitiveness - A Policy Brief
   CAIRN Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network (CAIRN)

2010

7. Policy, Industry Strategy and Healthy Food Innovation
   CAIRN Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network (CAIRN)

2007

8. Innovation and Bioproduct Development
   CAIRN Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network (CAIRN)
9. North American Retailers and Their Impact on Food Chains
   2007 NAAMIC Workshop IV: Contemporary Drivers of Integration, North American Agrifood Market Integration Consortium (NAAMIC) View citations (2)

2006

10. An Analysis of Financing Innovation and Commercialization in Canada's Functional Food and Nutraceutical Sector
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
11. Bioproducts Development Survey: Analysis of the Summary Results
    Economic and Market Information, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
12. The Canadian Bioproducts Industry Analysis of the Bioproduct Development Survey - 2004
    Annual Meeting, 2006, May 25-28, Montreal, Quebec, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society

2005

13. Factors Affecting Biotechnology Innovation in Canada: Analysis of the 2001 Biotechnology Use and Development Survey
    Working Papers, University of Guelph, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (4)
14. HARMONIZING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL MARKETS: BSE CASE STUDY (PowerPoint Presentation)
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2005, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum
15. Traceability in the Canadian Dairy Processing Sector
    Economic and Market Information, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada View citations (1)

2004

16. RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE INTEGRATED NAFTA MARKET: LESSONS FROM THE CASE OF BSE
    North American Agrifood Integration: Situation and Perspectives, May 2004, Cancun, Mexico, Farm Foundation View citations (10)
    Also in 2004 NAAMIC Workshop I: North American Agrifood Market Integration: Current Situation and Perspectives, North American Agrifood Market Integration Consortium (NAAMIC) (2004) View citations (1)

2002

17. INNOVATION IN THE CANADIAN AGRI-FOOD SECTOR
    2002: WCC-72 Annual Meeting, June 23-25, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, WERA-72 (formerly WCC-72): Western Education\Extension and Research Activities Committee on Agribusiness

2000

18. STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND JOINT VENTURES UNDER NAFTA: CONCEPTS AND EVIDENCE
    Proceedings of the 5th Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop, 1999: Policy Harmonization and Adjustment in the North American Agricultural and Food Industry, Farm Foundation, Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshops View citations (1)

1999

19. GMOs- What are They and What do They Mean for Producers and Lenders?
    1999 Regional Committee NC-221, 1999, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Regional Research Committee NC-1014: Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition View citations (2)

1998

20. THE IMPACT OF BANK MERGERS ON CANADIAN FARM AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
    1998 Regional Committee NC-221, October 5-6, 1998, Louisville, Kentucky, Regional Research Committee NC-1014: Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Bank Mergers on Canadian Farm and Rural Communities, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie (1999) (1999)
21. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED (EVA), AND THE STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE OF AGRIBUSINESS FIRMS
    1998 Regional Committee NC-221, October 5-6, 1998, Louisville, Kentucky, Regional Research Committee NC-1014: Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition

Journal Articles

2011

1. Regulation and the financial performance of Canadian agribusinesses
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2011, 71, (2), 201-217

2008

2. Firm, market, and regulatory factors influencing innovation and commercialization in Canada's functional food and nutraceutical sector
   Agribusiness, 2008, 24, (2), 207-230 View citations (3)

2006

3. Costs and Benefits of Traceability in the Canadian Dairy-Processing Industry
   Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2006, 37, (01), 7 View citations (1)
4. Risking Market Integration without Regulatory Integration: The Case of NAFTA and BSE
   Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (2), 212-228 View citations (5)
   Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (2), 212-228 (2006) View citations (5)

2003

5. An assessment of the strategies and strengths of medium-sized food processors
   Agribusiness, 2003, 19, (1), 115-132 View citations (7)
6. Further thoughts on the relationship between economic value added and stock market performance
   Agribusiness, 2003, 19, (2), 255-267 View citations (3)

2002

7. Putting Globalization and Concentration in the Agri-food Sector into Context
   CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, 2002, (3), 20
8. The Great Emu Bubble: A Retrospective Look at a New Industry Failure
   CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, 2002, (3), 13

2001

9. MURGO FARMS INC.: HACCP, ISO 9000, AND ISO 14000
   International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2001, 04, (01), 13 View citations (1)
10. TML FOODS INC
    International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2001, 04, (3), 35

2000

11. ESSEX CONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTORS INC
    International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2000, 03, (4), 12
12. Rol-Land Farms—Passing the Mantle
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2000, 22, (1), 285-290 View citations (1)
13. The relationship between economic value added and the stock market performance of agribusiness firms
    Agribusiness, 2000, 16, (4), 399-416 View citations (11)

1999

14. Reinsuring Agricultural Risk
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 1999, 47, (3), 281-291 View citations (8)
15. The Impact of Bank Mergers on Canadian Farm and Rural Communities
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 1999, 47, (3), 265-279
    See also Working Paper THE IMPACT OF BANK MERGERS ON CANADIAN FARM AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, 1998 Regional Committee NC-221, October 5-6, 1998, Louisville, Kentucky (1998) (1998)

1998

16. Supply Chain Management and the Canadian Agri-food Sector
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 1998, 46, (4), 479-489 View citations (4)

1996

17. Managing and reducing total cycle time: models and analysis
    International Journal of Production Economics, 1996, 46-47, (1), 89-108 View citations (2)