Department of Rural Economy

Rural Economy faculty and students pursue excellence in cutting edge socio-economic research and teaching.  A unique group of applied economists and sociologists work on agriculture, forestry and issues of the environment ... More

Departments

• Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
• Human Ecology
• Renewable Resources
• Rural Economy
• Devonian Botanic Garden
• Alberta School of Forest Science and Management

News

• Dr. Bodo Steiner is Promoted to Associate Professor in Rural Economy

  

  On October 29, 2009 The Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences Faculty Evaluation Committee promoted Dr. Bodo Steiner to Associate Professor with tenure. Dr. Steiner attained his PhD from the University of Reading, UK, in Agricultural and Food Economics...full story

  
  

• Brandon Schaufele Successfully Defends PhD Dissertation!

  

  On September 28, 2009, Brandon Schaufele successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “Agriculture in Crisis: Policy Analysis and Cow-calf Producer Behaviour in the Aftermath of the Canadian BSE Events.” Best wishes to Brandon and his supervisor, Dr. Jim Untershultz!...full story

  
  

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Quick Links

• Chair's Message
• Rural Economy Graduate Students Association
• Environmental Research & Studies Centre
• Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities
• Canada Research Chair (Social Responses to Ecological Changes)
• Consumer and Market Demand Network
• Cooperative Program
• Staff Remote Access
• Value Chain Initiative: Action-Based Learning Experience Program