Agribusiness Chair in Cooperatives and Marketing
Room 370 Agriculture Building
Telephone (204) 474-9782
Fax (204) 261-7251
E-mail: Brian.Oleson@umanitoba.ca
EDUCATION
Ph.D., (Agricultural and Applied Economics), University of Minnesota, 1979
M.A., (Economics), University of Manitoba, 1970
FIELDS OF STUDY
Cooperatives & Group Marketing
Grain Marketing and Outlook
Governance and Cooperatives
CURRENT RESEARCH & INTERESTS
Agricultural Cooperatives and Change
Group Marketing Organizations (Supply Management, CWB)
Governance Models and Farmer Oriented Organizations
Wheat Classification and KVD
New generation cooperatives in Manitoba Agriculture
Agricultural Outlook for Manitoba/Canada
BSE and the Manitoba Cattle Industry
REPORTS
Current Agricultural Outlook for Manitoba: 2013-2014
A Century of Agriculture in Manitoba: A Proud Legacy
Manitoba Cattle and Beef Industry: 2014
Manitoba Pig and Pork Industry: 2015
Manitoba Supply-Managed Commodities 2010
Crops in Manitoba: 2012