Marvin S AndersonMarvin S. Anderson, Ph.D., grew up on a farm in a Western Canadian farming community. He studied agricultural economics at the University of Guelph, Purdue University, and Cornell University. His MSc thesis received the Award for Professional Excellece from the American Agricultural Economics Association.

He briefly taught marketing, statistics, and production economics at the University of Alberta before serving as a national and international consultant on about 150 short- and longer-term assignments in Canada and throughout the world.

In addition, he still lives on, owns, and operates a 500-ha grain-oilseed farm in northeastern Alberta. His daughter, son-in-law, and three gorgeous grandchildren live in Sherwood Park (an Edmonton suburb), but maintain strong ties to the farm. Read More Read Less