Agriculture committee  Actually, the varieties would help. Because we're so isolated, we get a chance to grow the seed part, the canola part. We can grow the seed, or the flax seed, because we're so isolated that it doesn't get contaminated. But we don't have the infrastructure. For example, we've esta

Agriculture committee  Yes, the best part would be the variety. It has to fit our climate and our very maritime market.

Agriculture committee  We're not even self-sufficient, as you know very well. We can't even fill our own markets. We have our own market right there, but on the island, they actually have the soybeans going to Japan, through Robert MacDonald. So there are possibilities. But we're not even self-sufficie

Agriculture committee  Good morning, members of Parliament, staff, and fellow guests. My name is Monique McTiernan. I am the executive director of the Atlantic Grains Council, and until recently I was also the chief grain grader of the New Brunswick Grain Commission. I live in Riverview, New Brunswick

Agriculture committee  These issues were identified and prioritized at our recent Atlantic grain and oilseeds strategy workshop and have been communicated to Minister Ritz and the maritime agriculture ministers. Number one is agriculture infrastructure. Farmers have not updated their grain storage, dr

Agriculture committee  For the long term, we need a resistant variety, but we all know the length of time required to breed varieties. Pathology work is needed as well as grower education on using agronomic practices to mitigate losses. The losses will not be limited to grain farmers. Without good-qua