Agriculture committee  No. I didn't mention that it didn't enhance yield. I said that it did not improve the net income of producers.

Agriculture committee  If you look at farm income over the last number of years, you'll see that gross receipts have gone that way, and net farm income has gone this way. It has stayed stable. In the case of canola, years ago we had Hyola 401, which was a conventional variety. It yielded just as well

Agriculture committee  Go ahead.

Agriculture committee  An analogy like that--

Agriculture committee  Yes. The position of our association is that the three crops that are grown now should be grandfathered in. Anything new, including wheat, would have to come under this legislation. Getting back to the forages, there is a difference. With corn, soybeans, canola, and wheat, you'r

Agriculture committee  You can have guys wanting to put genetically modified seed in the ground for forage purposes with no seed being taken off it. However, the guy who does this risks contaminating somebody like me, who produces alfalfa for seed production. He's going to miss a little strip along the

Agriculture committee  I would envision that in further steps we would perhaps have consultation with some of the producer groups throughout Canada to get their views and feelings on what we can do to protect the primary producer. The Manitoba Forage Seed Association is a producer group. Our focus is

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon, everyone. I'd like to thank you for allowing the Manitoba Forage Seed Association to address Bill C-474. The Manitoba Forage Seed Association is an incorporated, not-for-profit, producer-driven organization representing forage seed growers across Manitoba. The fo