It's really interesting, sitting here today, hearing about the different parts of Canada and the crops we grow and what we're doing.
I can go back to the pulse growers and talk about no till, reduced herbicide, reduced pesticides, and I look at Mr. Easter and this wonderful picture about Africa. And look at the red soil. I saw erosion last year in Prince Edward Island and I said to my agriculture husband, how can this be happening? We have to change our growing practices.
In Saskatchewan 20 years ago we had tremendous erosion problems, and since the introduction of the pulse industry in western Canada we've stopped that. I think it's been so beneficial to all of Canada.
I'm so impressed and so happy that you came here today and spoke to us, because this is what agriculture needs. Farmers need to change their agriculture practices, they need to be innovative, they have to participate, and they have to work with it. So thank you very much, gentlemen, for all your work and for coming here today and telling the committee about this.
Gordon, could I get you to talk about some of the things we have in the non-BRM program under Growing Forward? What suggestions do you have for the non-BRM programs?