Well, Nathan covered most of the points.
I'd just like to add that it's one thing if the imports were produced at anywhere close to the standards that we're forced to produce, but I mean, there's just no way we can compete when we have the CFIA, we have traceability, and we have so many things to account to. They are great things to have in place, don't get me wrong, but when other countries aren't forced, then it's not possible for us to compete. It's just not possible.
I have a few other little points as far as the beef industry goes. There are far too many beef farmers--I know in Atlantic Canada, and I'm sure it's Canada-broad--who don't know their cost of production. They'll say, okay, we need money and we need help; they don't know what exactly they need.
I think the government needs to enable producers to have feasibility studies done, to work with consultants, and to work with people to understand their business. This is farming 2010, not farming 1970. There's a big difference.
Along with that--I know it was mentioned on the other panel--is access to capital. I know for us in the beef industry, we don't have the quota system, we don't have that milk cheque to take to our lenders and say here's what we have. We're kind of in a different game. I think that's about all on that.
One more thing; along with the beef industry and I know most cropping commodities, in the Maritimes we have a lot of wildlife problems. We lose about 10% of our corn every year to bears. When you look at the way marshlands are treated, we're rewarded for creating habitat for birds and that sort of thing. Right now we're creating food and habitat for bears, for deer, and for everything else, but it's coming at a cost to us and it's coming out of our pockets. I think we seriously need to look at some way to change that and some way to get back some of the money that we're losing year after year. I know that other provinces have come up with programs, but we lack them here in New Brunswick.