I would say that moving to the clusters was actually like starting something brand new. This is probably the biggest change we've seen in how research funding was allocated in years, so I think if we look at how those are going and say, how could we make that better, or is that the model? It certainly was fresh thinking, different from what's been done in the past.
We actually just spent almost two full days working with the grains round table, and the whole focus was on research. We're actually looking as producers at how could we step up to the plate, too, rather than expecting government to do everything for us. Do we want some sort of end-point royalty? Do we want a broader check-off? The Western Grains Research Foundation, for example, has the check-off on wheat and barley, but the barley only captured a small number of their producers, because most of the barley was sold outside the Wheat Board. So how do we broaden the base so that all farmers contribute?
We're looking at—and we're not ready to present this to you yet, so I won't go too far down this road. We're spending a lot of time as producers asking what we could bring to the table so that we are equal partners, and whether it's with the commercialization stage or innovative research at the start, or the people who are actually bringing it to market. We have to do more as producers, too. That's what I would say.
Maybe within a few months we'll be.... I think by March, actually, we'll have all of this done and ready to present to you.