The research coming out of the organic cluster is still early, but some areas of research and inquiry are absolutely directed along those lines. What are the best rotations? What are some of the best applicable production methods for our climate and geography here in Canada, based on our organic standards in Canada, which are unique to Canada?
So the cluster and the science research will play a critical role in the arsenal or tool box of information that we have. The next challenge is the knowledge transfer. We have a significant number of new entrants to farming, period. Many have not farmed before. We also have an entire shift into a new way of farming, namely, the use of organic production methods, and the learning curve can be steep.
That knowledge transfer, with the significant gains we make in understanding through research, also needs to make its way through extension supports or other means to the producers in Canada.