I want to trip into another topic around agriculture right through the system, in terms its effect on the environment. I'm wondering about agriculture's positive impact. Because of the land mass, the crops that we grow are actually carbon sinks.
I would like to get your thoughts. Is there a way of having something within the next APF that would help to recognize...rather than having to pay into some sort of a fund for agriculture, so that agriculture would receive the benefits it deserves for the positive aspect it puts into agriculture?
I might be thinking more about production, but I'm going to be honest with you. When you're on the road, or if you're travelling this country, you see the changes that have been made to the transportation system. You see trains of attached 53-foot trailers going down the road carrying produce. Instead of two trucks on the road, now there's one. Could I get your thoughts on transporting the products, using more rail, and shipping as much as we can internationally?
Is there any way, in the discussion around the APF, of getting some cost-benefit analysis on the benefits of agriculture?