Mr. Longfield, I appreciate your question, and absolutely, when you sit down.... I deal of course mostly with the ministers and agricultural union leaders, but there is absolutely no question. I don't think that anybody understands the importance of research and all of that more than farmers.
Just as an example, canola was established through scientists in the Agriculture and Agri-food department. They understand so well how important these programs are and how important it is that the dollars are used properly. The results end up in money in the farmer's pocket. In the end that's my responsibility, to put more money in the farmer's pocket, and that's what I want to do.
I think it's fair to say, right across the country, of course farmers want to do better, but they understand how they need to do better, not with more land, but with more results from the land they use.