Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses.
I'm really glad you are before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, because, as you can see from the nature of the questions, you have a more sympathetic ear here. We're very used to hearing the perspective of growers and producers, and about the challenges they face.
You've already informed us a lot about the incredible environmental potential that exists, like carbon sequestration and so on. However, I want to go a bit further, because I understand hemp is quite a hardy plant. It was already said that it's very useful in breaking pest cycles, but can you tell us how it compares to other crops? What are its input requirements? Is it pretty good at trying to manage the nutrients it needs? Are there many pests in Canada that affect it?
Could you inform the committee a bit more about that?