Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank all of the witnesses for being here, especially in a lot of these different circumstances when we have had two different panels. We learned right away how important the sector is to driving our agriculture sector. I really appreciate your being here.
Maybe I'll start with Mr. Rosser.
We've talked about some of the main causes of colony collapse. We've talked about illnesses and pesticides. We've mentioned monocultures and changes in weather patterns. A lot of these are interconnected, and monocultures seem to be at the centre of a lot of it. Monocultures create the need for increased use of pesticides, which are detrimental to bee health. They provide bees with one nutrient source, which, we learned, has a place at certain times of the year.
How can we increase crop diversity in order to decrease bee colony deaths? Are there best practices out there that farmers are using to increase diversity?