Unfortunately, we don't actually know what the impact of that is yet. Announcements have been made, and there's work going on. We need a bit more detail to know what's there.
The reality is that the cuts to research and development and to the spending are just short-term gain, arguably, for long-term pain that the sector is facing. Whether it's farmers in your part of the country or others who have different realities and need to look at research that works for them, they need the support that's there.
Unfortunately, we cut infrastructure. We don't just cut the infrastructure; we cut the spending, too. I think there are probably better ways this money could be spent that would still give your farmers access to information and to applied research and development. It's not necessarily that the sites should stay open, but how do we do a better job of closing that gap? When you just take the money away, you miss the opportunity to renew and make sure the farmers are getting the tools and information they need.
