Thank you to all of the witnesses for being here today.
I think we're facing the perfect storm of issues that are facing producers. We have geopolitical problems, rising input costs and an aging population in the farming industry.
Mr. Fulton, you spoke to how we encourage the next generation to want to keep farming. I've talked about this a lot at this committee. Based on what I experienced growing up on a farm and being in a beef operation, it was a terrible idea to farm, but I still chose to do it. It's hard to understand why a person is so committed to the lifestyle of farming unless you've been in it. With these conversations we're having now and the suite of BRM programs we have within the government, it's a critically important time to get this right.
Would you care to expand a bit more on what you would like to see when it comes to the BRM? You brought up the pasture-related feed costs. That's an incredible addition, but does it go far enough? What do we need to see?