Agriculture committee  I think you pointed out that out of 100,000 small farms, there were only 5%.... Don't write programs for those people. Yes, they should be in the program. I have no problem with that. Maybe the programs should be written for what I call commercial farms. Then make it so the others fit, and not the other way around.

Agriculture committee  If we go to 2% on AgriInvest and.... I have a belief that farmers will be more successful down the road with things like market development, trade, research, and innovation; you can maybe save that other half a percent if you invest it in on-farm research or innovation and trying new things, etc.

Agriculture committee  Again, I'm going to argue that the bigger the business, the more sophisticated the accounting packages. I don't think it's any more of a burden than it is for a part-time farmer who's spending $1,000 on an accountant to have the accountant do it. I think on a larger farm we spend our money on the computer programs and we tend to do it ourselves.

Agriculture committee  I've been thinking about this for a number of years. That's why I picked fairly high numbers, like $250,000 to $400,000. I was thinking it would have to be an entity that would stand as a full-time farming operation on its own—be it a feedlot, cash crop, horticulture business, or farmers who are in both beef and pork—so costs can be allocated to different things.

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon. My name is Arden Schneckenburger, and I farm in eastern Ontario at Morrisburg, which is approximately 65 kilometres south of here. I farm with my wife, Rhonda, my son, Warren, and several employees. My parents are of German descent and ours is a second-generation farm.