Agriculture committee  We need to recognize the work of the early adopters, the people who have been doing this grazing management for years and years and who have not only maintained their grassland management, but actually improved it. We need to explore tax incentives and programs that encourage keeping native grasslands intact, including market mechanisms that provide ecosystem service payments.

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon, and thank you for the invitation to participate in the standing committee's study on the environmental contribution of agriculture. My name is Andrea Stroeve-Sawa, and I am a beef producer from Taber, Alberta. I am also a council director for the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, the CRSB.