Agriculture committee  I hope that it will not be too bureaucratic. When a seller shows a sheet of instructions to a farmer, the farmer expects the figures to be correct and accurate. If a farmer is seeding his land and notices that the instructions for the seeds do not match what he is seeing, or if

Agriculture committee  There are six or seven.

Agriculture committee  Field workers must make themselves available in their environment. For example, they go to auctions—

Agriculture committee  Yes. They go to auctions, they go to agricultural shows and events. They have to make themselves known. Why go to auctions? Because someone may be at the auction and not want to be. He may not be doing well. Personally, I walked around, I said hi to people, I made myself known.

Agriculture committee  Other farmers, yes, and it can give them ideas. But families are left behind. I make myself available for the family members. I tell them about the resources available to help them after a suicide. I tell them where to go, if they wish to, and I mention that there is no cost. The

Agriculture committee  I listened to the presentations, and it's all true. As soon as there’s a small misstep, producers become concerned. They are really very concerned. Their worry creates stress, and the stress leads to distress. They need to be reassured. The comments on social networks, on televi

Agriculture committee  The Japanese came to us to set up something like it in their country. People from France also contacted me and I went there last spring. France has started to have field workers, just like Switzerland. Haiti has some too, but it is more complicated and it would take too long to e

Agriculture committee  We have to go to them. If you only knew how many farms have remained in operation only because I have re-established the value of the succession, because I have re-established the value of the neighbour, who was also the farmer's brother, because I have re-established the value

Agriculture committee  It’s Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Agriculture committee  I often say that the farm is attached to the main artery of the heart. That is no small thing; it is true. Before addressing the personal problems of the agricultural entrepreneurs, I ask about their farms, I visit their farms, I walk on their land, I take information, I tell th

Agriculture committee  Quebec has taken the “travailleurs de rang” or field workers approach. Part of our funding comes from the Quebec department of health and social services. The rest comes from all sorts of fundraising campaigns.

Agriculture committee  I have been retired for two years. I think there are six or seven right now. The field worker is revolutionary. It is a concept that works. Street workers must become known and recognized on the street and must be trusted. It is exactly the same process for field workers. We mu

Agriculture committee  That's right.

Agriculture committee  No, they can't do that.

Agriculture committee  I have saved many lives and many farms. Earlier, I mentioned mediation at the federal level. That's a little-known option. I demystified the service for farmers and told them how important it was. The banking system offers the services of a consultant agronomist to solve debt p