Finance committee  The outcome of CUSMA negotiations goes far beyond the dairy market access concessions that were made. CUSMA imposes export charges on skimmed milk powder, milk protein concentrates and infant formula beyond a specified amount. This effectively equates to a worldwide cap on the e

Finance committee  I would basically reiterate what Scott just said. Of course, being from Manitoba, KAP is our provincial organization. They work on behalf of all the commodities to collect the information. Certainly, from the numbers that Scott raised earlier, it certainly is a reflection of how

Finance committee  Certainly, our past experience has been that through programs, it hasn't worked very well. There was was a bit of a problem with it, because farms are at different points in their economic cycles. Some who had just made a major investment were not eligible, and it would have work

Finance committee  I would like to respond to your second question, on how that might work, how we might be able to change the agreement that is already in place and that we expect will be agreed to. We would hope that there would be some way our government could negotiate something with their gov

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Pierre. Good afternoon. The question is this: What role does supply management play during the pandemic? The timelines of the dairy sector's response to the challenges caused by COVID-19 are a testament to the agility and the efficiency of Canada's system of supply man

Agriculture committee  It's a good question. First of all, for the Canadian Dairy Commission, the ability to increase the storage is important for us, because it does help us. When we had surplus in the beginning, they could put it in storage for a time, as we now have reduced production. Certainly

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I can get started. I'll cover off some of the comments that Pierre was going to begin with. I know that you're all very familiar with Pierre Lampron, the president of DFC. I am the vice-president of DFC and I farm in southern Manitoba, and this is a good op

Agriculture committee  As such, these practices continue to become an important part of Canada's sustainability strategy. It will be critical to develop recognized and science-based tools to adequately measure carbon sequestration in the soil. Dairy farmers also participate in a variety of initiatives

Agriculture committee  Thank you for that question. Certainly, what has helped us reduce our methane emissions, in part, has been to increase our production per cow. Today we are producing considerably more milk with fewer animals than we have in the past. There are many reasons for that. Partly, it's

Agriculture committee  We've had some discussions, but there's no agreement on how we're going to.... We're looking at different ways to encourage more biodigesters across the country. In some areas it's feasible, because the utilities in some provinces may offer a better return in buying back energy t

Agriculture committee  Thank you. I could certainly start on that. One thing they're finding is that by having high-quality forages...corn silage, for example, is a feed that helps to reduce it—and also just by increasing the production. Our quotas are based on butter fat, for example, so we feed the

Agriculture committee  Yes. We see some things, for example, like the solar panels. We see some farms that have installed them and can operate completely with the panels, and then at times they can put energy back into the grid. Those are all huge investments on the farm. The payback probably takes cl

Agriculture committee  We do have a life-cycle analysis that's being done already. That is available for individual farms to work out what that life-cycle analysis looks like on their farm. I certainly think that's an area that would help us identify where the individual farms are at.

Agriculture committee  I would begin by saying that biodigesters.... As I said earlier, a project like that is into the millions. Biodigesters are more involved than simply putting the manure into them and away you go. Feeding a biodigester is like feeding a cow. You have to be very specific. They requ

Agriculture committee  Certainly, it's a challenge when improvements made in best management practices and investments on farm are not acknowledged, because in a sense some farmers may actually be waiting until this thing happens, rather than... It's also important to reward early adopters.