Agriculture committee  In Quebec, La Financière agricole manages what's called the financial support for farm succession program. These start-up grants are paid based on the level of training that the young people have achieved. This encourages young people to get training. For example, the grants to c

Agriculture committee  We can definitely attribute a certain part of the harm to quotas. It's forced up the price of farms in recent years; that's true. However, supply management is a system that enables producers to market milk and to have income security. It's a system that's worth something for pro

Agriculture committee  Jean-Philippe, who is with me, sits at a table on training. He's really our federation's specialist in the field. I could ask him to answer that question.

Agriculture committee  We think that would really be a good solution, to the extent that we could spread it out over a longer period and at lower interest rates. This is a system that has previously been in place in Quebec. Of course, you have to take into account the business's level of indebtedness a

Agriculture committee  When you buy the farm from a stranger, you often have to invest 100% of its market value. In the dairy industry, for example, young people who enter the sector often succeed more than those who have been there for a number of years. Young people are excellent producers. In all ty

Agriculture committee  You talked about FISI, which, unless I'm mistaken, is only in Quebec. It gives Quebec agricultural producers some security and a certain amount of credibility with their creditors. When you go to the bank and you have a production protected by FISI, you run much less of a risk, i

Agriculture committee  Good morning everyone, and thank you for travelling here. My name is Benoit Martin, and I'm a dairy producer established 30 minutes to the east of here, near La Pocatière. Jean-Philippe Deschênes-Gilbert, who is with me, is the Secretary of the Fédération de la relève agricole du