Agriculture committee  When I made that comment about RMP utilization rates, I meant that it was to have been a three-year pilot program, and over those three years we had only two where producers were asked to pay into the program, which would be a good indicator of how many producers are going to be

Agriculture committee  Do you mean payouts? I'll have to get back to you on that. There were some payments through RMP last year.

Agriculture committee  We have a meeting tomorrow morning with Minister Dombrowski, the agricultural minister for Ontario. Her comments have always been that she requires the support of the federal government to bring forth a risk management program for grains and oilseeds. Tomorrow there are a numbe

Agriculture committee  Yes, AgriFlexibility will probably put money into hogs and cattle this year.

Agriculture committee  To answer your question specifically about Ontario, the risk management program was a pilot program. It was completed in 2009. We are understanding that we need a commitment by January for the continuation of the program in order for it to be carried out in its fullest capacity i

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chairman, members of Parliament, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Erin Fletcher. I am a member of the Ontario-Quebec Grain Farmers' Coalition, representing 41,000 farmers from Windsor to Rimouski. I am the manager of government relations and p