Agriculture committee  I'm just thinking about which hat I'm wearing right now sitting here. It is true that in the present structure we have, that is the only way it can happen. I really think the federal government needs to support all farmers in ways that make sense. It doesn't make sense to do p

Agriculture committee  Yes, or pay for the defence to fight.... I'm very fortunate. I live in a municipality where you have to have 51 acres to sever a farm, so there are fewer severances, but it is clearly an issue. Communicating the importance of farmland, which was one of my points, would go a long

Agriculture committee  I don't know if where we started at that time was really that bad. It was different. It is true that the provinces are probably more efficient because they're dealing with a smaller area. However, in Ontario we have huge issues with what's across the border from us and how subs

Agriculture committee  Exactly.

Agriculture committee  You only have to go to the farm show here in London to see the interest farmers have. If they're passionate about it, they want to try out the new equipment and anything that makes them more innovative. In Middlesex we have a county association for pork producers, and pretty wel

Agriculture committee  Basically, with the programs we have now, if you don't have an established reference margin, they can make one up for you. I'm not sure the beginning farmers...because Ontario did that payout last year that turned out to be a disaster in itself. The beginning farmers said that

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Let me first outline who I am and why I'm here. Some people will know me from different farm organizations, but I am here representing my family. I have farmed with my husband for 32 years in hogs and cash crops. Both of us grew up on mixed farms, so we had a pretty