Agriculture committee  I don't know if it's policy for him, but he should just wear a cowboy hat.

Agriculture committee  I think there are two right off the bat: protect supply management--be as proud of that system as we are of the banking system--and help us educate the consumer, because we've put ourselves at a disadvantage in doing that by ourselves. And get the agriculture minister to wear a big cowboy hat.

Agriculture committee  In response to Randy's last comment about future programs, actually Shelly Manning is over here, and she could correct me, but we're currently in the four- or five-year stage of the suite of agricultural programs, and I think negotiations are under way for what the next set of agricultural policy framework programs will be.

Agriculture committee  Yes, there are several programs in the province that are valuable to producers and are cost-shared federally and provincially. Again, while I don't know as much about what the requirements are on the federal side, I would say that if there's any flexibility or any leniency to allow the federal government to give more money to provinces, as I think was mentioned to the panel this morning, and allow the provinces to decide how that money is going to be spent....

Agriculture committee  I'll just mention one. There's a farm investment fund. Certain portions of that are cost-shared. I might be wrong a bit on the details, but the federal government allows its funding to go to things such as on-farm food safety. There is a little bit of leniency for succession planning and things like that.

Agriculture committee  Yes, there's federal and provincial funding. They go together on those things. And then there are other parts of the program that only the province funds and the federal government won't fund, such as land development, that sort of thing. So the answer to your question is yes, and it's things like, in my opinion, the farm investment fund.

Agriculture committee  Yes. I wouldn't be very good at articulating probably exactly how it would work, but I know the idea has been floated. I'm involved in the provincial Federation of Agriculture, and I know the idea has been floated. We had a three-year or four-year process that ended this past year.

Agriculture committee  Yes, thanks for the question. Absolutely. Dela and Brian are probably a little closer these days to the research that goes on at the research station in Kentville, especially Dela as the representative of the Fruit Growers' Association. But as a producer, again I always hearken back to the profitability issue.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, committee members. My name is Danny Davison. I'm a 39-year-old father of four, so whenever I get a chance to take part in something that's meant for young farmers, I'm happier and happier as the years go by. I'm a beef and apple farmer from Falmouth, not too far from here.