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Agriculture committee It's all we grow. We're talking about seed and farmers being in the back pockets of the seed companies and stuff. I always find it funny that all the newest and most expensive canola varieties are always sold out first. Whether it's $5 a pound or $10 a pound for the seed, we know
March 24th, 2011Committee meeting
Stephen Vandervalk
Agriculture committee We could get something. The conference is every two years, and it's in Vancouver this year.
March 24th, 2011Committee meeting
Stephen Vandervalk
Agriculture committee I'll try to be quick. I spoke at a conference in Melbourne, Australia, last year. About 300 people were there and probably 200 scientists from all over Europe. The main part was commingling and how to grow biotech crops alongside other crops, and there are tons of studies. I wish
March 24th, 2011Committee meeting
Stephen Vandervalk
Agriculture committee Absolutely.
March 24th, 2011Committee meeting
Stephen Vandervalk
Agriculture committee Also, for managing your farm with less equipment, less manpower, it's a snowball effect. It permeates through the entire system of your farm management.
March 24th, 2011Committee meeting
Stephen Vandervalk
Agriculture committee Sure. Great question. I guess what it comes down to, taking increased revenue aside as far as the cost savings, is that some of the savings as far as how much better our land is becoming is one side. But on actual dollars of saving two passes of tillage—less equipment, fewer hum
March 24th, 2011Committee meeting
Stephen Vandervalk
Agriculture committee Good morning. My name is Stephen Vandervalk, and I am president of the Grain Growers of Canada. I farm near Lethbridge, Alberta. I'd like to discuss how biotech research helps me manage my farm. To explain to you how biotech has changed my farm and its practices, we need to go
March 24th, 2011Committee meeting
Stephen Vandervalk