Environment committee  Certainly. The number one thing.... I mean, we just talked about biodiversity. When canola is worth $20 a bushel, one of the first things that happens is that shelter belts get torn out. The second thing that happens is that marginal lands get torn out. When we say “marginal land

Environment committee  Economics is largely the one. Regardless of the crop, when the price is high, there is an incentive to grow that, because you don't pay the environmental cost right away. You see that over time.

Environment committee  Certainly, I can. I think in terms of how beef production impacts other species, beef production occurs on one of the most biodiverse landscapes in the world, in Canada, in particular. Beef production is occurring on natural habitats that develop under the influence of a large g

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  I'll talk a little bit more about that product and then I'll throw it over to Fawn for the specific issues around Bill C-12. This product hasn't been approved, but it's not a C-12 issue. It is a regulatory issue. Canada has a veterinary drug approval process for things that go i

Environment committee  Certainly. Thanks for the question. The first thing I'd point out is that, as I mentioned earlier, over a 30-year period we managed to reduce our emissions, per kilogram of beef, by 15%. That was between 1981 and 2011. Those dates are important, because that was before the beef

Environment committee  Do we know if Fawn will be able to present, or will it just be me?

Environment committee  Okay. I will start rolling through, and then I'll let Fawn jump in if she wants to. Good afternoon. Thanks for the opportunity to appear before you today. I'm Reynold, the science director with the beef cattle research council. My silent collaborator is Fawn Jackson, who is the

Health committee  I'll start answering your question by taking a shot at the first one that was addressed to me 15 minutes ago, and hopefully my response to yours won't take as long to formulate. Part of the reason it took me so long to come up with an answer is that I'm still wracking my brain t

Health committee  How do they help the industry? I'll speak to the ionophores. There are really the two points that have been brought up, and one is that if we keep animals healthier by using drugs like ionophores, we're using drugs that are of zero importance or very low importance in human med

Health committee  CCA is also supporting the CIPARS program and is funding considerable research into the issue of antimicrobial resistance as well. With that, I thank you.

Health committee  Thank for the invitation to come here today. I couldn't agree more with John's introductory comments and those of the previous speakers that producing safe and nutritious food is the most important thing that Canada's cattle producers do. It was pointed out earlier, but I'll r