Agriculture committee  I would just like to point something out. I am a producer. The question producers ask themselves is whether they have the money to make their payments. As Heather said, the question is basically whether there is money left at the end of the year. We are trying to create a manage

Agriculture committee  I would say that all of that. As we mentioned, the adaptation strategy that is now in place, the multidisciplinary approach, would be a good solution. Our management consultants have told us that, once the assessment was done and should the cost of feed be too high, they would no

Agriculture committee  I am going to answer in French, since it is easier for me. The main challenge is investment, having the capital needed to start a business—Mathieu can add to my answer. When the time comes to transfer the business to other family members, parents usually give up a considerable p

Agriculture committee  Do you mean on the plan de relève, that is, the younger ones taking over the farm?

Agriculture committee  I think so. In response to your second question, yes, we can expect to see an increase in the number of bankruptcies if farmers are not good managers. What can we do? I think Richard talked about this but, in my view, it is important to encourage follow-up and education in order

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  I would say that we solicit the producers. Actually, there are two things. For two years, the producers whose businesses are in difficulty seek us out more. It has become a requirement for businesses in difficulty to use management services.

Agriculture committee  Exactly.

Agriculture committee  Exactly. Those adaptation strategies suggested by the provincial government have only been in place since 2010 or 2011; so they are new. But we are also working with producers in the long term. It is important to meet with producers on a regular basis. By visiting farms regularly

Agriculture committee  Here are a few of our main recommendations. We think it is important to keep management at the heart of the Growing Forward 2 framework and to promote it. It is also important to support the organizations that are dedicated to promoting and delivering agricultural management cons

Agriculture committee  We would also like to emphasize support for follow-up, meaning follow-up on recommendations. Once the solutions have been considered or the photo has been taken for the business, we need to continue follow-up on the recommendations and to provide support related to the follow-up,

Agriculture committee  As for the specific nature of the groups, these services are obviously also offered by certain private businesses. What distinguishes the services of our groups is the collective approach. For 30 years, we have made many visits to member and non-member businesses. We also have in

Agriculture committee  I will give my presentation in French. First, I would like to thank the committee for this opportunity to present our point of view on consultations on the Growing Forward 2 program. I am the president of the Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec, and I am an agric