Environment committee  I'm not sure if I got into quite that much detail, but I did mention work at Harrow.

Environment committee  I don't think we have any particular research on that very specifically. In general, organic production may or may not be more conserving of nutrients, if I can put it that way. It depends an awful lot on soils, on tillage practices. Just because it's organic doesn't mean you're

Environment committee  I could not tell you anything about farmers specifically. We strictly carry out scientific research. We rarely study specific situations. In fact, I don't believe we've done much work on coastal wetlands.

Environment committee  As I said in my presentation, we conduct scientific research with the goal of understanding best practices and beneficial management practices.

Environment committee  Yes, I mentioned a few of them. An example would be the use of precision agriculture to try to spread the right fertilizers to the right areas at the right time. Our research focuses on other practices as well, such as controlled tile drainage. And there are other practices that

Environment committee  I don't think I'd be able to speak to very specific cases. I don't have that information with me. We could certainly find it for you, if you want. We do a lot of our work in collaboration, both with the Province of Ontario and with Environment Canada. It could actually become qui

Environment committee  Not a formal role, no, but we do a lot of collaborative work.

Environment committee  Again, we have collaborative work. We do work within the watershed. Do we have formal agreements? We probably do around specific projects, but I would have to look for further information for you.

Environment committee  It's solely best practices work. We don't monitor the flow into the lakes at all, no.

Environment committee  My name is Ian Campbell. I'm the director of the science coordination division in the science and technology branch at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to talk about Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's scientific involvement on Great Lake