Agriculture committee  Yes, I can comment there. I don't want to bash what somebody else does. Everybody makes their own decisions based on their way of marketing things, but I feel what I've done with my farm, by going to reduced tillage, burning less fuel, and increasing my production, producing mo

Agriculture committee  It's just open dialogue where there's a continuous communication and a relationship built up with them over many decades. That's not to say it's perfect, but I think the communication has helped there. They really want the product, and we really want to sell it to them.

Agriculture committee  As a producer, I'm always a little concerned about any regulations that might be placed on me. I take great pride in improving the productivity and the longevity of my soil, because it needs to be there for many generations to come. I don't typically want to do something that's

Agriculture committee  I don't have a good answer to that.

Agriculture committee  Yes, I'd just like to add one thing, more on a lower level for me because these are the experts here in Ottawa that deal with that type of thing. I, or CCGA, as well as the Canola Council, have been part of an ongoing dialogue with our Japanese customers that flags any potentia

Agriculture committee  Right. Many of the new innovations help us control weeds or disease species that are harder to control, and that's where the innovation and the development of new products is attempting to work for producers. The sooner I can get those new innovations, the more competitive I can

Agriculture committee  Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to be here again. It's a pleasure. My name is Brett Halstead. As you said, I currently serve as president of the Canadian Canola Growers Association. I farm near Nokomis, Saskatchewan, growing a variety of grains and oilseeds, and r

Agriculture committee  As a producer, I'm always concerned about anything that will affect or erode my competitiveness. Our competitive position is more than just going up against the U.S. As Patti mentioned, canola is 5% of the global trade in oilseeds. It's very important that we remain competitive.

Agriculture committee  Not in a complete market collapse, no.

Agriculture committee  It can, if you have a significant amount of crop out. AgriInsurance works well if you have your whole crop out over the winter, but if 80% of your crop was combined, let's say, and you had 20% in the field, that 20% might be your profit. That might be your drop in the market, a

Agriculture committee  No.

Agriculture committee  Again, on a high level, we export over 90% of the canola we produce in our country, so it's very important. The TPP is not just about Japan. It's about potential new markets, about growing markets as well as keeping the markets we have, so any trade deals, but in particular the T

Agriculture committee  The Canadian Canola Growers Association is an active member of the Canola Council of Canada. That's where that work is done. To echo what Patti said, it's very important, and our innovation does bring us all together. In our provincial and national organizations, we work together

Agriculture committee  I'll go first. We don't necessarily have a solution. There's a lot of talk in the industry about returning to the 85%. We're also currently working with other farm groups to come up with a common suggestion or policy. That's why we suggested that maybe a national committee of as

Agriculture committee  In addition to what Patti has commented on, I'd like to focus on the business risk management portion a little more. As I mentioned in my presentation, we're generally happy with AgriInvest and AgriInsurance. It's the AgriStability that farmers lack confidence in, and it is a p