Agriculture committee  In the province of Nova Scotia, we do have some initiatives for biodigesters to generate power. There are some feasibility studies going on regarding wind. There are some opportunities in the east we're looking at through agriculture. The regulatory burden makes it very difficu

Agriculture committee  I think it's important to note that we have some very distinct regional differences across the country. You have groups in B.C. that love the 100-mile diet, and they have farms around them that can supply that. In the west with our grains, it's just not going to work. Quebec and

Agriculture committee  I can speak to the opportunities to communicate with urban dwellers, as you say, and with young people within our country. The Agriculture in the Classroom program is a wonderful opportunity. If you have an opportunity to support that organization, I would highly encourage you t

Agriculture committee  I actually was attracted to a farmer and ended up on a farm. That's the easiest question.

Agriculture committee  It works well. To expand on that, I was a military kid. I grew up in town, and I had no clue about farming, but I married a farmer. He is a third-generation farmer in Nova Scotia. His grandfather and father were Dutch immigrants. He adored farming. I was a French and Spanish tea

Agriculture committee  It's important to note in addition that the FFA program.... Although education is provincial and in the United States it's also state-based funding, all vocational and technical training in the United States is funded federally. Those programs, including FFA and other trades prog

Agriculture committee  That's right. We're just outside of Truro.