Agriculture committee  It would be just like any business. Ag's really no different.

Agriculture committee  Would I be concerned about the levels of debt between the two groups? Is that what you're asking?

Agriculture committee  Yes, certainly supply management.... About a year ago I met with a gentleman at the TD Bank working in the ag loans there, and there certainly is a greater appetite to lend to supply-managed producers, for sure. That's obvious because there's a lot more security there, a lot more

Agriculture committee  Yes. So, I'd certainly expect to see that, and I wouldn't see that as concerning at all. That's the market saying that this is a less risky cash flow, and so we're willing to lend more to that sector.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for having me. Let me thank the committee for the invitation to testify on debt in the agricultural sector and its effects. I am the current president of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, and professor and director of the Institute for the Advanced Study o