Finance committee  Yes, we would support that process because it is tough to come up with matching dollars for these projects, especially from industry, because the IP generally is public as well at that point.

Finance committee  In my presentation, I talked about the supercluster. Ag-West was involved in putting together a group to make an expression of interest for funding for the supercluster. We've included researchers and institutions from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. It's a $200-million requ

Finance committee  Yes, research dollars are very important. As I mentioned in my presentation, the sequestration of carbon in the soil through the zero tillage process is a new innovation. You don't see the farmers in Saskatchewan plowing their fields, because the carbon just goes up in the air.

Finance committee  We need to continue research to improve yields and transportation. Right now we're exporting lentils to over 120 different countries in the world, so we need to keep the process going. As I said, transportation and research are issues, as well as more processing locally.

Finance committee  Investment in research and development is critical, including the proposed superclusters, which, if by summer...awarded in the Prairies, could be a major contributor to solving some of those issues. I know of a group from the three prairie provinces who have put in an applicati

Finance committee  Thank you. My name is Pat Pitka and I'm the CFO at Ag-West Bio Inc. I'm accompanied by Boni Dorish, director of finance, administration and human resources. The comments we are making today are on behalf of Ag-West Bio Inc. Ag-West Bio is a member-based, not-for-profit organiza