Agriculture committee  I think the results need to be published. The South Nation Conservation Authority has all the results, which have been published in journals and magazines. People take an interest in this new way of conserving water in fields as soon as they see its benefits. Money talks, afte

Agriculture committee  Initially, it had to do with a lack of knowledge. Farmers were already satisfied with their drainage systems. It's important to note that we hadn't experienced any drought-plagued summers like the ones we've seen in the past decade. Over the past five years, we've had three very

Agriculture committee  I do think it is another reason.

Agriculture committee  No. The land has to be flat.

Agriculture committee  Our region was ideal for the method.

Agriculture committee  The system's only disadvantage is that the traps have to be removed manually, but they may invent machines or boxes one day that will control that automatically.

Agriculture committee  For the 12 years the project has been in place in our region, a number of articles have appeared in journals and magazines throughout Ontario. How many projects are there in Canada?

Agriculture committee  I know regions in Quebec and western Canada have tried the technique.

Agriculture committee  I did not have to invest in my project. South Nation Conservation was looking for participants in my area and asked us to take part in a pilot project. We had some doubts about the project in the beginning.

Agriculture committee  We already had enough work to do on the farm, and they arrived with their machinery, cut our pipes and installed a big box. We had doubts about the effectiveness of this project. Our impression was that it meant a lot of work. We had just installed some drains and we wondered if

Agriculture committee  So this controls subsurface water, or the water table.

Agriculture committee  That's right. You can't argue with the results. There are six or seven traps in one of my fields, a 70-acre field. To obtain the best possible results, they close and open the traps. In the fall when we use the combine, a GPS can calculate the harvest all over the field. Thanks

Agriculture committee  Thank you. I had a little map distributed to you that shows the United Counties of Prescott and Russell as well as Glengarry and the region a bit further west. Do you see the yellow line? That is the South Nation River. You will notice that the South Nation flows from south to n