Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  Yes, that's why I told you...if it's typical in one region, I don't know. However, I wouldn't call it “typical” when I know the average farm is 809 acres.

Agriculture committee  When we are calling a typical farm one of 5,000 acres and projecting to 2030, without taking into consideration all the new practices and innovations that will take place between now and then, I don't think that reflects what the reality will be when we get there.

Agriculture committee  It's definitely not for an average 809-acre farm.

Agriculture committee  Very quickly, it was very impressive. I came back from this mission thinking we would not only reach but surpass our climate objectives. I also took the opportunity to meet with Secretary Vilsack, of course, and with farmers and processors in the beef sector, because I wanted to

Agriculture committee  Once again, this information is part of the analysis. It's an investment in the future, in our economy and in our farmers. They need to be resilient. They know this very well, because they are the first to adhere to these practices. They're grateful to us for supporting them. Wh

Agriculture committee  I will ask Ms. Lapointe to answer that question.

Agriculture committee  We are currently discussing that issue with the departmental team and the Minister of Transportation.

Agriculture committee  Yes, of course I can. The advance payments program is exactly meant to provide a loan in the beginning of the season and then give them an interest-free portion, which has been increased up to $350,000 this year. If we add it to last year's, it reaches about $84 million in savin

Agriculture committee  Was it in the last budget or the budget—?

Agriculture committee  Yes, but I'm thinking of the budget. We have a $100-million investment in science that is specially dedicated to universities. I could follow up with you with more details, unless Marie-Claude has more details on this one.

Agriculture committee  It's almost there. I'm almost there. I hate to give dates; my team wants to kill me when I give dates. However, my personal target is to be able...let's say before Christmas, okay? I want to table it before Christmas.

Agriculture committee  You take great pleasure in asking me for very precise figures. Personally, what I'm striving for is really to give our agricultural producers the necessary means not only to reduce emissions arising from their production, because that's important for the fight against climate ch

Agriculture committee  I believe that this is going to be good for our economy. Canadian consumers and consumers around the world are looking for products that are increasingly sustainable. We're investing in that. As you know, I'm always out in the field, travelling to every region of the country. Sa

Agriculture committee  In the main estimates right now—as you know, the budget comes in a few tranches—we have the business risk management portion, which is not full at this date. As always, it's an estimation depending on the disasters we might have to face or the trade disruptions. We don't know e