International Trade committee  I can talk a little about that, yes. We've become more moisture efficient. I think it is one of the big things in some of the drier areas of western Canada. We will switch to no till, which conserves more moisture and that increases yields. We started using more fertilizer and b

International Trade committee  I'll start. I would equip them well to handle risk. I'd also make sure they knew how to look at their worst-case scenario. Programs such as crop insurance and AgriStability are important to farmers, and we're willing to pay into them toward that worst-case scenario.

International Trade committee  Do you mean payments to farmers? The way our crop insurance works in Manitoba is that it's driven off yield, so it would not cover any price loss. AgriStability would.

International Trade committee  It's a long-term solution to expand crush plants. I personally sell, probably, 95% of my canola to crush plants, so it hasn't actually.... That's why I say, when you ask a general question like something to do with financing or deliveries, it's so individual to different farmers

International Trade committee  The translation may be a little iffy on that one.

International Trade committee  We're paid whenever we actually sell the crop. Sometimes we could deliver it in September, but we may not price right away. We may price later. Whenever we price that off the futures market, as Brad was showing, the futures price changes. Whenever we price it based on that market

International Trade committee  Personally, I wouldn't say that I have serious, immediate needs that must be be resolved, as far as cash flow is concerned. The biggest thing I worry about is profitability down the road. We need crops that are profitable to produce, and we need somebody to buy them. That's reall

International Trade committee  I was talking about my personal situation.

International Trade committee  I don't have that number off the top of my head. I want to say that Brad will tell you.

International Trade committee  I think there's concern out there. Just being able to market a crop is obviously vital, as Brad was saying. We need to be able to move the crop to market. If the price is a little bit lower for a short period of time, most people can deal with that. But if this doesn't get resolv

International Trade committee  No. It pollinates itself.

International Trade committee  No.

International Trade committee  Good afternoon. Thanks for inviting me to Ottawa to address this committee on the very important issue of canola seed exports to China. My name is Will Gerrard. I'm a 35-year-old fourth-generation farmer. My wife Jacquie and I have three young children. We're partners in a famil

Agriculture committee  I'll go first. I think it's tough with China. I don't pretend to be an expert on international trade or negotiations, but I think we may have to send some kind of a message back to them. That's my personal opinion. I don't know. If they won't have us over there, then that's a p

Agriculture committee  Yes, I would echo what the other guys said. Personally, I wouldn't use that money, at least not this year. I guess it might be a different story if down the road we were actually losing money, but I don't think that's a situation we want to get ourselves into. I think we want t