Environment committee  Yes. Just to reiterate, pulse crop farmers are farmers, and they include other crops in their rotation for necessary reasons, certainly. However, pulse crops have been a growing and very beneficial component in our crop rotation in Saskatchewan for 30-some years. Having farmers,

Environment committee  To add to what Greg said, the industry needs to be involved and to adapt, certainly. One of the things that was mentioned previously was about soil sequestration of carbon. You can look at the progress that has been made, particularly in western Canada. In fact, right on one of t

Environment committee  It would. In fact, it's really necessary. There are regional differences between my farm in Saskatchewan, a farm in Manitoba and a farm in Ontario. There needs to be ability to manage that on a regional basis to the best of the farmers' ability and the needs of the environment th

Environment committee  That is a great analogy. The move to zero till—through my career, really, over the last 30 years—has just been a tremendous benefit in western Canada. Soil erosion has gone from catastrophic, I would say, in the early 1980s, to almost non-existent today. That's all been market-le

Environment committee  There are two points I could add there. Farming, farm business, is a long-term enterprise, so you have to plan for the long term. Many of the practices we employ are put in place for the long-term benefit. In our case, it's mostly about the soil. Preserving the soil is so importa

Environment committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and thanks for the opportunity to speak to the committee on behalf of 30,000 Canadian pulse growers. I am Corey Loessin. I farm with my wife and son northwest of Saskatoon. We grow peas, lentils, canola, wheat, oats and barley. We've farmed here for 30