Agriculture committee  I was talking about regenerative practices, which seek to increase soil organic matter. This organic matter plays four major ecological and systemic roles: water retention; erosion protection; pest protection; and the improvement of biodiversity. A healthy soil rich in biomass and organic matter increases soil biodiversity, a buffer in the fight against climate change.

Agriculture committee  It's an interesting question. The technology that we've developed is a technology to measure soil organic carbon. We use laser technology. Like I said, we won the Indigo Ag carbon challenge in 2021. At the end of the day, it's very simple. Mr. Affleck touched on this. Increasing soil organic carbon is a question of returning a lot of fibre and biomass back to the soil.

Agriculture committee  The idea is to determine how we can compensate the farmers who are already performing well. I don't have enough time to explain the process in detail. Basically, we form groups and share the current performance of the best farms with the farms starting their climate transition.

Agriculture committee  It's absolutely essential. The organic standard enables organic agriculture producers to obtain recognition for their products and to keep their certification. The producers are already paying for the certification. They can't be asked to also cover the costs of updating the standard.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Perron. Certainly, the efforts that farmers must make to undertake and complete a climate transition pose a risk. It involves adopting and adapting a range of practices and investments in order to successfully reduce emissions and increase soil carbon levels. This means that farmers must spend money and make investments.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. That's exactly what we're doing with the farmers. We took the time to develop a service. Now over 100 farmers in Quebec are buying this climate transition service, which includes three steps. The first step is to establish the reference scenario, or starting point.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for inviting me. It is important that I tell you who I am, about the company I represent and what we do. I am the founder, owner and vice-president, Agronomy, of Logiag, which has been providing agri-environmental services since 1999. We develop our own technologies, our own software.