Agriculture committee  For this question, I wouldn't be able to speak on the policy component. In terms of regenerative agriculture, there are so many different definitions of this terminology. Basically, it's looking at food production within a natural system as much as possible. That includes both

Agriculture committee  That's a very good question. We have to meet the crop demand, and that is a very difficult process to enact. Research has been ongoing in this area for many decades, and we are still pushing forward to be able to match the crop demand with the supply from both the fertilizer and

Agriculture committee  Yes, I can take this question.

Agriculture committee  As my colleague explained, carbon sequestration requires carbon input, and that carbon input would depend mostly on the crop. The crops depend on the nutrients, especially nitrogen, for biomass reduction in carbon—I mean, reduction in nitrogen fertilizer. There can be a reduction

Agriculture committee  I will attempt to answer these questions. Soil biology is very important for soil health and nutrient cycling. You mentioned some of the specific biological components. They basically help plants to grow, capture nutrients and hold water. As part of the soil health research, we

Agriculture committee  I can't speak on this point about AAFC's decision on increasing funding or not funding specific areas, but I can say that this is a very important area of research. We know that healthy soils have healthy and diverse microbial populations. They also assist in nutrient cycling. I

Agriculture committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Thank you for this opportunity. My name is Mervin St. Luce, and I am a research scientist in soil fertility and cropping systems at Swift Current in Saskatchewan. The major aims of my research program are to gain a better understanding of nitrogen cyclin