Agriculture committee  Absolutely. That's a good and practical solution, but for farmers to try to get provincial and federal politicians to co-operate is a big ask.

Agriculture committee  When it comes to things like barn heating.... If you look at just common residential practices, when you ask people to improve the efficiencies in their homes, you get better insulation, more efficient furnaces and those kinds of things. Water heating is also important in a lot

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. Farmers, our producers, are, as I said in my previous answers, interested in being more efficient, because of course any improvement puts money in farmers' pockets.

Agriculture committee  Farmers really can't be involved in the negotiations between the provinces and the federal government. It's between the provinces. We all want to see co-operation between governments. It's important to remember that the four provinces that don't have those agreements really repr

Agriculture committee  It's in Canada. I think there's going to be a made-in-Canada solution. With the innovative manufacturers and so on that we have in Canada, if there's a solution to be had it will be found here in Canada, I believe, anyway. The other part we can't forget about is the livestock he

Agriculture committee  I am a former president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, and some of the research we did showed that in some cases farmers are not only net zero; they're net positive if we can get sequestration recognized. It's not just in crop production. Our livesto

Agriculture committee  It could be something as simple as buying a new tractor, for instance. They could make a payment on a new tractor and maybe buy a new tractor. Chances are that new piece of equipment has a level four engine as opposed to a level one engine, so their emissions are actually being r

Agriculture committee  If the programs are in place for producers so they can get into the technology, they will take the opportunity to do so. It's a big step to make those investments, especially in the larger equipment. Even small things like improving the insulation in your barn can make a huge dif

Agriculture committee  To go back to the example from the professor about offsets and so on, and the recognition of it, that's an important part of what producers want and need to see, but that needs time to be developed as well. We're not there yet, but we are paying this carbon tax today. It's coming

Agriculture committee  We have examples. I know people who haven't bought new dryers because of the cost involved. They're not cheap things to buy, and they're not something that's used every year in a lot of grain operations, so they stick with the old dryer. Once again, they're paying the carbon tax

Agriculture committee  I would say they're equally important if you need to dry your grain. Remember, it's not something people are doing just because. It's to save that grain. If it's not at the proper moisture content, it will spoil, and it will become unsellable. You'll have all kinds of problems du

Agriculture committee  It's a moving target. If a sunset clause is something that could be used to recognize when new technology is available.... I'll use the example of grain drying. The burning of straw to dry grain sounds like a practical solution, but in a lot of western Canada, for instance, wher

Agriculture committee  I would say it's appropriate. As I say, it's going to be a moving target. If 10 years is enough...or maybe we'll have new technology in five. A lot of things can move at a very quick pace.

Agriculture committee  Do you mean transition to not using fossil fuels?

Agriculture committee  Research and development and putting money towards improving existing technologies and new technologies.... Farmers are early adopters of technology and always have been, so as they become available and if they make practical sense, farmers will use those practices. As for what