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Agriculture committee It's heading in that direction. It's to be expected. However, production models need to be diversified, as Mr. Boisseau‑Bouvier mentioned earlier, to make agriculture more resilient and reduce its sensitivity to climate‑related hazards. Obviously, this doesn't happen with a snap
October 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Dr. Jean Caron
Agriculture committee That is a fact. The point of my remarks today was, in a way, to say that it is laudable to try to tax nitrogen, for example, so as to attempt to reduce its use, but it is also important to understand that the more compact the soils are, the more fertilization, and in particular
October 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Dr. Jean Caron
Agriculture committee Grain drying is really not my area of expertise, so I'm not the right person to speak to that. However, in terms of efforts to improve soils, indeed, research is a good thing, but there are solutions out there, like soil rotation. Soil rotation is no longer encouraged, and produ
October 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Dr. Jean Caron
Agriculture committee I'm really caught off guard here. My testimony was not focused on that aspect.
October 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Dr. Jean Caron
Agriculture committee I don't know what document you are referring to, but what I sent to the Senate did not mention such technologies. In fact, there are tracking technologies, among others. If you want to increase production efficiency and reduce the risk of soil compaction, obviously, you're going
October 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Dr. Jean Caron
Agriculture committee Thank you very much to the members of the committee for inviting me to testify today. It is a pleasure for me to be with you. I have provided two documents to the committee. The first is a letter written to Senator Robert Black this spring regarding land degradation and the need
October 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Dr. Jean Caron