Agriculture committee  The issue then becomes a trade issue and an affordability issue of making the program actuarially sound; that becomes an issue. Most producers would jump at the chance for 100% crop insurance. The comment I wanted to make about moving to a national model is that I agree with Lor

Agriculture committee  From a farmer's perspective, Mr. Chair, the crop insurance program in Manitoba is well accepted. Certainly it's needed, because we have vagaries in the weather and changes of circumstances from year to year. It's very well run. It's a very well-managed program, and it's very well

Agriculture committee  I think anything we can do for confidence in the industry and confidence in the financial institutions to make investments in agriculture would be good, whether it's one jurisdiction overseeing the safety nets...and that sure would take a lot of complication out of the picture. I

Agriculture committee  Did I misunderstand the question? Are we talking about the safety of the food supply in Canada or the security of the food supply?

Agriculture committee  Okay. In western Canada we are far more than self-sufficient in food production. Our biggest challenge is getting the consumer to realize what a bargain they're getting for the food we produce. We are producing, for the most part, below the cost of production. In western Canada

Agriculture committee  In Manitoba, production insurance, and crop insurance especially, is very well recognized and used. I believe that more than 85% of producers in Manitoba probably do use production insurance; it is critical, and it is one of those important pillars when it comes to business risk

Agriculture committee  That is one of the biggest issues we face, the lack of enthusiasm for the next generation to take over, the lack of resources for the present generation to enable that next generation to come onto the farm. Over the last five years, we've seen in Manitoba a series of unpreceden

Agriculture committee  I think there's been a lack of recognition of the opportunities that the board did provide. I'm not sure where the blame belongs for that. I think we've moved a little bit past, at least on the barley side, whether there should be orderly marketing or not. It appears that produce

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. First, in introduction, I'm David Rolfe, the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. Keystone Agricultural Producers represents approximately 7,000 farm families from across Manitoba, and on behalf of those farm families, I would like to ech

Agriculture committee  Certainly there has been additional processing growth in western Canada. However, I think one of the limiting factors to the growth has not been the Canadian Wheat Board but lack of an adequate trade deal at WTO for Canada to export the processed products. There are a number of i

Agriculture committee  No.

Agriculture committee  Good morning. It is certainly my pleasure to be before the committee this morning to present Keystone Agricultural Producers' position on the Canadian Wheat Board. Keystone Agricultural Producers is Manitoba's largest general farm policy organization. It is our job to represen