Agriculture committee  I'll just go for it. There are two things. First, on the succession planning, one thing is you have to realize we're leading busy lives, and succession planning is a little taboo in every farming business. You're working with family, and it's touchy. But having somebody come in, whether it be federally or provincially, and just help us to work together, not do the bulk of the work but guide us in the right direction....

Agriculture committee  With all the research that I've done, right now the way it stands—in P.E.I. anyways—you're either a producer or a processor. There's no advantage to being one or the other. One thing that's an issue is that in the pooled P-5 price, everybody pays the same thing for marketing, administration, accounting, and transportation.

Agriculture committee  In the dairy industry, we have to knock on several doors to be able to carry out our activities; we are dealing with the environment, health care and the federation. At the same time, we must consult with community organizations and there are a lot of things to do. A young man of 25 may think he has a lot of experience, but when he shows up before such and such an organization, he is not necessarily taken seriously.

Agriculture committee  I'll be talking in French, I guess. Good morning, my name is Mathieu Gallant. I have a dairy business. We milk about 40 dairy cows. The company has been certified organic for five years. I have a degree in farm management and operations. Our farm is a small family farm and we all work on it.