It's a primary industry and those drive the secondary industries. In the RM of Morris reeve says that too many young people with families and 10 to 15 years in the business are leaving the farm and getting day jobs. Proof is the fact that he had wanted to add a quarter or two of land for some time. He wasn't able to find any, until this year. I would have no problem moving from 1,000 acres to 8,000 acres.
Municipalities are somewhat limited to what they can do help agriculture.
We've done the drainage, which is a necessity so farmers can drain their fields and produce a good crop. If you don't have production, you don't have taxes. Without taxes, you can provide services. Committee member Glen Cummings of Neepawa who attended all hearings said there was one common thread in most presentations. While admitting the short term problem, we need to have a long-term plan to deal with the stability of this industry.