…The preceding list of Programs is long and detailed and, even at that, not exhaustive. But at the core of most of these programs are two key ideas: farmers must cease trying to maximize production and exports (they must abandon systems that maximize input and technology and capital use); and governments must work with farmers to rebalance market power between our family farms and the agribusiness transnationals that control the other links of the agri-food chain. If we accomplish these goals, farmers will enjoy dramatically-increased net incomes and Canada will enjoy prosperous rural areas and improved and more sustainable economic performance.