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Concerning Calls to Farmers' Advocate Office

Mar 29, 2016

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The Farmers’ Advocate Office, the FAO, has been receiving calls about actions in the oil and gas industry that they find concerning. Jeana Les, rural engagement and communications specialist at the FAO, joins us in studio to address these concerns.

Interview with Jeana Les (2:42 minutes) (1.23 Mb)

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