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Many areas of the province are extremely dry and the fire hazard is high. Blaine Metzger, project technologist manager at the Farm Stewardship Centre, says there are things producers can do to prevent fires during harvest.

Many areas of the province are extremely dry and the fire hazard is high. Blaine Metzger, project technologist manager at the Farm Stewardship Centre, says there are things producers can do to prevent fires during harvest.

Sep 08, 2017

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Many areas of the province are extremely dry and the fire hazard is high. Blaine Metzger, project technologist manager at the Farm Stewardship Centre, says there are things producers can do to prevent fires during harvest. He says it all starts with having a safety or emergency plan on the farm.

Interview with Blaine Metzger (2:37 minutes) (1.19 Mb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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