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Most of the province has received some precipitation over the past couple of weeks, which means pastures are starting to green up. Barry Yaremcio, beef forage specialist at the Ag-Info Centre says while the precipitation is great news for pastures, there are still issues with soil moisture conditions.
 
Interview with Barry Yaremcio (2:53 minutes) (1.32 Mb)
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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