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Ag Industry Can Defer MELT Testing For Up To One Year

As of September 1, 2019, Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) will be the minimum training required to obtain a Class 1 driver's license here in Manitoba.
 
As Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) President Bill Campbell explains, there is a deferral option for the agriculture industry.
 
"My understanding is that you can take your Class 1 license and pass it but subsequent to that you still need to take the MELT testing, it's just the time frame for the ability to get the training at this point," he said. "We need ag workers to get a Class 1 license to get our crop to the bins and to the elevators and to get the movement of our crops."
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Getting closer to planting season means one thing… it’s time to get EVERYTHING ready.

Today didn’t go exactly as planned—we thought we’d be hauling potatoes again, but instead we spent the day digging equipment out of the cellar, hooking up the grain drill, and getting tractors ready to roll. With wheat planting just around the corner, every piece of equipment matters.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a normal day without a few problems… dead batteries, hydraulic issues, and a truck tire that absolutely refused to cooperate. We tried everything—jump packs, bead bazooka, ratchet straps… and eventually had to bring out the “big guns” just to get things moving again.

But that’s farm life—adapt, fix, and keep moving forward.

We’re getting close to go-time. Wheat seed is coming soon, and planting season is right around the corner