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Sep 19, 2018

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Many areas of the province have been extremely dry this year. 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 (2:28 minutes) (1.13 Mb)

Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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