VIDEO: Blown away

High wind speeds are the latest issue Manitoba farmers are facing

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Published: June 27, 2022

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Manitoba crops are facing one of their toughest springs yet, and the latest challenge has been extreme wind.

With speeds approaching 80 kilometres an hour in some locations, farmers fear their tender crops may face damage from fierce winds. After a late spring, excess moisture and other challenges, it’s not what they needed to see.

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A drone photo of the future site of V6 Agronomy's Odyssey Terminal at the Port of Johnstown where bags of the company's Eleven Superstart granular compound fertilizer were recently unloaded on the dock. The port's original grain terminal can be seen in the background. It is still being used today. Photo: V6 Agronomy

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V6 Agronomy is building a fertilizer terminal at the Port of Johnstown it hopes will be moving 480,000 tonnes of phosphate a year by the end of this decade.

On June 18, reporter Alexis Stockford recorded this video footage of the massive gusts in action.

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