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VIDEO: Growing North

KAP heads to northern Manitoba to hear from producers

By Shannon VanRaes
Reporter

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Published: August 10, 2017
Crops, Local news

Four communities, six flights and two days.

Follow Keystone Agricultural Producers as they tour the organization’s northern districts and learn about production challenges and successes beyond Manitoba’s boreal forest. From excess moisture and transportation issues, to emerging opportunities in forestry and surface water management, the province’s northern farms are breaking new ground.

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About the author

Shannon VanRaes

Reporter

Shannon VanRaes is a journalist and photojournalist at the Manitoba Co-operator. She also writes a weekly urban affairs column for Metro Winnipeg, and has previously reported for the Winnipeg Sun, Outwords Magazine and the Portage Daily Graphic.

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