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Man. farmers seek extension on manure deadline

November 8, 2013, Brandon, Man – Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) farm group is still seeking a blanket extension of the province’s Nov. 10 deadline for applying fertilizer and manure to fields – but the government is betting the blast of winter in the current forecast will render the request moot.

KAP president Doug Chorney said he saw lots of farmers doing fieldwork, including fertilizing on Wednesday while traveling from Winnipeg to northwestern Manitoba. READ MORE