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BECAUSE of the risk of flooding, Manitoba farmers will be able to apply for a special permit to continue trucking grain and livestock on provincial highways while spring road restrictions are in effect, Transportation Minister Ron Lemieux said Thursday.
"The potential for serious spring flooding is a possibility in many agricultural communities in Manitoba and allowing producers to apply for these special permits will allow them to transport grain and livestock should flood waters impact their operations," Lemieux said in a release.
Keystone Agricultural Producers expressed concern this week that many Red River Valley farmers had considerable grain stored in bins on fields this winter. That grain could spoil if the fields are flooded.
"It is our hope that, by enabling producers to be eligible for these special permits, it will give them the time they need to complete the work that needs to be done,’ said Manitoba AgricultureMinister Rosann Wowchuk.
