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Flooding Hits Manitoba Farms Hard | Winnipeg News
Manitoba farmers brace for a flood-induced financial crunch, with crop insurance payouts expected to exceed $15 million—before even counting damage from recent flooding in the Interlake and Parkland regions. Nine million dollars has already been set aside to cover over 114,000 acres that couldn’t be seeded or reseeded due to relentless moisture. Farmers are blaming neglected municipal and provincial drainage systems, arguing that even well-maintained farm ditches can’t handle water with nowhere to go. Ryan Elliot, who saw 20 inches of rain in weeks—including 12 in one night—witnesses the toll…
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