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Sep 27, 2018

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First off today we get an update on farm input prices—fertilizer, heating fuels, and diesel. Ryan Furtas, input market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, dropped by the studio with the numbers.

Interview with Ryan Furtas (2:47 minutes) (1.27 Mb)

Source : Alberta agriculture and forestry

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