04-06-2026 19:50 via farms.com

Verwey Farms and others targeted by copper wire vandals

A group of agricultural producers in Manitoba has banded together to offer a hefty financial reward following a targeted string of copper wire thefts that left local operations facing tens of thousands of dollars in damages just before the spring seeding season.Six local farms, including Verwey Farms near Portage la Prairie, jointly issued a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. The decision to involve the RCMP came after multiple producers discovered their irrigation pivots had b
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