The President of Keystone Agricultural Producers, Doug Chorney, and members of the local media will spend the day touring the province and surveying farmland from the air to view the impact of flooding in several regions.
The aerial tour will take a route from Steinbach to Souris, covering the southwest area to Melita. The group will then survey the area through the Assiniboine Valley to Russell. The tour will continue around Riding Mountain National Park and to the Grandview, Dauphin and Ste. Rose du Lac areas. The last leg of the flight will cover areas near Lake Manitoba and down the east shore to the Shoal Lakes area. The tour will also cover Arborg, Gimli and Selkirk and then conclude in Steinbach.
It is estimated that over 2.5 million acres of farmland remain unseeded in the province due to flooding with an estimated $750 million to $1 billion in lost production for farmers.
