Manitoba farmer who had $40K of canola stolen fears grain thefts may become more common
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A Manitoba farmer is warning other producers to be on guard after he says $40,000 worth of canola was stolen from his farm.
A Manitoba farmer is warning other producers to be on guard after he says $40,000 worth of canola was stolen from his farm.
Les Wedderburn, who runs a farm with his brother near Alexander, Man., said he was checking grain bins one day during the winter when he discovered someone had stolen between 1,500 and 1,600 bushels of canola from one of the bins.
"The canola went missing in the night is what it looks like, so the people that did it scouted it out and came and did the job," he said on Thursday, adding he believes the canola was stolen about a month earlier.
Wedderburn estimates $40,000 worth of canola was stolen from the farm.
"It's a bit of a kick in the pants. You know, you work all year, and that is like taking somebody's full wages away for the year," he said.
"It makes you feel a little sick to think that you go to a lot of work for nothing and somebody can just drive into your yard and take something and hope they get away with it. I really, really hope that doesn't happen."
The Rivers Police Service confirmed it is investigating the alleged theft, however there are challenges in the investigation.
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