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Ontario farmers raise concerns of dwindling farmland at rural expo [Video]

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Several Ontario farmers are raising concerns about dwindling farmland across the province as politicians of all stripes gather at an annual rural and agricultural expo.

Ontario politicians have descended upon Lindsay, Ont., as part of their annual pilgrimage to the International Plowing Match.

Several farmers from the Waterloo region say they are concerned with a massive land assembly of prime farmland in the area that is cloaked in non-disclosure agreements.

The Region of Waterloo has said it is trying to assemble a supersite in an effort to lure a massive manufacturing plant.

The province is funding the land assembly, but Premier Doug Ford says he wants the region to treat farmers fairly.

Farmers say they are in the dark and under threat of expropriation by the region.

Alfred Lowrick, who lives next to the target site, said the entire process has shown a lack of respect to farmers and the …

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