Harvest gets underway following challenging growing season
CYPRESS COUNTY, Alta. — Alberta farmers are starting to find out what they have to show for persevering through a difficult season.
The beginning of the year was extremely dry causing uneven germination. Rain in June restored a lot of optimism, but July brought heat and a battle with grasshoppers for many farmers in the county. Prolonged heat through August sped up the curing of some crops causing kernels to shrink, losing some grain and value heading into the harvest.
However, despite all the challenges, farmers are finding crop yields aren’t as bad as they could have been.