It's been a struggle for farmers to get their crops in the bin so far this harvest season. Marc Hutlet of Marc Hutlet Seeds at Ste. Anne says rain keeps interrupting the combines.
"It seems like every time we get an opportunity to start, we follow it up with a bit of rain. Again, a lot of violent storms last week and that has slowed us down."
Hutlet adds the crops that have been harvested generally look very good. He notes winter wheat has yielded very well with low disease levels and other cereals also have good potential as long as farmers can get onto their fields to harvest them. Hutlet adds it's the same for the canola.
"Some of the early yields are promising. We did have some hail come through and wipe out some stuff north of Randolph and also around PR 501 (just north of the Trans-Canada Highway) last week an so that was disappointing. But some of the canola is going to do well and there's a lot of straight-cut canola out there which has been desiccated and will be ready to rock as soon as the guys can get in there."
Source : Steinbachonline