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Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Third-generation Alberta farmer Greg Sears described the last 24 months in Canadian agriculture as a roller-coaster ride.

In 2021, farmers were hit with severe drought that withered crops across Western Canada, then last year the war in Ukraine drove grain and oilseed prices to record highs.

Inflation led to dramatic spikes in the cost of everything from fertilizer to fuel to tractor tires, leading some in the industry to dub 2022 as the most expensive crop year in history.

Sears is hoping 2023 is a normal crop year for his Grande Prairie farm.

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