This year’s pumpkin harvest in Canada and the United States is a stark reminder of the fact farmers are at the mercy of the weather gods.
Alberta pumpkin farmer Mike Williams said the weather was so dry when this year’s season began that he irrigated his farm in Ponoka with 12,000 litres of water every week for two months.
While this season’s crop of 3,000 pumpkins was comparable to last year’s, Williams said expected revenue won’t cover the cost of the water bill.
Tam Andersen, who grows pumpkins in Sturgeon County, Alta. said she faced a similar bone-dry start to the season, but then said it didn’t stop raining after July.
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