Farmers are not warming up to the unseasonably pleasant weather Albertans are experiencing this winter.
Agrologist Paul Muyres, who works with farmers south of Edmonton, says if this weather continues it will lead to dry soil in the spring.
"We're going into this thinking we still have some time. It's not weighing on them yet," Muyres said.
He added farmers paid the price last year when they planted crops late during the hot summer.
This winter, farmers are looking for much more rain and snow.
"We just simply don't have enough snow or precipitation this winter to alleviate some of the issues that we had last year, already," Muyres said.
"We're going to see a lot of guys trying to get their crop in as early as they possibly can to maximize the soil moisture that's there.
"That is going to put a lot of pressure on getting the crop in."
CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe says a great deal of snow is not expected for the rest of this El Nino winter.
"It's not unusual to see a below-seasonal snowfall, but this has been exceptionally low."
Source : CBC