Farmers In The Field As Seeding Begins In The Province

In what could be one of the most expensive crops that farmers on the prairies have ever planted, many are contending with the weather again as they begin seeding.

In southern Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan, too much snow and rain over the past few weeks, has turned some fields into lakes. Farmers in those regions are grateful for the moisture after last year's drought, but it could be a while before some can even venture into their soggy fields to plant a crop.

In south eastern Alberta, which didn't benefit from any those storms last month, fields are very dry. Some central areas got about an inch of rain from storms last week and with daytime highs expected to reach the 20's by the middle of this week, no doubt many farmers will begin seeding. The mini heatwave in the forecast this week, likely won't last long and Drew Lerner with World Weather Inc forecasts a pretty good chance of some early spring moisture across the southern prairies possibly starting next weekend.