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Flooding in Western Canada

By now, many of you will have heard of the tough spring producers are having in Western Canada. Whether it be a field that was too wet to plant, or a field that is now under water - it is not easy to get anything done out there.

Here is a couple of videos to give you an idea of what they are dealing with.

First - a farmer trying to spray...






Second, a look at the Trans-Canada Highway that has washed out at the SK/AB border.



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Permalink Reply by Joe Dales on June 23, 2010 at 11:49am
It sounds like there could be up to 10 Million acres left unseeded in Saskatchewan.

Joe Dales
Permalink Reply by Joe Dales on June 23, 2010 at 11:52am
Check out the opposite situation in Iowa.
JoAnn Alumbaugh of Farms.com is going to provide some video crop reports from Iowa.

Here is the link and click on the USA to watch the field report from Linden, Iowa.
http://www.farms.com/tabid/662/Default.aspx

Thanks,

Joe
Permalink Reply by Joe Dales on June 29, 2010 at 8:14am

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