Despite wet weather expected this week, Manitoba farmers are gearing up for the start of the seeding season. Amidst the obvious hurdles COVID-19 will provide, farmers are still working to get last year’s harvest off the fields.
Less than favourable weather, namely the October storm that wreaked havoc across the province, had St. Andrews farmer Curtis McRae finished harvesting his field only two weeks ago. “We still have a lot of work to get ready for this year,” he said.
Seeding operations are set to begin this week for McRae, and like many other businesses, he’s preparing for the differences COVID-19 will bring to his operations this year.