Southern Manitoba has had an abundance of precipitation this growing season, and what’s really needed now is for the clouds to lift to allow the sun to dry things out.
That was part of the message that Alison Sass, agricultural meteorology specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, had for attendees at the second day of Crop Diagnostic School last week. There’s still plenty of time for the weather picture to right itself and make for an ideal growing season, but it will ultimately depend on the caprices of Mother Nature.
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