Some Prince Edward Island farmers say the unpredictable weather this fall is making for a frustrating harvest season.
While some crops are already out of the ground, many fields remain to be harvested.
David Mol of Meadowbrook Farms in Winsloe said about 40 per cent of his soybean crop still needs to come off the field, amounting to 200 acres.
“It’s not time to panic but it’s time to be concerned,” Mol told CBC News on Thursday, which was yet another wet day because of an early-morning snowfall.
Soybeans can usually withstand harsh weather, he said, but this fall has brought too much rain — meaning a lot of his crops haven’t had time to dry out.
His family has owned and operated the farm since the 1960s. In recent years, he said it’s become harder to predict the weather.
“You get more disappointments than you used to,” he said.
