Tater Tales Sept 25th: Wacky Weather of 2017

Our battle with Mother Nature continues here at the farm.  If I were to review the weather this year, I guess I could say “it could have been better…but it could have been worse.” An overly wet spring left us with flooded sections and drowned out seed potatoes.  The summer saw severe thunderstorms rolling in one after another.  Dramatic fluctuations in temperatures created foggy conditions continually for the early morning starts. Now this unseasonal heat has halted the harvest until temperatures return to somewhat normal.  And the tough reality is that despite this surprise mid-summer weather, winter is coming and we must get the crop harvested before the snow flies. Yet there is always hope with a rainbow (or two!)  To hear more about potato farming in York Region, you can click on “BJ’s Radio Interview.”