WELLINGTON COUNTY – With spring starting Tuesday, and erratic weather patterns continuing to dominate the forecast, the Wellington Federation of Agriculture is bracing for anything that comes their way.
The Grand at 101 spoke with President Barclay Nap to mark the first day of spring.
Nap says whether the strange winter will have any bearing on crop yield this summer is tough to decipher.
Nap added with the mild winter, can come a lack of ground moisture and pests that don’t go away.
In Nap’s mind, the best possible scenario would be trends in the forecast similar to this week.
Nap went on to say the early portion of summer has also been radically different since he was a youth.
Learning to adapt to extreme shifts in weather is key, Nap says.
He added Wellington County, a very diversified farm industry, supplies hefty portions of Ontario’s crops.
