The dry weather over the last few weeks is making life difficult for farmers in Ontario. Daniel Mainville, from Beaulieu Farm in Grand Sudbury is expecting to lose money, despite watering his strawberries and raspberries everyday. He says that “There is probably a 10 to 15% decrease already, after three or four days of production” and that “This year is probably the worst in the last ten years”.
Eric Blondin, from Three Forks Farms in Warren says that vegetable producers have also suffered from the drought. He explains that “It was really difficult for seed germination. And, it took us two to three more weeks for lettuce and spinach to be ready.” However, he says that he is lucky as he has access to a well.