KENTVILLE, N.S. – Heavy rain fall in Nova Scotia is making it difficult for farmers to get their strawberries out of the field and into the grocery store.
The soggy conditions are making it particularly challenging for farmer’s that rely on U-pickers to clear the fields.
“This is a very, very sparse crowd here today,” Elianor Kennie, of Kennie’s Strawberry Farm, told Global News.
But, Kennie’s farm isn’t the only one taking a hit.
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Dennis Boudreau, president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture said farmers across the region are worried about the weather.
“There’s lots of challenges, there’s no question. I suspect the total value per acre is going to be less because they’re not all going to be sellable berries,” he explained.
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Too much water is also a problem because Boudreau says it can shorten the berries’ shelf life once they get to the store.
Despite the bad weather, there were still a few U-pickers out at Kennie’s farm on Wednesday.
Lisa Adams said the weather might deter some people, but it won’t stop her.
“For us, we just love coming,” she said. “It’s something that we want to do anyway, but probably other people might find (the) weather interferes with it.”
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