"We really don’t know exactly what the consequences will be.”

Crops are growing on schedule so far this season, and conditions in August are expected to bring an ideal harvest.

Due to excessively wet weather, Leduc County has declared a municipal state of agricultural disaster.

Many farmers in Alberta are facing another difficult harvest: hail has battered crops and fields across the province look more like lakes than farm land.

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has issued an order for farms that employ migrant workers to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

With plus 30 C temperatures daily for nearly two weeks, the heat has caused trouble for farmers and nature. 

Canada's two largest railways moved record quantities of grain in the second quarter after benefiting from another strong month in June.

Growers in the Westman area of the province are experiencing big-time crop damage, according to agriculture reporter Harry Siemens. 

"To be quite honest, if southern Alberta gets one inch of rain it probably could add up to $20 million in crop production." 

On Friday, the province said it will start allowing multi-generational farmers to build more housing on ALR land.