A southern Manitoba man is thanking fellow farmers for harvesting his soybean crop as he cared for his daughter who was injured during a hit-and-run.

Statistics Canada says that on the whole, this has been a good year in agriculture for Canadian Farmers.

Daytime highs in the 20s and overnight lows above freezing are a great sign for Manitoba farmers looking to continue harvest this weekend.

Much of southeastern Manitoba received some much-needed rainfall on Friday night to the delight of farmers who were hoping for exactly that, and more.

"We expected a big crop and we saw a big crop."

Manitoba farmers aren't taking the weekend off — instead, they're tending to their fields -- but after a grim harvest last year, things are looking a little more optimistic.

Farms got off to a slow start this season because of the abnormal weather, but Froese says things seem to be back on track since temperatures warmed up.

Amidst the obvious hurdles COVID-19 will provide, farmers are still working to get last year's harvest off the fields.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Winnipeg's St. Norbert Farmers' Market has moved to a hybrid method, allowing shoppers to buy from some vendors online and others in person.

David Wiens, chair of the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, told 680 CJOB that his members are dealing with an excess of milk, due to coronavirus-related lack of demand from retailers.