The foot of snow that buried Sarnia-Lambton November 12, and the rain experienced since, has only added to the stress already being felt by area farmers this year.
Ontario Federation of Agriculture Director Crispin Colvin believes most soybean crops were harvested but said there's still a fair bit of corn in area fields.
"Even the fact that it was a late spring meant a lot of people had to switch their crops and some went from corn to soybeans, and some didn't plant anything," said Colvin. "So, it doesn't matter how you cut it, it's been tough."
Colvin said they'll bounce through it somehow, but it's a challenge.
"Farmers are an extremely resilient and optimistic group of people. The old saying, 'next year is always better,' so I wouldn't call it a wipeout year, but there's no question that this has been a really difficult year and put a lot of stress on families and farms. It's probably been one of the toughest years on record in that sense."
Colvin is asking motorists to be patient with combines, tractors and other equipment as they work to get harvest done.
