Source: Jeremy Simes, September 7, 2017
Many crops in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan are expected to be below average this year, but some farmers in other areas are seeing yields they say are close to something special.
David Johnston, a grain farmer in Three Creeks, Alta., about 25 kilometres northeast of Peace River, is reporting pea yields of 77 bushels per acre, well above the Peace region’s current estimated dry pea average of 43 bu. per acre.
“This is almost off the charts for profitability,” Johnston said during a phone interview.
Image Source: David Johnston reported official pea yields of 77 bu. per acre, well above the current estimated average. | David Johnston photo
