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Alberta snow bad news for farm crops ahead of harvest
Grain farmers near Calgary say harvesting damaged crops will take longer

CBC News Posted: Sep 10, 2014 1:03 PM MT

The snowstorm that blanketed southern Alberta over the last days has flattened crops just as farmers were getting ready to harvest them.

Ken Friesz, who farms about 2,000 hectares near Indus east of Calgary, says his wheat and barley are flat on the ground and the canola isn't much better.

He estimates harvesting will take almost twice as long as normal.

�Now your combines are going to be moving considerably slower, you're going to have to go down in the dirt almost and dig the crop up to try and get what you can,� he said.

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It's the same story for Matt Sawyer north of Calgary near Acme. He says the only hope for salvaging the harvest is a quick return to warmer weather.

�We need a good long run now, the time is ticking away and as you know, the days are getting shorter so we hope that this turns around,� he said.

Sawyer said the snow is sure to affect his bottom line.

�The loss of quality of the wheat can be a huge hit. The other thing is then by taking longer to harvest, you're paying guys more days, you're going to burn up considerably more fuel,� he said.

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thomas davison · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:42 pm Post subject:

Record snowfall in Finland
By Robert On September 24, 2014

Thick snowfall covers eastern Finland

Heavy snow fell in parts of North Karelia during Monday night and Tuesday morning, along the border with Russia.

Residents in the small town of Ilomantsi, the easternmost in Finland, woke up to find a blanket of over 25 cm (10 inches) of snow. Authorities warned that roads in the area are very slippery and said there have been reports of minor collisions.

Snowy conditions are forecast to continue into the week.

�The snowfall is new September record for North Karelia,� says reader Toni Lund. �It has been very cold also in Southern Finland, and as I write this, the night temperature is -1 Celsius (30 F).�