According to local producers, the 2018 harvest season came with mixed emotions.

Scott Robinson, an agronomist with Catellier Seeds in Dufrost, says crops fared surprisingly well this year especially the cereals and canola. He notes corn and soybeans made do with the little moisture they had and still managed to come out to an average crop.

"That drought definitely made those plants root deeper and they were able to dig deep and find some moisture," says Robinson, "I think that just shows how different genetics and breeding and all that hard work of plant breeding really got put to good use this year."

On average, Robinson says wheat crops yielded around 75 bushels per acre, canola 50 bushels, soybeans 32 and corn around 115.

One thing Robinson points out, is farmers are trending away from planting winter wheat. "With a couple years of winter kill and not the greatest yields, then you look at spring wheat and guys are pulling 70 and 80 bushels of spring wheat off, so I think guys are probably switching out their winter wheat acres to go to spring wheat I would say"

Robinson says harvest is largely wrapped up although he adds a few producers may still have some sunflowers still out in the field.