Spring arrived early across most of the province which has allowed farmers to get into their fields sooner and to begin planting.
The New Brunswick Agricultural Alliance says some producers with U-Pick operations already have crops in the ground especially in the southeast.
President Lisa Ashworth says the season is looking good so far.
She says most farmers have recovered from a severe drought last year.
“We did have significant rainfall last fall after our horrible, dry summer to replenish a lot of the waterways. We had reasonable amounts of snow although we didn’t have a lot of snow in many areas this winter… but precipitation can change so quickly,” she notes.
A late spring frost in early June last year damaged many crops in the province.
Ashworth adds farmers are crossing their fingers that won’t happen again this year.
