Harvest 2017 is moving along rapidly in Alberta thanks to consistently hot and dry weather across major portions of the province.

Researching the ability of crops to recover after a hail storm. Farming Smarter’s Ken Coles talks about their work into what hail damaged crops can recover from and how well rescue products work.

The topic of water management in fields has seen significant growth over the past five years. 

"We've never swathed canola in July before, that's a new one for us" Those are the words of Kevin Serfas, who farms in the Lethbridge area, on how early this year's harvest has begun thanks to a summer of hot and dry weather.

Alberta is a windy province, especially south of Calgary, but did you know that the wind here is exceptionally dry too.