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Brandon Gibb’s fields were covered in snow on Sept. 10 and 11.

Southern-area farmers hit hard by heavy September snow

The early blast of winter will be ‘devastating’ for many producers in the south,  with crops such as wheat being hit especially hard

By Alexis Kienlen September 30, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes It looked like a winter wonderland, but no one in southern Alberta was in the holiday spirit when snow arrived in early September. Forecasts called for less than an inch, but Mother Nature delivered six to eight in many areas. At Brandon Gibb’s place near Hillspring, the white stuff started falling around 7:30 a.m. and […] Read more