Thorhild, Westlock counties declare state of agricultural disasters due to rain
Relentless summer rainfalls has led to two rural counties to declare a state of agricultural disaster north of Edmonton. View image in full screen A saturated canola field on the DeWindt Farm near Thorhild, Alta. on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Global News Westlock County council declared its state of agricultural disaster on July 12, citing excessive moisture conditions that have resulted in saturated soils, drowned-out crop acres, forced heading in grain crops, reduced yield potential, and below-average hay and silage production.
- ▪Relentless summer rainfalls has led to two rural counties to declare a state of agricultural disaster north of Edmonton.
- ▪View image in full screen A saturated canola field on the DeWindt Farm near Thorhild, Alta. on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
- ▪Global News Westlock County council declared its state of agricultural disaster on July 12, citing excessive moisture conditions that have resulted in saturated soils, drowned-out crop acres, forced heading in grain crops, reduced yield pot
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Relentless summer rainfalls has led to two rural counties to declare a state of agricultural disaster north of Edmonton. Farms in Westlock and Thorhild counties have been drenched by precipitation, leading local politicians to make the calls last week.The DeWindt family has been farming near the hamlet of Thorhild for decades and the man at the helm can’t recall a summer as wet as this.“Once that ground is saturated, it’s like a sponge — you just can’t rid of it,” Harry DeWindt said.
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