Taber corn is back

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman
Southern Alberta Newspapers

Taber corn is here just in time for Cornfest.

David Johnson, manager of Johnson Fresh Farms, said compared to last year they are a little behind schedule, but compared to their five-year average they are right on time. 

“The corn is looking really good, we had a slow start with the cold wet rainy May and June we had, but with the hot July weather we had the corn is now doing really well,” said Johnson. 

He said they began their harvest on July 31 and they are hoping to have corn until late September, but it is all weather dependent. 

“It all depends on the weather in September, if we have a mild weather, if we don’t have a killer frost, snow stays away and we have a nice warm September, we could have corn until the end of the month,” said Johnson. 

He added that if the weather changes and the crops are not able to survive, then they will be done for the season. 

“Last year we went to Sept. 20, so last year season we started July 19 and went to Sept. 20 and this year we started Wednesday and we are hoping to be able to keep going until the end of Sept. again,” said Johnson. 

For more information on Taber corn visit http://www.johnsonfreshfarms.com