A pair of farmers in an eastern Ontario village are devastated after a severe thunderstorm Tuesday that produced large hail, damaging more than 200 hectares of their crops. Rows of soybeans and corn were damaged by golf ball- and marble-sized hail, Zollinger said. "We're dealing more and more with severe weather patterns which is why we're advocating for better risk management programs. Katie Ward, a livestock farmer in northwest Ottawa and the president of the National Farmers Union, said this kind of devastation is really impacting farmers across the country. "People are really, really stressed.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2021 07:52 UTC