![]() "In a couple more weeks, we'll have some bigger, juicer corn that comes on," he added. ![]() Johnson says peaches and cream corn cobs grow fast and are smaller and sweeter in taste. "We got planting just a little later than we normally like." "It's actually quite remarkable that we're able to have an early start because we kind of had a wet, late spring," Johnson added. Johnson says though temperatures sped up the growing season throughout May and June, this season hasn't been the smoothest. The family has been growing corn for more than 80 years. "We beat our other farm record by a day, so we're excited." James Johnson, co-owner of Johnson Fresh Farms near Barnwell, Alta., says the heat has allowed them to set up stands selling their sweet Taber corn earlier than ever before. The scorching hot weather in southern Alberta may be negatively impacting some crops, but for others, it's helping them thrive.
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