Lambton County has seen record-breaking temperatures throughout the winter season which could be bad news for farmers.
In February, the region broke two records on February 8 and February 9 with temperatures going up and down for much of the winter.
Farmers are seeing the challenges when it comes to the temperatures and the possible lack of precipitation.
Ontario Federation of Agriculture representative for Lambton-Middlesex Crispin Colvin said the temperatures going up and down can create some illnesses with the animals.
"Calves are susceptible to pneumonia when you keep getting rising temperatures and then it gets cold again, so it's really hard on livestock," said Colvin.
He said he is noticing the effects of the warmer temperatures in his own yard where he has cattle.
"It's been more mud this year than anything and usually it's pretty solid, it's good but this year that presents problems," he said.
He added that the warmer temperatures can also impact crops.
For example wheat, he said, likes a blanket of snow to cover it once it's removed in the fall.
"When you get these ups and downs the crop will start to grow again and then it will go back to sleep and then it will grow so, what you end up having is a reduced yield or it could even kill it because the crop itself doesn't know what's happening," said Colvin.
He has also heard concerns from farmers who grow garlic.
Colvin said they're concerned about the garlic rotting in the ground or that it won't come up.
"It's that concern that we have about what's next," he said.
According to Colvin, the benefit of Canada's cold winter temperatures is that bugs and weeds die.
He said that this year there may also be some weed pressures that the agriculture sector hadn't expected before.
"Without that snow cover we lose that moisture base, so hopefully there will be enough moisture in the soil and that we'll get the rains when we need them," he said.
Colvin is hoping that this winter is just an anomaly.
"Although I'm not a huge winter fan personally I do hope we do have a decent winter next year so that we can get the good cold weather and the frost in the ground that we need."