• This is a view many area farmers will experience this harvest as they reap the seeds they sown this spring. Submitted photo
    This is a view many area farmers will experience this harvest as they reap the seeds they sown this spring. Submitted photo
We hear it all the time. “Be safe!” or “Slow down and think twice!” But it’s easier said than done when running on little sleep and working through the thick of harvest. In 2017 alone, U.S. Census numbers reported that 416 farmers/farm workers died from a work-related injury. Transportation incidents were the leading cause of death in this data (cdc.gov). In addition, every day about 100…

 

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