In recent years the world has experienced a steady increase in both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Tropical weather patterns have changed, floods have become more destructive, and wildfires have expanded all leaving behind damage and devastation. In addition, Iowa has exper…

Just last night I was traveling home on my gravel road after dark. I could see headlights of an approaching vehicle, which I thought was a pickup. As we passed each other, I startled a bit as I realized it was actually a tractor and was much wider than I anticipated.

When I drive my old truck out the lane and onto the gravel road, a little flashback from a few years ago jars my memory. I’ll pass it along because there’s a safety lesson in the story. Maybe a few safety pointers in fact, when you look at it in hindsight.

If storing, hauling or applying liquid manure is on your list this fall, protecting personnel and livestock must be top priority.

It goes without saying that keen eyesight is one of the farmer’s most invaluable tools. Even in the first century, Pliny the Elder stated, “The farmer’s eye is the best fertilizer.”