Hello Trumbull County. You may have noticed a few combines running this week as grain harvest gets started in earnest throughout the region.

As you can imagine, harvest is an incredibly stressful time of year for farmers. It doesn’t matter if it is silage, garlic, hay or grain, the pressure to harvest the crop in a timely manner coupled with the economic impacts can be overwhelming.

Traveling on roads with large, often oversized equipment adds to the stress. You have to worry about not hitting mailboxes and overhead power lines, and contending with traffic. Every farmer can share a negative experience they have had while driving on the road. No one wants this harvest to be their last and a few recommendations are below if you find yourself behind farm machinery.

First, be patient. Farm

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