Keep safety in mind during early harvest

Kindred, Minn. (WDAY TV) - With crops in season, you're bound to come across large machinery on the road, meaning more danger this time of year. Authorities and farmers are asking drivers to be patient and keep the early harvest safe for everyone.

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Farm Rescue accepting requests for harvest help

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The nonprofit Farm Rescue organization is accepting requests for harvest help from farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, western Minnesota and eastern Montana.

North Dakota farm worker dies in rollover crash

STEELE, N.D. (AP) — A seasonal farm worker from South Africa has died following a rollover crash south of Steele. The North Dakota Highway Patrol identified him as 23-year-old Abraham Potgeiter, who was working on a farm in the Kintyre area.

Minn farmer credited with saving 17 abandoned pups

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Animal officials in Rochester are praising a local farmer who helped save 17 abandoned puppies.

Man dies after farm accident near Oakes

OAKES, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 42-year-old man died from injuries he suffered when he fell from the top of a grain bin on a farm near Oakes on Friday afternoon.

Melrose farmer crushed under machinery

MELROSE, Minn. (AP) — A farmer from Melrose was crushed underneath a corn stalk chopper after it slipped off its safety blocks.

Farm Rescue reaches milestone

YPSILANTI, N.D. (AP) — A volunteer organization that helps needy Upper Midwest farmers sow and harvest their crops has reached a milestone.

Minn. food shelves to get donation from farmers

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Pawlenty and representatives of pork, soybean and milk groups will announce a donation to Minnesota food shelves on Friday.

ND ag commissioner back in the hospital

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring (GORE'-ing) says doctors have confirmed he is suffering from an illness that affects his body's nervous system.

Flooding leaves big gorge on North Dakota farm

LINTON, N.D. (AP) — Bob Feist can hardly bear to look at his south central North Dakota farmland that once held spring-fed ponds with minnows.

Tractor caravan in the Dakotas

WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — A caravan of old-time tractors is making its way through the Dakotas.

Ag. Department sponsors food safety booth at fair

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Visitors at the Minnesota State Fair can play food sleuth with a visit to the Minnesota Agriculture Department's booth.

Rural landscape becoming noisy

Valley City, ND (WDAY TV) - A rural Barnes County couple had planned to enjoy retirement by moving back to North Dakota. But Dennis and Cathryn Stillings are finding a changed landscape even noisy. As WDAY 6 Reporter Kevin Wallevand tells us, the prairie has a different look and sound.

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