Spring planting season is now underway, and that means motorists will see an increase in farm equipment on local roadways.
Purdue Extension Agricultural Educator Phil Woolery says if you see farm implements on the road, slow down. “They often travel slow, and when you’re driving at 60 down a road, you can go up pretty fast,” he said. “Keeping your space if you’re going to try and pass it gives you better visibility, and make sure you have enough space to get around the equipment. Also, if you’re coming towards the equipment, be aware too that someone might be trying to pass it. So just kind of keep aware of the farm equipment, and slow down and take your time, so we don’t have an accident.”
Woolery says farmers are off to a good start with this year’s planting. “Things have finally dried down and warmed up, and so last week things really started to pick up, doing a lot of fertilization before planting. We’ve had some planting done, just starting last week, in a lot of the fields, mainly corn but I believe there’s some beans planted as well. And mint planting kind of wrapped up this past week, too.”
He says rain forecast for the coming days might slow down progress for a while, but that’s to be expected.
