K-State official urges drivers to be alert in rural areas

By: K-State Research and Extension news service

Planting, harvesting means more farm vehicles likely to be on roads MANHATTAN, Kan. – The leader of a program that promotes safety on the farm and in rural areas is encouraging drivers to remain alert in areas where farm equipment is likely to be on the roads.

Tawnie Larson, the state’s coordinator of the Rollover Protection Structure (ROPS) program at…