Health expert urges farmers to follow safety tips on hot days

Jun 28, 2023
Jun 28, 2023

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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Summer’s hottest days are likely still ahead, but Tawnie Larson knows that “farm and ranch work won’t stop during hot weather.”

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