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Sep 7, 2017
Sep 7, 2017

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Safety Watch: Farmer’s ordeal began with an ATV rollover

Think about a spot in a field a quarter-mile away, downhill from your house.

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Farmer recounts story of mower accident, road to recovery

BLOOMFIELD, Iowa — Keith Sullivan jokes that, despite a horrific farm accident he was lucky enough to survive, he can still play the piano as well as ever.

“Of course,” he adds. “I never could play the piano so that doesn’t mean much.”

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Helping hands get small farm through health challenges

BIG ROCK, Ill. — Operating a small farm profitably is challenging enough, but adding health issues makes it even more difficult.

Donna and Scott Lehrer have found a way to manage most of those challenges. They raise sheep and grow organic crops in northeastern Illinois. Things were going well until a ram injured Donna six years ago, leading to chronic pain and mobility problems. To add to that, Scott was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

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