What’s the best advice you can give to keep our farmers and ranchers safe?
SLOW DOWN
The best advice I could give to keep our farmers and ranchers safe is to always slow down and take the time to think before rushing into a complex job!
Look above while harvesting to avoid hitting power lines, and think about others on the roads while transporting large equipment. Life is so precious and you can avoid accidents by just slowing down!
Dorothy Robyt
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative
LEAVE PETS AT HOME
A word to the wise: Try to sneak away from the pet dogs and cats when doing the nighttime cow check during calving season. One dark night, I was looking for cows in labor or mother cows that had just delivered their babies. Suddenly, I found myself being chased by outraged mama cows! Thanks to God, the corral fence was nearby and I swiftly clambered over it to safety on the other side of the enraged bovines. But why was I being chased, I wondered? A black cat was trailing behind me, and she upset the cows. The protective mother cows did NOT want a cat near their babies!
Yvonne Stegner
Formerly of Slope Electric Cooperative
UPCOMING READER REPLY QUESTION:
September: Strictly from a patriotic perspective, why do you vote?
Deadline for submission: Aug. 12
October: It’s National Cooperative Month! What’s the greatest benefit of being a cooperative member?
Deadline for submission: Sept. 12
We want to hear FROM you: Submissions should be no more than 250 words, typewritten or in legible handwriting. Include your name, complete address, daytime phone number and name of your electric cooperative. Note: Magazine staff reserves the right to make edits and cuts. We pay $25 for each letter we print. Email to ndliving@ndarec.com or mail to READER REPLY, North Dakota Living, P.O. Box 727, Mandan, ND 58554-0727.
