Rural life appeals to many people evidenced by the continuing growth of residential homes in what has traditionally been open farmland. As more and more non-farm families build or move into homes adjacent to actively farmed land and traffic volume increases, challenges can arise. There are some important facts to keep you, your family and your farm neighbors safe. Farmers provide the stewardship which results in the beauty of our rural landscape. One way non-farm residents can help farmers sustain that beauty is to become educated about what it means to live in farm country. How we choose to share the road during the busy planting season is one way we can keep our families, farm neighbors and others safe. Expanding residential areas have interrupted once contiguous farm fields. As a result, farmers must often use public roads to get from barns to fields and from field to field. Here are some tips to help keep you and your farm neighbor safe.