Play AudioArea farmers want you to travel safely on rural roads over the coming weeks as the corn silage harvest begins across the area. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Crop Progress and Condition Report, 22 percent of the corn for silage harvest is complete, one percentage point behind the pace for 2024 and 15 percentage points behind 2023. Farmers are also planting winter wheat for next year’s harvest and cutting alfalfa for the fourth time this year, leaving plenty of tractors and other heavy farm equipment entering and leaving fields across the county. That includes this Thursday at Rio Creek Feed Mill in Rio Creek from 9 a.m. until noon. Each farm can submit two samples at no charge, while additional samples will cost farmers $15 each.