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“Future of Farming” Comes to Wheatland

The event featured several high-profile people from the agriculture world, including the Chief Technology Officer of John Deere.

March 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WHEATLAND, N.D. – Farmers in the Red River Valley Region got a glimpse of what industry experts are calling the next great leaps forward for agriculture. The “Future of Farming” event was held at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus in Wheatland. In attendance were many industry leaders, including the Chief Technology Officer of John Deere. Speakers touted advancements such as…

Vining, MN Man Has “Crushing” Injuries After He Is Trapped Under Tractor

October 14, 2024

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Vining, Minnesota man is at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo after a tractor he was pulling drove over him and pinned him to the ground. The accident happened just before noon in Folden Township southeast of Vining. Otter Tail County authorities say 76-year-old Daryl Baardsen was working on or attempting to pull the…

Fessenden Man Dead After Being Thrown From His Tractor

March 18, 2024

TJ Nelson,

***UPDATE*** Name released: Mitchell Lloyd, 60, Fessenden, N.D. WELLS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A 60-year-old Fessenden, North Dakota man is dead after being thrown from his tractor. It happened around 9 o’clock this morning in Wells County, about 6 miles west of Cathay. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the tractor left the roadway and entered the ditch, throwing the man….

Man Seriously Injured In Crash With Tractor

A Bloomington, Minnesota man suffered life-threatening injuries when the SUV he was a passenger in crashed into a piece of farm equipment west of Devils Lake Sunday afternoon

May 30, 2023

Site Staff,

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Bloomington, Minnesota man suffered life-threatening injuries when the SUV he was a passenger in crashed into a piece of farm equipment west of Devils Lake Sunday afternoon. According to the Highway Patrol, the driver of the SUV, also from Bloomington, was driving east and closed in on a tractor followed by a pickup pulling…

Fosston teen seriously injured in crash involving tractor

May 29, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

CLEARWATER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fosston teen suffered life threatening injuries after the vehicle he was in crashed with a tractor. According to the Minnesota crash report, the crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Highway 2 in Clearwater County. The driver of a Ford Expedition, 59-year-old Christina Gubrud, collided with a farm tractor. Both were traveling eastbound. The Fosston…

Man Run Over By Baler While Working On Tractor In Wadena County

July 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Verndale, Minnesota man is dead after being run over by a tractor and baler he was working on. Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says 63-year-old Raphael Kern was between the tractor and baler Tuesday morning around 11:30. It had broken down the day before and was left in gear. While working on the tractor, it…

Drivers Injured After Crash Pushes Car Into Tractor Plowing A Field

The crash happened four miles north of Hankinson a little before 4:30 Monday afternoon

October 19, 2021

Site Staff,

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are injured, including one with serious injuries, after a T-bone crash that pushed one car into a tractor plowing a field. The crash happened four miles north of Hankinson a little before 4:30 Monday afternoon. 48-year-old Robert Albrecht of Mantador was driving a Honda Odyssey when he hit the rear driver-side tire of…

Fairmount Man Killed After Crashing Into Tractor on Gravel Road

October 20, 2020

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE 10/21/20 4 pm: Fatal crash victim identified as 71-year-old Robert Kinn Jr. of Fairmount. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** RICHLAND CO., N.D. — A Fairmount, North Dakota man is dead after crashing into a tractor and cultivator on County Road 81. The crash was reported around 7:20 Tuesday night, one mile north of Highway 11 and six miles west of Fairmount….

West Fargo Man Run Over by Tractor

The accident happened west of Cooperstown, North Dakota

August 30, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

GRIGGS COUNTY, N.D. — A West Fargo man is injured after getting run over by a tractor in Griggs County. It happened west of Cooperstown shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 32-year-old Ryan Hoverson was working on a fence with another man when a parking brake malfunction caused the tractor to run him over. Hoverson…

Man killed after tractor rollover near LaMoure, ND

May 28, 2020

Site Staff,

NEAR LAMOURE, N.D. – A 74-year-old Fullerton, North Dakota man is dead after being thrown from a tractor. It happened five miles south of town on 78th Street around 4:00 Thursday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says the man was towing a pickup on the gravel road down a slope and the truck started to sway. The driver lost control, the…