While parts of Illinois are expected to get some rain at some point this weekend, a local University of Illinois Extension educator is promoting harvest safety in these dry conditions.

Doug Gucker is a small farms educator at the University of Illinois Extension in DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties and is encouraging farmers already in the fields to be mindful of the dry conditions that have developed in the last few weeks.

The best practice for farmers in the fields is to get those combines cleaned off after a day in the field. He says it is worth the time at the end of the day.

Extension.illinois.edu/dmp has more tips and information from Gucker on a variety of topics.