The fall harvest is in full swing and all that farm equipment is all over the place in central Illinois.

DeWitt County Sheriff Mike Walker implores drivers as you encounter farm implements, grain haulers, and semi-trucks - give them plenty of space and slow down for your safety.

Sheriff Walker reminds some county roads and more narrow rural roads can provide difficult conditions to see around an implement for anything coming up the road. He advises extreme caution if you are in an unfamiliar part of the County or central Illinois.

Particularly at night, deer can come out of nowhere and jump out in front of your moving vehicle. Sheriff Walker implores having your high beams on and being mindful of what is off to the side of the road as much as what is on the road.

Some producers have been in the fields for a few weeks now while others just got started this week. Many anticipate being in the fields most of October and some even beyond that.