Park River, N.D. — A cleanup crew from North Star Cooperative was able to save roughly half of the liquid fertilizer contained in two poly tanks that fell off a trailer on June 2 near Park River, N.D. The two tanks, which contained 1,500 gallons of 10-34-0 and UAN-28, rolled off the trailer and slid into a ditch while the tow truck was turning around on a gravel road. Tim Faust, general manager at North Star, said the tank caps came off during the incident, but quick action by the crew saved half of the fertilizer. “Considering what could have happened, this didn’t turn out that bad,” Faust said. “Fortunately we were able to pump about half of the fertilizer before it all got soaked up in the ground.” Faust said the salvaged product would be spread on a local field.
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