NEW CARLISLE, Ind. ( AgDay ) - For farmers, harvest season brings its own set of challenges. But for New Carlisle farm family Brad, Kelley, Caleb and Lucas Bradshaw, this year’s harvest stress comes with a side of gratitude.

“We’re just thankful we have something to harvest,” admits Brad Bradshaw. “If it wasn’t for the friends and families in this community and beyond, we’d be up a creek.”

The nightmare began on May 8, 2025, when Bradshaw, the assistant junior varsity baseball coach at New Prairie High School, loaded onto one of two mini-buses headed for an away game. Bradshaw was driving with Lucas and six teammates on board. While stopped at a traffic light just a few miles from home, their bus was violently struck from behind by a box truck traveling over 70 miles per hour.

“I ha

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