VIDEO: Farmer fuel stolen in Minnesota

(NBC) - An Eyota farmer is out thousands of dollars after someone stole around 900 gallons of diesel from him.

He noticed his tank was empty Monday night.

Someone had broken the lock and stolen the fuel.

Right now--there are no suspects in this case.

As for getting his money back, that depends on his insurance plan.

Darian Leddy reports.

At the beginning of June, a farmer from Eyota filled up his one-thousand gallon diesel fuel tank, something that was supposed to last him well into harvest season.

"The cost to fill up at the time was about $4,770 that he's out now." says Captain James Schueller.

But the farmer only got to use around 100 gallons of that tank before someones stole the rest of the fuel.

Law enforcement suspects the fuel was taken all at once and the thief would have had to bring their own power source and large trailer to take the fuel.

Farmers have a lot to look out for when it comes to insuring their property.

Along with equipment and livestock, fuel can also be covered by insurance.

Insurance agents recommend revisiting your plan once or twice a year to make sure everything you want is covered.

And while we don't know if this specific farmer will get any of his money back, it may be a good idea to check out your insurance plan in case something like this could happen to you.

The sheriff's office says this is the first time in awhile that someones has reported a fuel theft on this scale.

There are a number of ways farmers can prevent these thefts from happening such as having a locked gate or installing lights near where you store your equipment.