Life is A Highway
There was quite a bit of windshield time for the Farm Rescue crew and volunteers this week as they headed home or transported equipment from one case to the next. The Plains, Kansas, crew finished cutting grain sorghum so the family could concentrate on healing instead of worrying about harvesting. Our volunteers were happy with […]
More Horsepower
Wild horses couldn’t drag us away from farmers and ranchers in crisis this week! A very long rattlesnake shed skin gave the crew in Plains, Kansas, a bit of a pause but they fought back the rain clouds and sandburs to help a local family support one of their own dealing with illness. A Rolette, […]
With The Grain
The second wave of harvest is about to hit, and Farm Rescue is ready to catch it. Many may celebrate the end of summer with surf and sand; our Angels in Blue celebrate it with grain and grit. Long days in the field for them equals money in the bank for farmers and ranchers in […]
Can I Get A Witness?
Even with the large amount of families Farm Rescue has helped over the years, there is still some confusion about what we do. We are occasionally mistaken for an insurance company. Others think we just ride through the countryside on tractors looking for farmers in distress along the way. While that does paint a vivid […]
Making Progress, Farm Progress That Is
Harvest cases are popping up all over our territory and we had a bucketful of Angels in Blue gathering crops for farm families in crisis this week. A Donnybrook, North Dakota, farmer fell from his sprayer and fractured his leg to the point where it will take up to 5 months to heal. Farm Rescue […]
Amber Grains are Waving
Farmers rarely have a backup plan. It’s usually something like, “We could ask the neighbors, but I hate to make them use their vacation time helping us.” Because not everyone is so lucky to farm full-time. Farm Rescue is happy to be the backup plan, and farmers don’t have to worry about how much vacation […]
Heavy On Our Minds
There have been several ATV accidents reported lately and we’d like to remind all our friends to please use caution and safety when operating those type of vehicles because we want you all to stay safe and healthy. Safe and healthy is how you want your family and friends, so do the same for yourself, […]
Whiplash
The first tractor I learned to drive was a hydrostatic International 826. I also earned the nickname “Whiplash” and, yes, those two snippets became fact around the same time. Whiplash is what Mother Nature has given us this week as she can’t decide if it is summer or fall. Some parts of the country are […]
Planning Our Work and Working Our Plan
Some may be focused on a rapidly approaching wheat harvest, but Farm Rescue isn’t going to “bale” on haying season! The spring rains that kept our tractors, seeders, and planters out of the fields contributed to a bumper crop of hay. Before that crop can make local livestock very happy this winter, it has to […]
