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 volunteers were available to help his family get their crop in and concentrate on getting their farmer back on his feet.
A farmer in Crosby, North Dakota, is facing a pair of major medical issues that will also involve a lengthy recovery time. Harvesting wheat and lentils was on the to-do list for our handy volunteers.
Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations. Grain bins can harm even the most experienced farmer. A Mott, North Dakota, family lost their farmer to just such an accident. Our volunteers are working hard to bring in their wheat and canola crops to ease their minds just a bit.
Wheat and canola were the focus of Farm Rescue’s volunteer team in Drake, North Dakota, as well this week. This family is trying to help their farmer through treatments for cancer and our Angels in Blue were there to assist.
Whether they’re on a combine, pulling a hopper-bottom trailer, or manning a farm show booth, our volunteers are multi-talented! Several of them were on hand recently for The Farm Progress Show — the nation’s largest outdoor ag show. Thanks to the incredible generosity of Farm Progress and their donation of exhibit space, Farm Rescue had its first ever booth at this year’s event. It was a great opportunity to showcase our equipment and mission amongst thousands of attendees. A big thank you to our Field Operations Manager Ben Smith for coordinating and delivering the many featured implements and vehicles to the show grounds near Boone, IA. We were also blessed to have a presence in several partner booths at the event, including Nutrien Ag Solutions, Wyffels Hybrids, and Titan International.
Sloan Implement and Wyffels Hybrids hosted another Farm Rescue Friday event at Sloan’s Monroe, Wisconsin, location. We appreciate them giving us the opportunity to share our mission with attendees and for their continued support!
We send our heartfelt thanks to this week’s volunteers for making the time to help farmers in crisis, including Keith Barkema, Les Reu, John Neumayer, Matt Blaylock, Andy Wittenburg, Jeff Moss, Lee Bleeker, Albert Lautenschlager, John Robertson, Brian Palmer, Jack Limke, Mike Storm, Rick Davidson, Kieth Worthley, and Kevin Snyder.
“It is of no use to spread time, labor, and manure too thin.”—The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 1922
Respectfully,
Jennifer Theurer
Field Operations Support Assistant
