The flies and mosquitos have almost been banished by the chill of fall. I say almost because we’re still seeing 90-degree afternoons where I live. That hasn’t stopped me from dreaming of the crunch of dried leaves underfoot and pumpkins on the porch though.
Fall harvest has reached many farmers and Farm Rescue’s Angels in Blue have been busy helping those in crisis.
We have two crews in Kansas this week. One is helping a Scranton family get their crop in because their farmer suffered injuries in a skid steer accident earlier this year. Our volunteers were glad to help where they could while this family travels the long road to his recovery.
The second Kansas crew is in Hiawatha helping a farmer who has an extended recovery ahead him. As small but mighty crew is on hand to fill in wherever they are needed.
Another crew is harvesting soybeans in White, South Dakota, for a family in need.
A Driscoll, North Dakota, farmer is working to come back from a traumatic brain injury. Farm Rescue is making sure his crop is brought in to support him and his family.
A farmer in Shickley, Nebraska, recently suffered a stroke that is keeping him from running the combine this fall. Our Angels in Blue have minded the gap for him and his family, so his recovery is the only thing on their minds.
When you clock in to a job like farming, you never really clock out. There are times it takes all hands on deck to get the grain in the bin.
Harvest is when injuries, illness, and natural disasters are the last thing a farm family wants, but a classic Rolling Stones song told us that’s not always possible. That’s why Farm Rescue is here. Our Angels in Blue are here to get the job done until the family can go again.
We would like to send our many thanks to the volunteers who stepped up this week, including Garry Deckert, Kenny Crites, Greg Hill, Glenn Biederman, Chester Arnold, Ivan Arnold, Andy Stender, Andy Mueller, Lance Wach, David Endorf, Keith Barkema, Emil Baranko, and Kenneth Chyle.
“Autumn teaches us the beauty of letting go. Growth requires release—it’s what the trees do.”—ka’ala
Respectfully,
Jennifer Theurer
Field Operations Support Assistant
