Farm Rescue is adding Wisconsin to its list of states where the nonprofit assists with a multitude of farming help in emergency situations.
With the addition of the Badger State, Farm Rescue and its volunteer workforce will serve a total of nine states, including Illinois, which was added last year.
The North Dakota-based organization was founded in 2005 and has since helped more than 1,000 families.
Farm Rescue provides free planting, haying, harvesting, commodity hauling and livestock feeding assistance to farm families who have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster.
Farm Rescue has also received equipment support for its Wisconsin operations through John Deere at both the corporate and local dealer levels. The company is helping to coordinate delivery of a combine for 2024 harvest assistance efforts in Wisconsin and the surrounding region, as well as supplying tech support and service for Farm Rescue’s initial launch of operations in the state.
“Farm Rescue is very thankful for the unwavering support from our family of supporters in helping us grow our service area,” said Bill Gross, founder and president of Farm Rescue.
Farm Rescue is currently accepting applications for assistance from families within its existing service states, which also include Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota. Any farm family experiencing a major injury, illness or natural disaster is encouraged to apply at farmrescue.org or by calling 701-252-2017. Referrals are also welcome.
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