Farm Rescue

This week, Farm Rescue staff, volunteers, and a Farm Rescue farm family had the opportunity to visit John Deere Harvester Works in Moline, Illinois.

We're incredibly grateful for the longstanding partnership between Farm Rescue and John Deere. Their support goes far beyond equipment. It helps us deliver hope, assistance, and peace of mind to farm families facing unexpected crises across rural America.

Seeing the innovation, dedication, and hardworking people behind John Deere's operation was a powerful reminder of the shared values that connect our organizations: supporting farmers, strengthening rural communities, and standing alongside agricultural families as they continue moving forward.

Thank you to the entire John Deere team for your hospitality and for standing alongside Farm Rescue in service to farm families.

Grateful for the support!

We are proud to welcome Shari Rogge-Fidler as our new Executive Director.

A fifth-generation farmer, nationally recognized agricultural leader, and passionate advocate for rural communities, Shari brings decades of experience serving farmers, building partnerships, and advancing the future of agriculture.

As Farm Rescue continues to grow and meet increasing demand across our 11-state service region, Shari's leadership will help strengthen our mission of keeping family farms and ranches operating during times of crisis.

"Farming has always been home," said Rogge-Fidler. "That's what makes Farm Rescue's mission so meaningful, and I'm honored to be part of its future."

Please join us in welcoming Shari to the Farm Rescue family as we begin this exciting new chapter together.

Read the full announcement: https://farmrescue.org/press_release/farm-rescue-names-shari-rogge-fidler-as-executive-director/

One Combine. Hundreds of Families.

As demand for Farm Rescue assistance continues to grow, we're working to expand our harvest response and reach more farm families when they need it most.

Since 2005, Farm Rescue has assisted more than 1,300 farm families across our growing service region. Now, we're asking for your help to meet the increasing demand for our services.

Join the Combine Fundraiser and help us reach more families during harvest. Share this post!

Donate today: https://farmrescue.org/combinefundraiser

In Hughesville, Missouri, a farming season changed in an instant.

After suffering severe injuries in a fall from a grain bin ladder, one farmer faced a long road to recovery while spring planting waited for no one.

That's when volunteer Wayne Jelinek stepped in to help get corn and soybean acres planted, allowing the family to focus on what mattered most - healing.

When unexpected hardship strikes, Farm Rescue volunteers help carry the load so farm families can concentrate on recovery without the added worry of a missed season.

After a February wildfire swept through and destroyed homes, equipment, fences, pasture, and the infrastructure of daily farm life in Kismet, Kansas, a Farm Rescue family is still working to find their footing again. With tractors and combines lost, recovery isn’t measured in weeks or months anymore, but years.

Still, planting moved forward.

Volunteers Kelly Valtr and Gary Kline joined the family to get corn, milo, and additional cover crop acres in the ground for cattle grazing. In the middle of loss, the work of the season didn’t stop.

It became something more.

A step forward. A way to keep going.

When a farm family faces a death, illness, injury or another crisis, keeping up with the daily and long-term demands of an operation can be extremely difficult.
CHS and the CHS Foundation are longtime supporters of Farm Rescue, a nonprofit that steps up to help people in need. Farm Rescue truly embodies the cooperative spirit, providing labor and equipment to those in ag during times of personal hardship.