HORACE, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Farm Rescue has steadily increased its capacity to help more producers each year, including a growing number of ranch families. The nonprofit added haying assistance services in 2012 and this year the Farm Rescue launched “Operation Hay Lift” in which hundreds of loads of hay were delivered to ranchers affected by severe drought.

Farm Rescue’s new livestock feeding assistance program will provide a short-term means of sustaining cattle herds when ranchers are unable to perform the work themselves, due to a major injury, illness or natural disaster.

Haybuster of Jamestown will continue to be a financial contributor to Farm Rescue according to Jay Grotrian, President of Haybuster. He added, “Haybuster is honored to be able to provide equipment to the Livestock Feeding Assistance program that has been developed by Farm Rescue.”

As with all Farm Rescue services, livestock feeding assistance will be provided through the work of volunteers. The organization is seeking additional volunteers for this new venture. Anyone interested in joining the Farm Rescuer family of volunteers to help ranchers should submit a volunteer form at www.farmrescue.org

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Rescue has helped more than 500 families since its inception in 2006. The organization’s mission is to help farmers and ranchers who have experienced a major illness, injury, or natural disaster by providing the necessary equipment and manpower to plant, hay or harvest their crop. Livestock feeding assistance is also available to ranchers.

Farm Rescue helps farm and ranch families in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Iowa. Applications are currently being accepted for livestock feeding assistance, which can be obtained at 701-252-2017 or www.farmrescue.org