Farm Rescue Adds More Services, Eyes Geographical Expansion

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A farm aid nonprofit in the Northern Plains is expanding its services again this year, with an eye toward spreading geographically in a year or two.

North Dakota-based Farm Rescue does physical labor for farmers in need in both Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and eastern Montana. It started out planting crops, then expanded to harvesting crops, and then into haying.

The organization this year also is offering hay bale-hauling and grain-hauling services.

Founder Bill Gross says Farm Rescue needs to boost its annual budget from about $750,000 to $1 million to expand to more states. It's finding new ways to raise money, including selling downloads and CDs of a country music tune sung by North Dakota farmer Joe Schmidt. "My Field of Dreams" was written by Billy Ray Cyrus' cousin, Bobby.

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