Help on the farm: Rescue organization helps local farmers in need
May 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Planting crops near his home between South Heart and Belfield wasn’t in the cards this year for Daryl Zarak. A brain injury from an ATV accident in December has kept Zarak from being able to do much on the farm. Continue Reading
Charles Hardie couldn’t help but smile as he sat atop the combine with blades chewing down stalks of yellow corn at a rhythmic pace near here Thursday afternoon. The 900 acres of corn belong to Dan and Rose Dotzenrod and their son Ben. Hardie, a retired farmer, is a volunteer for Farm Rescue.
With his wife battling cancer and five children to look out for the youngest of whom is 2 years old Matt Klemetson has a lot more to worry about than planting corn. On Tuesday, a few neighbors and friendly strangers stopped by to help pick up the slack. Four volunteers from Farm Rescue took on the job of planting 300 acres of corn at Klemetson’s farm, freeing him up for a hospital visit with his family. They’ll also plant 300 acres of soybeans. Based in Jamestown, N.D., Farm Rescue operates in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and eastern Montana. 
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