HORACE – Farm Rescue, a nonprofit organization that provides planting, haying, harvest and livestock feeding assistance free of charge to farm and ranch families who have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster, has received $50,000 in donated funds from Hess Corporation.

The contribution will not only support Farm Rescue’s assistance operations throughout Hess’s shared service territory, but also aid in the purchase of a crucial piece of harvest equipment.

Thanks to support from John Deere and several of its local dealers, the nonprofit has been able to utilize sponsored combines for a limited number of engine hours during its harvest assistance operations. However, with a growing number of families requesting help and a larger number of service states, Farm Rescue found it necessary to purchase a combine to accommodate the demand.

Last year, the organization launched a capital campaign in hopes of raising funds to purchase a combine at the conclusion of its 2021 harvest season. This latest donation from Hess Corporation has provided a tremendous boost to the fundraising effort, with only a few months remaining in the campaign. Hess has been a sponsor of Farm Rescue since 2016 and has now contributed more than $200,000 in support of the Midwest-based nonprofit’s assistance operations.

“The unwavering commitment from Hess to help farm families and rural communities is impressive,” said Bill Gross, founder and president, Farm Rescue. “Hess is the largest energy sector sponsor of Farm Rescue and has been instrumental in furthering our assistance efforts for those who have experienced major injury, illness or natural disaster.”

“Hess is proud to support the great work Farm Rescue is doing to ensure our area farmers in need receive assistance,” said Brent Lohnes, Hess general manager in North Dakota. “Hess’s mission is to be the most trusted energy partner wherever we operate and positively impact the communities where we live and work.”