Sullivan to Explain Farm Rescue At Wheat Show

Williston will be hosting the 71st National Hard Spring Wheat Show, where Tim Sullivan will share the Who, What, When, Where, and How vision for Farm Rescue. He will show a family case video testimonial to display to attendees what he and his organization achieve for the families they assist and the impact on their communities. After he speaks, there will be time for questions and discussion. The 71st Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show begins at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Grand Hotel in Williston.

Sullivan, Farm Rescue executive director, of a volunteer operated nonprofit organization based south of Fargo. He coordinates volunteers and equipment sponsors to help provide planting, haying, harvest, commodity/hay hauling, and livestock feeding in times of crisis, free of charge. Whether it is because of injury, illness, or natural disaster, Farm Rescue, originally founded by Bill Gross, is struggling farm and ranch families. Started in 2005, in its first year it assisted 10 families with the help of John Deere. Since then, they have assisted over 1000 families, with 3000 volunteers having served over 19 years. Currently, their roster of over 600 men and women, ages 18-85, hail from all 50 states and Canada to share their helping hands and servant hearts with farm and ranch families unknown to them.

A North Dakota native, born on a small grain and livestock farm close to Oakes, ND, Sullivan farmed with his family and then attended Moorhead State University. A business and marketing career may have taken him out of state but has now come full circle with him and his family calling southwest North Dakota home.

Tim Sullivan will be talking about Farm Rescue at 12:45 p.m.