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N.D. – The founder of Farm Rescue was named the Honorary Farmer of the Year in Quincy, Washington, during a citywide celebration on Farmer Consumer Awareness Day.

F-C-A-D board member, Chet Pedersen, said, we consider Bill Gross a friend of agriculture,” He said Farm Rescue is something unique.”

Gross founded Farm Rescue in 2005. The nonprofit organization based in Jamestown plants and harvests crops, free of charge, for farm families that have suffered a major illness, injury or natural disaster. Gross grew up on a farm near Cleveland, ND, and is a full-time pilot for UPS Airlines.

Farm Rescue has assisted 155 farm families in the region since operations began in 2006.
The organization is funded solely through donations, business sponsorships and grants. For more information, go to farmrescue.org or call 701-252-2017.