Organization helps farms and ranches in need
Farm Rescue Serves Nebraska and Surrounding States
Learn how they assist
When family farm operations experience crisis due to injury, illness or natural disaster, getting the work done can be a struggle. Fortunately, an organization dedicated to assisting farm families can come alongside them to relieve the strain. Farm Rescue is a nonprofit organization that provides free planting, haying, harvest and livestock feeding assistance to farm and ranch families in crisis.
These services are provided by volunteers trained to operate Farm Rescue’s equipment, with the hope that the family’s farming legacy can be extended far into the future. Since it was founded in 2005, Farm Rescue has assisted over 1200 farm families. The organization relies heavily on referrals to learn of farms in need of their help.
To learn more about the group’s mission and impact visit FarmRescue.org. If you know a family in need of assistance, call (701)252-2017.
Well Water Safety
If your private drinking water well has been impacted by floodwater, your water supply may have been contaminated with pollutants carried in the flood water. In addition, wells can be contaminated by surface water runoff even if the surrounding area is not flooded. Do not use the water for cooking, drinking, or brushing teeth until laboratory analysis confirms it is safe. (See water treatment options for household amounts and shock chlorination for well disinfection.)
Wells at greatest risk of contamination from floodwater or surface water runoff include:
- A well located in a pit. This is where a wellhead, and possibly other well equipment are located in a below ground enclosure.
- Dug wells or any wells that do not have a watertight casing.
- Any well that does not have a watertight secure cover or cap
- Any well constructed prior to 1986. Prior to water well construction regulations in Nebraska, construction practices did not have a mandatory grout seal in the annular space around the well casing, making it less resistant to having surface runoff or floodwaters enter the well.
- Any well that was submerged with floodwater or surface water runoff.
More information can be found at Necessary Steps to take for Owners of Private Drinking Water Wells Impacted by Flooding | IANR News.
