By admin Montana ranches face many threats due to weather, but the Montana Farm Bureau works with ranchers to be able to help in the event of a disaster.
“How can we support them and what’s the best way to do that,” Sky Anderson says.
The Montana Farm Bureau has launched the Montana Disaster Relief Fund, a donation-based program that will help farmers in the event of a crisis in their operations.
“We just raise funds that we can pay back and give to people in need,” Anderson says.
Anderson is a member of the Farm Bureau board of directors, but he also ran his own ranch for many decades, so he understands the importance of the fund.
“I believe every rancher who has been in business for a while runs into difficulties,” Anderson says.
The purpose of the disaster relief fund is to provide farmers with all the help they need if they face a crisis caused by a natural disaster such as a fire.
“Whether it’s hay, mending a fence, or paying trucks to haul hay to fire areas,” Anderson says.
And for those who want to contribute to the cause?
“Get out your checkbook, be charitable, and send money to the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation disaster fund,” Anderson says.
The Montana Farm office can be found at 100 Red Mountain Drive, Bozeman, MT, 59718.