KINDRED, N.D. (KFGO) – Farm Rescue is helping a farmer with planting after his doctor said he couldn’t get in his tractor after he was mauled by a cow, caught COVID-19, and went through gall bladder surgery.
Robert Nord says it’s been a hectic few months. Nord said it started when he was checking on calves one night.
“I saw on our cameras that a calf was up so I wanted to go out there to make sure the calf was nursing. Usually a cow will give you an indication that they don’t want you near but she didn’t do that so I went in the pen. She’s a 6-year-old that I’ve never had problems with before. The calf started bucking around while I was in there which set off the mom. She charged me and knocked me to the ground and would not let me go.”
Nord said he played dead until the cow left him alone, he then went to the hospital with a few broken bones, including his back.
Farm rescued was called by a neighbor to help Nord. Volunteers gathered to help plant corn in Nord’s field with a Farm Rescue planter.
Farm Rescue Program Manager Dan Erdmann says this is why Farm Rescue was founded.
“Robert has been through the wringer these past few months. The timing was terrible with the work they’re doing headed into planting season right on the heels of calving season. It’s very important for us that we’re here to help Robert through this tough time.”
Ever since they were established in 2005, Farm Rescue has assisted over 700 farm and ranch families.
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