Fundraiser brings in more than $48,000 for organization’s efforts to help farmers in times of need.

Farm Rescue’s first-ever in-person Planting Seeds of Hope fundraiser raised $48,181 to support the organization’s mission of providing on-farm assistance to families who experience a major injury, illness or natural disaster.

More than 100 people attended the March 7 event in Des Moines, celebrating Farm Rescue’s 20 years of service to farm...