Giant Cornhole Event Supports Farm Rescue
John Deere and Busch Beer teamed up recently to create “Officially, the unofficial largest cornhole board in the world.” The May 21, 2022 event in Big Bend, Wis., kicked off a campaign selling Busch Light beer in “For the Farmers” cans with a Deere tractor image to raise money for Farm Rescue, a Midwest nonprofit that helps farm families. Deere and Busch pledged to donate $100,000 each to Farm Rescue.
Everything was giant, from the 68 by 34-ft. board and oversized “bean bags” to the John Deere 8RX tractor that pulled back a bungee cord attached to two poles. Winners from a cornhole tournament took turns pulling the cord to release the bags, along with celebrities such as the Shark Farmer and the You Betcha Guy.
“It was pretty entertaining to watch in person, and a few of the big bags even went in the hole,” says Dan Erdmann, program manager for Farm Rescue. “It’s not every day you see a Deere tractor launching oversized bean bags onto a larger-than-life cornhole board, so it was a pretty special event to be part of.”
Erdmann and other volunteers educated visitors about Farm Rescue’s mission to help farm families who experience major illness, injury or natural disaster to plant, hay, harvest crops or feed livestock in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
Both Busch and John Deere have been generous supporters, Erdmann says, and they came up with the idea to team up for the cornhole event and beer can promotion.
“We’re excited, humbled and very pleased to have the opportunity to expand our mission as a result of this team effort,” he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Farm Rescue, P.O. Box 28, Horace, N.D. 58047 (ph 701-252-2017; dan@farmrescue.org; www.farmrescue.org).
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Giant Cornhole Event Supports Farm Rescue FARM HOME recreation John Deere and Busch Beer teamed up recently to create “Officially the unofficial largest cornhole board in the world ” The May 21 2022 event in Big Bend Wis kicked off a campaign selling Busch Light beer in “For the Farmers” cans with a Deere tractor image to raise money for Farm Rescue a Midwest nonprofit that helps farm families Deere and Busch pledged to donate $100 000 each to Farm Rescue Everything was giant from the 68 by 34-ft board and oversized “bean bags” to the John Deere 8RX tractor that pulled back a bungee cord attached to two poles Winners from a cornhole tournament took turns pulling the cord to release the bags along with celebrities such as the Shark Farmer and the You Betcha Guy “It was pretty entertaining to watch in person and a few of the big bags even went in the hole ” says Dan Erdmann program manager for Farm Rescue “It’s not every day you see a Deere tractor launching oversized bean bags onto a larger-than-life cornhole board so it was a pretty special event to be part of ” Erdmann and other volunteers educated visitors about Farm Rescue’s mission to help farm families who experience major illness injury or natural disaster to plant hay harvest crops or feed livestock in North and South Dakota Minnesota Montana Iowa Nebraska and Kansas Both Busch and John Deere have been generous supporters Erdmann says and they came up with the idea to team up for the cornhole event and beer can promotion “We’re excited humbled and very pleased to have the opportunity to expand our mission as a result of this team effort ” he says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Farm Rescue P O Box 28 Horace N D 58047 ph 701-252-2017; dan@farmrescue org; www farmrescue org
