About Us

CRISIS READY. AG STRONG.

Jim Meech Agri-Med Crisis Foundation, Inc., D/B/A as Agri-Med Crisis Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) approved nonprofit geared to provides support to farmers and ranchers facing an unexpected medical crisis.

The Story Behind Agri-Med

A Family. A Crisis. A Promise.

On November 20, 2018, an unexpected medical crisis changed our family and our farm overnight when it was discovered my husband, Jim Meech, had a massive brain tumor. Crops were still in the field, cattle needed to be brought home for the winter, and both of our children lived more than eight hours away. We needed help.

After a nearly 12-hour surgery and weeks of waiting for pathology results, Jim was diagnosed with gliosarcoma, a terminal brain cancer. He passed away on September 2, 2019.

While Jim and I were planning his funeral together, he told me he wanted the memorial donations used to “help the guys around here.” At the time, I thought that meant helping a few local farmers and ranchers. I had no idea where that simple statement would eventually lead.

I made two promises to Jim. The first was that the farm would continue. The second was to find a way to help farmers and ranchers. The kids and I kept that second promise by creating Agri-Med Crisis Foundation in June 2024.

The Jim Meech Agri-Med Crisis Foundation, Inc., D/B/A Agri-Med Crisis Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit giving support to farmers and ranchers within the first 30 days of an unexpected medical crisis.

Agri-Med was not born in a boardroom. It grew from what our farm family lived through firsthand—the uncertainty, hard decisions, and chaos that can follow an unexpected medical crisis.

Donors, businesses, volunteers, and communities make that work possible. Agri-Med helps ease immediate needs so farmers and ranchers have time to step back and take a deep breath during those first 30 days.

What began as a promise to Jim became Agri-Med’s mission. We keep that promise, one farmer or rancher at a time.

— Marita Meech
Founder and President