Farmers from Stratford Wisconsin, who drove to Nebraska to donate hundreds of supplies for flood victims, have finally made it back home safely.

Several states across the Midwest, including Wisconsin, have declared states of emergency following severe spring flooding. In Nebraska, residents have experienced some of the worst floods and farmers who live there have lost nearly everything.

“We had some flooding issues here in Wisconsin, but it wasn’t as bad as what we saw in Nebraska,” explained Kolton Wurl, one of the 16 volunteers who made the trip to Nebraska. “It was ten times worse than what we got.”

After hearing the state of emergency that Nebraska farmers are facing, Kevin and Kendra Schmidtke organized the trip to Nebraska not expecting to receive as much support as they did.

“We started off with only two trucks and trailers, and at the end of the day we ended up with eight trucks full of hay, personal goods and feed for farmers,” said Kevin Schmidtke.

The group says it took them a total of 26 hours to make it back to Wisconsin, but the trip was completely worth it. While on their way many other drivers would blow their horn as a sign of respect and encouragement to keep going.

“I think we all were a little nervous and emotional about what we were going to see, but we made it through and it feels good to help somebody,” Kendra Schmidtke added.

The Schmidtke’s say they wouldn’t mind making another trip with supplies, but it depends on the amount of financial support they receive to keep it going.