More than 100 farmers in Minnesota showed up to help one of their own after a serious medical diagnosis.

The farming community in Polk County is strong and it showed when community members took it upon themselves to help farmer Mark Holy on September 24, KCBD reported Sunday.

Over the summer, Holy was diagnosed with ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, per the Mayo Clinic’s website.

“ ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing or slurred speech. Eventually ALS affects control of the muscles needed to move, speak, eat and breathe. There is no cure for this fatal disease,” the site read.

The community decided to harvest more than 400 acres of Holy’s sugar beet fields to show they are supporting the family. Although it wa

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