What is the
Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund?
The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is a small grant program that provides direct assistance to veterans who are in their beginning years of farming or ranching. The Fellowship Fund does not give money directly to the veteran, but rather to third-party vendors for items the veteran has identified will make a crucial difference in the launch of their farm business. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000, and nearly $4 million has been awarded to more than 930 veterans since 2011.
Wounded Warrior Project
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Betty Nelson | KBZ Farms, Montgomery, Alabama, Air Force
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Lanora Owens | Jungle Orchid, Cordova, Tennessee, Navy
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James Schafer | Schafer Acres, Dardanelle, Arkansas, Army
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Christopher Villatoro | VVV Ranch & Cattle Company LLC, Bentonville, Arkansas, Marine Corps
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Sara McGuigan Quintino | Livity Garden, LLC, Waialua, Hawaii, Coast Guard
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Ashley Anderson | Anderson Heritage Homestead, Hollis, Maine, Marine Corps
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Ricky Kimberlin | River Crest Angus Farm, Lillington, North Carolina, Army
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Jude Rodrigue | Farmstead Recon LLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Army
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Dwight Arceneaux | Arceneaux Farms LLC, Church Point, Louisiana, Army
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Sabina Shaub | Belair Blooms Flower Farm, Bowie, Maryland, Air Force
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Aaron Zellmer | Four Acre Farm – MN, Hugo, Minnesota, Air Force
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Lance Collins | Allll Farms, LLC, West Point, Mississippi, Army
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Cameron Husty | Marshall, Virginia, Navy
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Lucien Darensburg | Vancouver, Washington, Army
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James Jones | Wolf Creek Mountain Farms, Forest Hill, West Virginia, Army
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Shevene Cole | Buffalo Souljah Farm LLC, Kiowa, Colorado, Air Force
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Mitchell Freeman | Freeman Family Farm, LLC, Coudersport, Pennsylvania, Navy
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Dionna Blocker | Jack’s Sensory Farm, Greenville, South Carolina, Army
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Andrew Rylander | Firefly Creek Farmstead, Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, Army
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Nathan Coufal | Coufal Produce, Bruno, Nebraska, Marine Corps
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Mark Meyer | Rainmaker Prairie Farms, Kearney, Nebraska, Navy
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Chester Donath | Redbud Hill Farms, Hannibal, Missouri, Army
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Bryan Ollendike | Busy Bees Bayou, LLC, Benton, Louisiana, Army
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Sarah Moffit | Swords 2 Plows Farm, Maryville, Tennessee, Army
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Katharine Chetko | KB Farms NC LLC, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, Army
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Amber Toombs | Rustic Roots Heritage Homestead, McGrady, North Carolina, Army
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Natalie Heim | Rowdy Red Ranch, Covington, Oklahoma, Air Force
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Salvador Montez | Tres C Securities / C3 Farm and Ranch LLC, Electra, Texas, Army
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Debra Bryan | Seguin Weather Girl Farm, Seguin, Texas, Air Force
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Heather Wright | Mill Creek Meadow Farm d/b/a Wright’s FARMacy, Bunker Hill, West Virginia, Air Force
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Michael Stoffel | Auburn Homestead LLC, New Auburn, Wisconsin, Army
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Briana Burnett | Rooted Feather Farm, Athol, Idaho, Army
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Kiersten Downs | Elle Pea Acres, Groton, New York, Air Force
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Amanda Robbins | Two Buds Flower Farm, Foxfire Village, North Carolina, Army
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Damita Powell | SpankyJo’s Farm LLC, Castalia, North Carolina, Navy
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Joshua Olson | Olson Farms, Hardy, Iowa, Air Force
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Joseph Rademacher | Rademacher Farm, Cary, North Carolina, Army
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Caroline Perruci | Little Muskingum Kettle Farm, Marietta, Ohio, Army
Kubota Tractor Corporation
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Danielle Gent | Full Stem Ahead Flower Farm, Troy, Maine, Navy
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Jesse Cox | Sweet Source Farmstead, Willow Spring, North Carolina, Marine Corps
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Jonathan Weaver | Wheat and Sparrow LLC, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Army
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Daniel Romero | Roaming Moon Acres, Ulm, Montana, Air Force
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Joshua McDonald | MacDhòmhnall Heritage Ranch LLC, Westcliffe, Colorado, Navy
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Steven LeNoir | LeNoir Family Farms, Elkland, Missouri, Army
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Sandra Trowell | Old Dog Farm, LLC, Pendleton, South Carolina, Army
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Heather Delanoy | Wild Sage Farms, Spokane, Washington, Air Force
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Heidi Barber | Hay Ewe Ranch LLC, Mount Calm, Texas, Army
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Shane Kanneberg | Vine & Virtue Farm, Seymour, Wisconsin, Army
Tractor Supply Foundation
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Tracy Galloway | Galloway Family Farm, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Army
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Elmer Douglas Stark | Starks Organic Farms, Ruther Glen, Virginia, Navy
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Brian Castner | du Trieux Farm, Granville, New York, Air Force
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Christopher Nicholsen | HighGround Farms, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, Air Force
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David Doler | Company Bee Farms, Glasgow, Missouri, Air Force
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Christopher Smith | Sacrament Apiary, Charlotte, North Carolina, Marine Corps
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Stephen Toth | Mangata Farm LLC, Lancaster, Ohio, Army
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Tyler DeHerrera | The DeHerrera Homestead LLC, Hampton, Virginia, Army
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John Zaginaylo | Tri John Farms LLC, Berwick, Pennsylvania, Army
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Renee Raidt | Sleepy Moose Meadow, Colbert, Washington, Marine Corps
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Gary Trejo | Honeybird Hideaway Tree Farm, Clinton, Utah, Air Force
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James Hamrick | Veteran Berries, LLC, Decatur, Mississippi, Air Force
California Farm Credit Alliance
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Kellen LeMasters | Backdoor Pantry, Napa, California, Army
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Joshua Donecker | Owl Creek Farms, Hemet, California, Army
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Lavelle Lomonier | Garden 2 Go LLC, San Pedro, California, Army
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Derek Weese | Bar Down Ranch, Petaluma, California, Coast Guard
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Jesus Toro | Madera, California, Marine Corps
U.S. Small Business Administration
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John Jones | 4 Js Saffron and Sebbies, Windsor, Vermont, Navy
FVC Virginia Chapter
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Bryan Harris | Liberty Lane Farm, Suffolk, Virginia, Air Force
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William Marm | Legacy Peony Farm LLC, Manassas, Virginia, Army
FVC Ohio Chapter
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Janecia King | New Vision Farming Solutions, Cincinnati, Ohio, Army
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Ronald Swogger | South Range Farms LLC, East Palestine, Ohio, Air Force
FVC Minnesota Chapter
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Cody Morgan | Morgan Ag Inc., Jonesboro, Minnesota, Air Force
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Caitlynn Berg | The Bergs and the Bees, Harris, Minnesota, Marine Corps
Individual Donors
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Tina Cox | Grit & Grace Gardens, LLC, Grasonville, Maryland, Army
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Cole Harriman | Hand Harvest Homestead LLC, Greenbush, Maine, Air Force
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Stanley Wawrzonkiewicz | Late Harvest Chestnuts LLC, Glastonbury, Connecticut, Army
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Joseph Snyder | War Dog Coffee, Anchor Point, Alaska, Air Force
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Chate Mineer | Red Riot Farm, St. Johns, Arizona, Army
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Epifanio Garcia | Emily’s Farm, Fresno, California, Army
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Theodore Kovarik | Sunshine Acres, Emmett, Idaho, Air Force
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Brian Gorman | Blarney Ranch, Trego, Montana, Army
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Tamara Whalen | Sentinel Family Farm, Cottage Grove, Oregon, Coast Guard
Tractor Supply Company – $1,000 Gift Certificates
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Donald Scott | Crooked Creek Cattle Farm, Middleport, New York, Army
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James Leitner | Nomad Farms, Lone Oak, Texas, Army
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Samuel Portnoy | The Pineland Pork Company, Cameron, North Carolina, Army
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Mariah Alwes | Star Shine Farm LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Air Force
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Isaac Rodriguez | Brighter Futures Farm, Emden, Missouri, Army
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Glenn Cherry | Mad Horse Acres, Salem, New Jersey, Navy
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Allen Wuthnow | T&A Farms, Warthen, Georgia, Army
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John Maynard | AOR Farmstead, Sutton, New Hampshire, Air Force
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David Yount | Rask Farm, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Air Force
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Mark Hurd | The Idaho Herd LLC, Grangeville, Alaska, Air Force
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Ellie Smith | Nelson River Acres, Millerstown, Pennsylvania, Air Force
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Roy Seals | Bent Gate Farms, Rogersville, Tennessee, Army
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Jonathan Koenig | Dallas Farmstead, LLC d/b/a Coyote Ridge, Wolcottville, Indiana, Army
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Lilibeth Neal | Paloma Sow LLC, d/b/a Little Leaves Microgreens, Powell, Ohio, Army
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Kendrick Mitchell | Brothers and Sisters of Providence, Sublimity, Oregon, Army
Edward Bailey | Riding2Horses Farm LLC, Bailey, Colorado, Army
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Christina Bessler | Busy Green Bee Homestead LLC, Westcliffe, Colorado, Army
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Joseph Spradling | Patriot Endeavors LLC, Green Cove Springs, Florida, Army
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Gilbert Chapa | Chapa Family Farms, Chandler, Oklahoma, Army
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Jeremy Carlo | C4 Ranch LLC, Fallon, Nevada, Navy
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Andrew Dobbins | 1914 Homestead, LLC, Perry, Iowa, Army
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Jeffery Leger | Eunice, Louisiana, Army
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Christopher Mulder | Mulder Family Farm, Alexandria, Virginia, Air Force
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David Holden | Hero Honey, Ludington, Michigan, Army
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Cha Lorvang | The Late Bloomers Homestead LLC, Yuma, Arizona, Marine Corps
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Alan Houseknecht | First Fruit Farms, Alpine, California, Navy
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Jason Bailey | GMN Farms, Oakland, Mississippi, Air Force
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Martin Gaymon | BoldOrganicBotanicals, Council, North Carolina, Army
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Eric Bailey | Clover & Hive, Spring Valley, Ohio, Army
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Terry Degroot | Colorado Cow, Kersey, Colorado, Navy
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Joshua Lewis | Black Dog Ranch, Cheney, Washington, Army
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Charles Luke | Middle Ground Farm, Morehead, Kentucky, Air Force
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Mary Richard | Sundance Acres, LLC, Hedgesville, West Virginia, Army
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James Telford | Telford Acres, Deer Creek, Illinois, Navy
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Hunter Davidson | Floral, Arkansas, Army
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Joseph Kempf | Jovian Co., LLC, Etters, Pennsylvania, Army
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Clifton Lary | Lary Farms, Dorchester, South Carolina, Army
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Samuel Fortune | Honey Locust Orpington Ranch, Fountain, Colorado, Army
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James Benson | BFE Cattle Co., Brazoria, Texas, Marine Corps
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Nathan Walch | Grow and Gather Farm, Bristol, Virginia, Air Force
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Brian Pittman | East Ridge Farms LLC, Lancaster, South Carolina, Navy
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Kirk Rheinhardt | Jelly Rancher, Edna, Texas, Navy
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Joseph McGowan | Faith Farm, Anthony, New Mexico, Army
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Jeremy Burgett | Work in Progress Farm, Stockdale, Texas, Army
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Richard Warren | Warren Family Homestead and Farm LLC, Brandon, Mississippi, Army
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Michael Stark | Bar Z Bar LLC, Willcox, Arizona, Army
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Lori Grant | Fayetteville, Georgia, Navy
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Joshua Poling | Mountain Sky Drones, Morgantown, West Virginia, Army
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Stephen Boals | Celtic Farm LLC, Loomis, California, Navy
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Robert Brown | Ravnegård at Hickory Hill, Burkeville, Virginia, Navy