We want to give special birthday shoutouts to those who used their birthday to ask for donations for Farmer Veteran Coalition on Facebook—we really appreciate your support! From January 2022 through March 2022, 10 people raised more than $2,000 in donations to help FVC on our mission of mobilizing Veterans to feed America. We’d like […]
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March has arrived! Many consider March to be the beginning of spring as it brings the vernal equinox and the return of daylight savings time! The month of March was originally named for the Roman god of war, Mars, and more recently was designated as Women’s History Month. What a coincidence that as I write this newsletter the Pentagon has deployed over 12,000 troops to NATO member nations within a short distance of Ukraine. We all pray for our service members as they complete their duty and serve our nation.
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Mark your calendars for November 13-15 because the 8th Annual Farmer Veteran Stakeholders Conference is coming to Oklahoma City! ‘Growing Together’ is the theme for this year’s conference and will be held at the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel at the Reed Conference Center. Be on the lookout over the coming weeks as we release more
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Are you a Native American or Alaska Native military veteran that is currently involved in agriculture? If so, we need your input! Through our partnership with the Native American Agriculture Fund, we’re helping to collect critical info to understand the needs of Native veterans involved in food and agriculture production. If you, or someone you
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A Fayetteville, North Carolina, native, Lawrence Rhone brings an impressive military and farming resume to the FVC team—and that might be an understatement! As a veteran of the Army during both the Cold War and Gulf War eras, he served in field artillery as a forward observer which included directing close air support. In addition
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Thank you to everyone who submitted an application to the 2019 Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund. We received a record 354 applications this year. The application review process is underway and we expect announcements will be made by the end of April. All applicants will be notified via email once the review process is complete.
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NEW! JUST LAUNCHED – CONFERENCE WEBSITE! Farmer Veteran Coalition is excited to announce the 2019 Farmer Veteran Stakeholders Conference will be held November 17-20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas. This year’s conference is the fifth national gathering of the farmer veteran community and will feature two days of education, distinguished speakers,
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After returning for his second stint with Farmer Veteran Coalition in November 2018 as director of operations, Willie Hines has been promoted to chief operating officer. In the new role, Hines will oversee day-to-day operations of the organization. Previously, Leonard Monaco, a Marine veteran and retired senior vice president with Farm Credit West, served as
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Because of new government grants, increased support from our funders and soaring demand for our services, FVC is expanding its team. We are looking for candidates for veteran services, communications and development. Knowledge of agriculture and military service are big plusses. All jobs are in Davis, CA. We have a great team, competitive pay and
In this webinar, Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund manager Rachel Petitt reviews the 2019 Fellowship application, and Chris Laughton from Farm Credit East presents on business planning. The webinar ends with a Q&A session.
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