Thank you to Farm Credit, the official national sponsor of the Homegrown By Heroes program, for your continued support. Homegrown By Heroes is now used by more than 400 farmer veterans in 45 states. Started by the Department of Agriculture in Kentucky, we now have partnerships with 12 other state departments of agriculture. FVC is […]
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Seven years ago today, February 12, 2009, Farmer Veteran Coalition began pursuing its mission of mobilizing veterans to feed America. With little money, but lots of real life farming experience, I decided to try to galvanize support from our agricultural community for the men and women who were returning to rural America after serving our
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Farmer Veteran Coalition, in partnership with Kubota Tractor Corporation, announced the first awardee of the 2016 “Geared to Give” program Tuesday in a special ceremony at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif. Julie Hollars, a fifth-generation farmer and 20-year Navy veteran, received a donated Kubota L-Series compact tractor, becoming the first female awarded in
