Arrival of Cohort in Plentywood Montana
When & Where September 29, 2024 (1:00 am) – September 29, 2024 (12:00 am)
September 12, 2024
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What Is Happening At The Farmer Veteran Coalition
Author: Prestwood
Discount Partner
repurposedMATERIALS Offers Second Life for Industrial Castoffs
Farmer Veteran Coalition has entered into a discount partnership for its FVC members with repurposedMATERIALS Inc., which encourages a new secondhand use for discarded industrial materials.
August 21, 2024
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Discount Partner
Gro-King Offers Sprayers for Serious Farmers and Home Gardeners
Farmer Veteran Coalition has a new discount partnership with Gro-King Garden Sprayers, a family-owned small business that provides quality spraying equipment for both the home gardener and farmers with larger gardens.
July 22, 2024
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From the Director
Executive Director Comments: June 2023
Summer is nearly here! Your staff here at the Farmer Veteran Coalition head office in Waco, TX have been humming like a hive of worker bees developing national programs for our membership at large, as well as our state chapters. Here are a few updates for you.
June 15, 2023
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Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund
Paula and Rusty Campbell
Receiving a Fellowship Fund award through the generous funding support of The Wounded Warrior Project has meant that their family farm will be able to finally buy the UTV they have been saving for and get closer to meeting their goals set out in their 10-year business plan.
June 15, 2023
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Homegrown By Heroes
Brandon Breaux, Cockeyed Farms
Michael “Brandon” Breaux, along with his wife Lauren Breaux, are the owners of Cockeyed Farms. Known as “The Cockeyed Farmer”, Brandon was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
June 15, 2023
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Grants
Farmer Veteran Coalition Mental Health Awareness Project
FVC has received a four-year Mental Health Awareness Training Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
June 15, 2023
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Staff Spotlight
FVC Staff Spotlight
Born and raised in Waco, Texas, Diego left Waco to attend the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations.
June 15, 2023
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Disaster Relief
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
NAP will partially cover losses related to crop production, but not losses to the actual plant. For example, if a NAP-covered strawberry field experienced extreme damage due to an extreme drought, NAP payments would only cover the loss of income due to reduced production — not the damage to the strawberry plant itself.
June 15, 2023
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Disaster Relief
Farmer Veteran Coalition’s Webinar “Brown Bag Lunch: ERP-2 Webinar FAQs with Texas FSA’s Joshua Coleman”
The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) has been at the forefront of supporting military veterans who are transitioning into careers in agriculture. In our ongoing efforts to provide valuable
June 2, 2023
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