In the News
FVC announces new discount partnership with SpotOn Fence
Farmer Veteran Coalition has announced a new discount partnership, this time with SpotOn Fence!
July 20, 2023
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What Is Happening At The Farmer Veteran Coalition
In The News
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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In the News
Workplace Giving Spotlight – NRECA
Today we focus on one of those opportunities in more detail with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and its workplace-giving initiative. The Arlington, Va.-based NRECA, represents more than 900 consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperatives…
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
June 2, 2023
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Disaster Relief
USDA Disaster Grant Program Extended Until July 14th
Did your farm suffer from an environmental disaster in 2020 or 2021?The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for the Emergency Relief
May 9, 2023
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