
Staff Spotlight: Director of Operations Draws on Deep Military Roots
For FVC Director of Operations Nick Flanigan, the two more important groups of people in this nation are Veterans and agricultural producers.

For FVC Director of Operations Nick Flanigan, the two more important groups of people in this nation are Veterans and agricultural producers.

Joseph Burdulinski hasn’t been able to use his “Old Glory” Batwing® cutter as much as he’d hoped due to the drought, but it has already been a huge boost to his burgeoning hay operation.

Farming can be daunting, but the response from their customers makes it worthwhile for Sean and Faye Autry of Thunder Valley Ranch in Oklahoma.

Today, however, he and his wife Karly have a burgeoning goat and cattle operation in the village of Burchard, Nebraska, six miles from the Kansas border.

While my family had no background in agriculture, my fascination with the land and its potential for growth and sustenance was undeniable.

In the spring of 2021, he built eight hives, and in order to keep costs down, constructed nearly all of them from recycled shipping material.

Post-service, they became corporate executives in the oil and gas industry in manufacturing and capital project development. But on that plane flight emerged a new topic.

Abbie Earp is FVC’s Program Coordinator, making sure the Fellowship Fund and Homegrown By Heroes programs run smoothly.

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.
In February, the Farmer Veteran Coalition will be celebrating fourteen years of operation! Our Founder, Michael O’Gorman’s vision became our mission, which has now turned into this incredible