2020 Virtual Young Farmer Conference - The Virtual Institute

The National Young Farmers Education Association (NYFEA) develops leaders, inspires service and enhances the success of potential for American agriculture, especially young agriculture leaders.

Apply Now for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

Application Deadline is December 11 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is December 11, 2020.

USDA disaster assistance application deadline is November 20 for certain 2017, 2018 and 2019 crop loss

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers in Texas that Friday, November 20, is the last day to submit applications for disaster assistance for eligible losses caused by Tropical Storm Cindy in 2017 as well as peach and blueberry losses due to extreme cold or hurricanes in 2017 and 2018.

Beef Loving Texans names Eddie Jackson as Chief Recipe Officer

Beef Loving Texans, the consumer-facing brand of the Texas Beef Council, announced its newest addition to their beef-loving team, Food Network chef and former NFL star Eddie Jackson.

Down Memory Lane

102 Years Ago November 21, 1918 To Our Subscribers: We are looking every day for the load of stove wood and the bushel of potatoes and the bushel of apples and the Thanksgiving turkey add a few fryers in fact most anything a poor editor's family can use.

Giving Thanks

I visited a 93-year-old woman in the hospital several years ago. Though hospital visits are a common thing for preachers, this visit made an impression on my mind due to the attitude of the patient. She was hooked up to machines and was struggling to breathe. She did not think she had long to live.

Doug’s Doorstep

I Can See! I Can See! A bunch of years ago, I called my wife one day and told her I could not see. This frightened her as she thought I had lost my eyesight. I quickly explained that I could see, but while trying to read, everything was blurred.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Salmos 33:1-22 Alegraos, oh justos, en Jehová; En los íntegros es hermosa la alabanza. Aclamad a Jehová con arpa; cantadle con salterio y decacordio. Cantadle cántico nuevo; hacedlo bien, tañendo con júbilo.

Community Calendar

Items for the Community Calendar are limited to 60 WORDS OR LESS. If they are too long, they will be edited. PLEASE NOTE: Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Meal is cancelled due to widespread illnesses!

They had a dream and hope!

Four hundred years ago, 102 passengers and crew crowded onto the 100-foot Mayflower and left England in September of 1620. They faced many unknown dangers and difficulties, but 66 days later they landed only to encounter cold and rain.