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Disaster Assistance

OPEN FOR 2024 WILDFIRE & SEVERE WEATHER RELIEF

The STAR Fund (State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund) was created by the Texas Department of Agriculture to provide relief for Texas farmers and ranchers in times of disaster using monetary donations from private individuals and organizations.

STAR Fund is a reimbursement program designed to assist farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners in rebuilding fences, restoring operations and paying for other agricultural disaster relief.

If you’d like to help ag producers impacted by the recent 2024 wildfires or other disasters, consider making a donation to the STAR Fund.

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Commissioner Sid Miller: One year later, Uvalde Families Deserve Answers for Closure
Thursday, May 25, 2023, One year later, questions about the tragedy in Uvalde still remain. Time for answers to bring closure to the grieving families and the Uvalde agricultural community. [More]

Ag Commissioner Sid Miller: Step One of the ‘Right to Farm Act’ is Complete
Thursday, May 4, 2023, Texas voters can safeguard a way of life in the Texas Constitution this November by amending the Texas Constitution to include a Right to Farm, so that every day farming and ranching and family farms will be constitutionally protected. [More]

COMMISSIONER MILLER: STATEMENT ON THE DIMMITT FIRE
Thursday, April 13, 2023, Monday's fire in Dimmitt killed 18,000 head of cattle and left one ag worker critically injured. Much is not known yet about the cause of the horrific event, but Commissioner Miller asks that Texans keep the injured worker and the Castro County agricultural community in their prayers as investigations and cleanup continue. [More]

Commissioner Miller: Statement on mRNA Vaccines in Livestock
Monday, April 3, 2023, Commissioner Miller pledges to take a close and careful look at the issue of mRNA vaccines in livestock. "We have been working towards a fact- and science-based assessment of the risks associated with this technology." [More]

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller: Biden Administration's Bureaucratic Attacks on Agriculture Must Cease
Monday, March 27, 2023, More environmental regulations from Washington could hit Texas farmers hard, but TDA has their back. [More]

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