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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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Sid Miller: What Has Caused Turkeyflation?
Tuesday, November 22, 2022, As many Texans head to grocery stores and other grocery suppliers, they may go into sticker shock when seeing prices for the family Thanksgiving turkey. But like everything else for the past two years, your Thanksgiving dinner is a victim of the inflation that has raged since 2021. [More]

Miller Goal: Grow Hemp Abroad, Help Reduce Border Crisis
Thursday, October 13, 2022, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently met with a bipartisan group of elected officials from the Republic of Honduras to educate them on the Texas hemp industry and establish a working dialogue regarding creating agricultural jobs in Honduras—which in turn could help reduce illegal migration into the United States. [More]

COMMISSIONER MILLER ANNOUNCES START OF 2022 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK
Thursday, October 6, 2022, Today Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller kicked off National School Lunch Week, a celebration of hard-working nutrition teams and the healthy meals served in schools. During the week of Oct. 10-14, schools across Texas will offer special menus and use Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) resources to promote participation in the National School Lunch Program. [More]

COMMISSIONER MILLER CHAMPIONS TEXAS FOOD IN SCHOOLS WITH START OF FARM FRESH CHALLENGE
Thursday, September 29, 2022, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today kicked off the 2022 Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) October Farm Fresh Challenge. Thousands of schools have pledged to promote local foods and Texas agriculture during the challenge. [More]

Sid Miller: A New Conversation about Texas Water
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Experts tell us we may be in the midst of another drought similar to the one that rocked Texas in the 1950s. Water vulnerability is a real, growing, existential threat to Texas and our future. How do we bring the full power, efficiency, and creativity of the free market to bear on the Texas water crisis? [More]

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