Thank you for visiting our web site. We hope that you will find it informative and helpful. Please check back periodically for upcoming TMBC events as well as program information and reminders.
The Texas/Mexico Border Coalition (TMBC) is a Community-Based Organization. The purpose of the Coalition is to establish and maintain the health, social, environmental, and economic integrity and survival of small, rural communities along the Texas-Mexico border.
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Voting on Producer Referendum to Establish State-Level Grain Indemnity Fund Scheduled December 5 through December 9
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Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Community Garden High Tunnel
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TITLE: "Rural Cooperatives and You" Workshop
DATE: Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 1:30 PM
PLACE: Kronkosky Place (The Rainbow Senior Center) 17 Old San Antonio Rd., Boerne, TX
CONTACT INFO: Pre-Registration required online at www.alamorcd.com
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STPRA Ranch Gathering
Thursday, September 21, 2017
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Rancho Dolores
4013 State Hwy. 16, Zapata, TX 78076
Please RSVP by September 14, 2017 to: nicole@stpra.org
For questions call 361-522-5194 or 361-348-3020
Please see flyer for more information
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Commissioner Sid Miller
Applications Now Available for 2018 Young Farmer Grants - Round 1
Are you currently creating or expanding an agricultural business in Texas? Consider applying for the 2018 Young Farmer Grant (YFG) program. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is now accepting applications for these grants, and we hope to hear from you!
YFG is administered by TDA under the direction of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority (TAFA). The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance in the form of dollar-for-dollar matching grant funds to individuals between the age of 18 and 46 years of age who are engaged or will be engaged in creating or expanding an agricultural business in Texas.
Additional details, instructions and the 2018 Round 1 application materials can be found here. Applications are due by the close of business (5 p.m.) on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Contact the Grants Office at (512) 463-2537 or by email at Grants@TexasAgriculture.gov with questions.
Sincerely, Grants Office
Trade & Business Development
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Five Strands: A Landowner's Guide to Fence Law in Texas
Please see PDF for more information
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USDA Ombudsperson Office Expands to Help Women and Hispanic Farmers and Ranchers Resolve Access Issues to USDA Programs
Please see News Release for more information
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Using Goals and Profitability to Determine: What to Plan in Pastures
Please see PDF for more information
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Pasture Renovation
Forage Fax - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
Please see Pasture Renovation PDF for more information
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Veggie CompassWhole-Farm Profit ManagementVeggie Compass is a farm management tool for diversified fresh market vegetable growers. The system focuses upon a comprehensive spreadsheet designed to facilitate the analysis of farm records. Using cost, sales and labor data, the spreadsheet calculates the cost of production for each crop and the profitability of each market channel (e.g., CSA, farmers market, wholesale, retail). For example, a grower can learn if broccoli sales are more lucrative at farmers markets or through wholesale distributors. The Veggie Compass spreadsheet requires farmers to enter financial, labor and sales data, creating a holistic picture of their farm financials. The tool can also be used to predict the financial impact of different farm scenarios for the future and to assess the farm’s financial progress. Such information can help farmers locate their efficiencies, set prices based on actual costs of production, and increase farm profits.
For more information please click on link below:
http://www.veggiecompass.com/
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USDA Farm Service Agency Microloan Program
Microloans up to $35,000 aim to assist small farmers, veterans, and disadvantages producers
News Release
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2013 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new microloan program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designed to help small and family operations, beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers secure loans under $35,000. The new microloan program is aimed at bolstering the progress of producers through their start-up years by providing needed resources and helping to increase equity so that farmers may eventually graduate to commercial credit and expand their operations. The microloan program will also provide a less burdensome, more simplified application process in comparison to traditional farm loans.
“I have met several small and beginning farmers, returning veterans and disadvantaged producers interested in careers in farming who too often must rely on credit cards or personal loans with high interest rates to finance their start-up operations,” said Vilsack. “By further expanding access to credit to those just starting to put down roots in farming, USDA continues to help grow a new generation of farmers, while ensuring the strength of an American agriculture sector that drives our economy, creates jobs, and provides the most secure and affordable food supply in the world.”
The new microloans, said Vilsack, represent how USDA continues to make year-over-year gains in expanding credit opportunities for minority, socially-disadvantaged and young and beginning farmers and ranchers across the United States. The final rule establishing the microloan program will be published in the Jan. 17 issue of the Federal Register.
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