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About Jessica Domel

Field Editor Texas Farm Bureau As a farmer's daughter and granddaughter, I believe life is best experienced on the farm. I believe Texas agriculture is the backbone of our economy, and we should be proud to show our Texas roots. Follow Jessica on Twitter.

A film for farmers and foodies

By Jessica Domel Knowing that I often blog about food and food-related issues here, a friend of mine asked me a few months ago to sit down with her and my dad and watch a documentary on the food industry and American farmers and ranchers. My dad got about halfway through the film before walking [...]

Texas farmers, ranchers embrace technology

By Jessica Domel Technology is a part of who we are as Americans. We use it to connect with family, friends and people we haven’t seen in years. Many of us also use it professionally to promote ourselves, our businesses and our industries. But when it comes to agriculture, many believe that “technology” and “change” [...]

April 1, 2014|Categories: Texas Agriculture|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

A culture of food fear

By Jessica Domel Do you fear your food? Lately, it seems as though every time I log onto Facebook or Twitter, there’s a new post from one of my friends detailing some new food issue that he/she wants the world to know about. While I appreciate my friends' and acquaintances’ desire to keep us all [...]

March 11, 2014|Categories: Healthy Eating, Texas Agriculture|Tags: , |0 Comments

Power at the polls

By Jessica Domel A few minutes of your time could have a lasting effect on you, your family, neighbors and even your community. All you have to do is spend that time wisely. I recommend you invest at your local polling location. Sometimes there are long lines, many decisions to make and names on the [...]

February 26, 2014|Categories: Featured, Texas Agriculture|Tags: , |2 Comments

No food fights here

By Jessica Domel For two days, I waited for the battle royale to begin in my refrigerator, but alas, every time I opened the door I found a plain looking head of organic cabbage hanging out on the bottom shelf with my traditionally-grown carrots and cilantro. After all that’s been posted on Facebook lately about [...]

February 4, 2014|Categories: Texas Agriculture|Tags: , , , |1 Comment