The STAR Fund (State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund) was created solely with monetary donations from private individuals and companies, including Farm Credit, Valero and McCoy’s Building Supply, which generously donated the first $20,000. To date, farmers and ranchers across the state have received $70,000 in STAR Fund donations. STAR Fund money can be used to assist farmers and ranchers in rebuilding fences, restoring operations and paying for other agricultural disaster relief. As wildfires and other disasters continue to impact Texas farmers and ranchers, the need for donations continues.

To make a donation via check please send it to the following address: 
STAR Fund
Texas Department of Agriculture
1700 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701

More About Texas Wildfires

According to the Texas Forest Service, 30,000 fires scorched 4 million acres in Texas during the most recent wildfire season. In Bastrop County, 34,068 acres burned in the historic Labor Day weekend fire that destroyed more than 1,600 homes. Two Texans were also killed in the devastating blaze. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports total to-date Texas agricultural losses due to fire of more than $217 million.