Reporter for @TexasFarmBureau & #TFBRadio; fill-in host on “Texas Ag Today” podcast; former asst. news director for @KWED; @NAFB member; and @txlutheran alumna.
Waco, Texas
Joined April 2009
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Jessica Domel retweeted
Congratulations to Tyler Froberg! He’s our 2026 Texas Ag Influencer of the Year!
Read more: txfb.us/farmerfroberg
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Cotton harvest finally started yesterday. Rains had slowed the process down and rain is in the forecast. Quantity and quality is effected by the summer drought. Hopefully we can keep rolling and let 2026 be a memory.
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🚧 Construction Update—Moore Air Base NWS Sterile Fly Production Facility, Edinburg TX 🚧
🙌 Current wins:
• Final slab‑on‑grade for initial facility: complete ✅
• Central Utilities Plant concrete slab: complete ✅
• Foundations set for vertical construction and system install ✅
• ~10,200 cubic yards of concrete placed across foundations, supports and floors ✅
Momentum is building! More updates coming soon! 🏗️
#BuildingAFlyFactory🪰🛠️
Jessica Domel retweeted
Starting a flower farm in the middle of cotton country came with more than a few raised eyebrows, but Skyler Richardson’s business is blooming.
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New World screwworm has been detected in a hunter-harvested elk in Pecos County
NWS is a devastating pest that can kill infected animals.
Hunters, please inspect your harvest for maggots or a rotted flesh odor.
DETAILS 👉 tinyurl.com/NWSElkPecos
ALT Elk in the wild. Text says New World screwwom detected in an elk in Pecos County
Jessica Domel retweeted
NEW: @SecRollins announced the next steps in @USDA’s phased reopening of southern livestock ports:
🐂 COLUMBUS, NM: Planned reopening to cattle on October 26. Every animal must undergo multiple inspections before entering the U.S.
🐎 SANTA TERESA, NM: Horse imports are planned to resume on October 26. Import quarantine must take place at the USDA-approved facility on the U.S. side. Mexican-side import quarantine facilities remain closed.
🐂 NOGALES, AZ: Planned reopening to cattle imports on November 30, if conditions continue to support safe trade and required inspection arrangements and infrastructure are in place.
Protecting American livestock remains the priority.
Jessica Domel retweeted
✨New World Screwworm Grand Challenge Update✨
👏 Texas A&M AgriLife Research is working on Early Wound Detection Using AI-Enabled, Multimodal New World Screwworm Surveillance on Beef and Dairy Operations. @txresearch
Learn more about the Grand Challenge ➡️ Innovation and Research To Stop Screwworm 🔗 aphis.usda.gov/animals/anima… | Screwworm.gov #StopScrewworm
Jessica Domel retweeted
Early voting starts today for the November 3, 2026 Election.⭐
Vote early October 19–30. Check your county’s polling locations and hours before you go.
📍 Find your polling place at VoteTexas.gov.
Jessica Domel retweeted
Good to have @secrollins visit with Texas cotton farmers today!
While in the Lone Star State, she announced more flexibility for farmers’ to protect their crops and more opportunities to sell American cotton.
More protection for our farmers. More demand for AMERICAN COTTON. 🇺🇸🌱
In 2023 under the last administration, Brazil overtook the United States as the world’s top cotton exporter… We’re fighting to put American cotton BACK on top!
Today at Giesenschlag Farms in Caldwell, Texas, I met with farmers and announced TWO MORE steps forward under our Great American Cotton Plan:
➡️ More flexibility to protect their crops. Beginning with the 2027 crop year, farmers will be able to combine critical coverage options on their crop insurance policies to better manage risk.
➡️ More opportunities to sell AMERICAN COTTON. @USDA will oversee a trade program that will lower tariffs on clothing made with US cotton from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Malaysia — giving these major textile producers a clear incentive to BUY AMERICAN.
Our growers work too hard to be left behind. Under @POTUS, we’re fighting to lower their costs, expand their markets, and keep their family farms strong.
Thank you to Giesenschlag Farms for hosting and every farmer who joined us. We have your backs!
Jessica Domel retweeted
Relief for America’s farmers!
Last week, @POTUS signed his dyed-diesel Executive Order. Yesterday, @USTreasury provided important clarification on what that action means for farmers:
✅ No federal tax on dyed diesel used on the highway during the relief period
✅ No federal dyed-diesel penalties
✅ No federal on-road dyed-fuel inspections
✅ No new mileage tracking
✅ No additional reporting or recordkeeping just to qualify for relief
For farmers pulling fuel from existing farm tanks during harvest, that means no new Washington paperwork, no tracking every mile, and more flexibility to keep crops moving.
Thank you @POTUS, @VP, and @SecScottBessent, for delivering real relief for America’s farmers.
irs.gov/newsroom/irs-provide…
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🚧 Construction Update—Moore Air Base, Edinburg TX 🚧
⚡ 8 days of work in 17 seconds. Incredible progress.
Watch the steel framework take shape at USDA’s New World screwworm sterile fly production facility as crews work around the clock to bring this critical project online at record speed.
Stay tuned for more updates! 🏗️
#BuildingAFlyFactory 🪰🛠️
Jessica Domel retweeted
Cotton: It’s the thread that ties Texas fields to your everyday life.
And today on #WorldCottonDay, we celebrate the farmers who grow it and the many ways the crop impacts our lives.
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Farmers, ranchers and truckers will have temporary access to tax-exempt dyed diesel for highway use under an executive order aimed at easing record-high fuel costs.
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Save these dates for the November 2026 Election:
Oct. 5: Voter Registration Deadline
Oct. 19–30: Early Voting
Oct. 23: Vote by Mail Application Deadline
Nov. 3: Election Day, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Learn more: VoteTexas.gov
Jessica Domel retweeted
ICYMI: I introduced the Combatting Pasture Mealybug Act to combat the new threat of the pasture mealybug and provide Congress with strategies to contain the invasive pest. Read more here! ⬇️ texasfarmbureau.org/bill-tar…
Jessica Domel retweeted
AUSTIN, TX- The TAHC executive director issued entry requirements for all livestock, exotic livestock, fowl, and exotic fowl from New World screwworm (NWS) affected states outside of Texas.
Read the full press release here: bit.ly/4rJ4PiO
Jessica Domel retweeted
Texas farmers and ranchers can temporarily use dyed diesel on public roads following a statewide disaster declaration by Gov. @GregAbbott_TX.
The declaration also allows fuel, agricultural and timber loads to operate at a gross weight of up to 95,000 pounds.
Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening said the changes will help reduce costs as farmers and ranchers face high fuel prices and other production expenses.
Read more: txfb.us/46Pqw7e
