Widget Farms in Texas: History, What It Raises, How It Makes Money and How to Contact It
Profile updated November 2026
Widget Farms is a fourth-generation South Texas family farm run by Jarrett and Aly Lassig, growing cotton, corn and grain sorghum alongside cattle, a small goat herd and laying hens. Texas Farm Credit profiled the operation in 2023.
| Location | South Texas (the source gives no town or county) |
|---|---|
| Founded | Fourth-generation family farm; start year not published |
| Sectors | Cotton; corn; grain sorghum; cattle; goats; eggs |
| Scale | Acreage not published |
| Why it is notable | Diversified row-crop and livestock farm with a Texas Farm Credit customer profile |
| Ownership | Jarrett and Aly Lassig |
| Official website | Texas Farm Credit customer story on Widget Farms |
History of Widget Farms
Texas Farm Credit says Jarrett Lassig learned farming from his father and uncle as a child. The couple faced early challenges and looked for a lending partner, joining Texas Farm Credit in 2014.
Jarrett told the lender the cooperative has been great to work with as the farm has grown. The Lassigs are members of Texas Farm Credit's Young Leaders Council, which provides farming education and networking.
What Widget Farms Grows and Raises
The farm grows cotton, corn and grain sorghum, known as milo. The profile notes corn goes into food, fuel and birdseed, cotton into textiles and animal feed, and sorghum into gluten-free flour and animal feed.
Alongside the row crops the Lassigs keep cattle, a small goat herd and laying hens for eggs. Diversifying within a family farm spreads weather and price risk across several markets.
How Widget Farms Makes Money
Row crops
Cotton, corn and grain sorghum are sold into commodity markets. Cotton moves through gins and into textiles, and corn and sorghum serve food, feed and fuel buyers.
Cattle and small livestock
Cattle, goats and eggs provide additional income that responds to different markets than row crops.
Financing and networks
Working with Texas Farm Credit since 2014 gave the farm a lender that understands agriculture. The family does not publish revenue.
Farm Insight: What Other Operators Can Learn from Widget Farms
Find a lender that fits the business. The Lassigs sought a partner after early challenges and credit that relationship with helping the farm grow.
Join a network. Participation in the Young Leaders Council gives younger farmers education and peers facing the same decisions.
A farm with cotton, corn, milo, cattle, goats and laying hens has more moving parts than most widget factories, which is pure farm satire. farm.FM thrives on farm humor, ranch humor and farm jokes, and the hens probably have notes on the milo. We say it with respect for a family that has kept four generations of farming going.
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How to Contact Widget Farms
Website: https://texasfarmcredit.com/resources/widget-farms/
No official Widget Farms website was found in November 2026, so this page points to the Texas Farm Credit story published in 2023. No phone or address was verified.
Widget Farms Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Texas Farm Credit: Widget Farms - Customer story with farm details
- Farm Credit: Widget Farms - National Farm Credit version of the story
- Texas Farm Credit Young Leaders Council - Program the Lassigs take part in
- USDA NASS Census of Agriculture - Texas cotton, corn and sorghum data
- USDA NASS Quick Stats - Crop acreage and yield by county
Widget Farms FAQ
Where is Widget Farms?
In South Texas; the source gives no town or county.
Who runs it?
Jarrett and Aly Lassig, the fourth generation.
What does it grow?
Cotton, corn and grain sorghum.
What else does it raise?
Cattle, a small goat herd and laying hens for eggs.
Widget Farms shows how a young family can diversify a South Texas farm and build a lending relationship. See the Texas state guide on this site and the other profiled operations for more.