Fighting for food freedom.
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) is a national organization that supports independent family farmers and protects a healthy and productive food supply for American consumers. FARFA promotes common sense policies for local, diversified agricultural systems.
FARFA advocates on behalf of the thousands of small-scale farmers and ranchers who produce food using sustainable/regenerative methods, which means we also work for the millions of consumers who care about protecting traditional rights and freedoms... people like you.
FARFA is here to help you make a difference.
2024 Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference
FARFA, along with its educational arm, the Council for Healthy Food Systems, hosts an annual Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference gathering hundreds of producers, advocates, local food enthusiasts, chefs, and homesteaders for 3 days of learning, sharing, and networking. Find out more about the 2024 Conference on August 5th and 6th!
FARFA Accomplishments
We have a record of success at the national level as well as in Texas, where we are based. With the support of our members, allies, and friends, our achievements include:
Protecting Small Farmers
We led the fight against National Animal Identification System regulations that would have created massive bureaucracy, raised the cost of food, and interfered with private ownership of livestock, poultry, and horses.
Fighting Unfair Regulations
We got a key amendment to the federal Food Safety Modernization Act to exempt small-scale local producers from regulations that would have driven them out of business.
Passing Bills in Texas
We have successfully fought for a dozen bills to pass in the Texas Legislature, all of them bipartisan. During the most recent Texas Legislative Session, we worked to pass 2 new bills in support of a more sustainable food system, including one that empowered the Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board to pursue federal funding to provide education and incentives for farmers to improve soil health.
Sharing Resources
FARFA, along with its educational arm, the Council for Healthy Food Systems, hosts an annual Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference (previously called the Farm & Food Leadership Conference), gathering hundreds of producers, advocates, local food enthusiasts, chefs, and homesteaders for 3 days of learning, sharing, and networking.
News
ACTION ALERT: Help Stop Forced Electronic Animal ID!
Good news – a Congressional Resolution of Disapproval has been filed in both the House…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Speak Up in Support of Texas Sheep Owners!
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is proposing a new regulation that would require…
Read MoreFARFA Policy Update – June 2024
POLICY UPDATE: It’s a busy time, with lots of news, both good and bad!…
Read MoreAction Alert: Protect farmers from toxic dicamba drift!
Dicamba drift, whether from the spray or volatilized gas, can devastate crops, adjacent ecosystems,…
Read MoreCurrent Action Items
ACTION ALERT: Help Stop Forced Electronic Animal ID!
Good news – a Congressional Resolution of Disapproval has been filed in both the House and the Senate to stop the USDA’s senseless, damaging rule mandating electronic…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Speak Up in Support of Texas Sheep Owners!
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is proposing a new regulation that would require that any female sheep brought into the state come from a certified…
Read MoreFARFA Policy Update – June 2024
POLICY UPDATE: It’s a busy time, with lots of news, both good and bad! Let’s start with the bad news: USDA moved ahead with mandating electronic…
Read MoreAction Alert: Protect farmers from toxic dicamba drift!
Dicamba drift, whether from the spray or volatilized gas, can devastate crops, adjacent ecosystems, and entire landscapes. Have you heard of Dicamba? It’s a chemical…
Read MoreFARFA Policy Update – Farm Bill and more
The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) is a national organization dedicated to supporting independent family farmers and ensuring a healthy, productive food supply for American…
Read More*NEW* ACTION ALERT: Voice your strong opposition to Forced Electronic ID!
NEW Action Alert: your help is needed! Call Congress and voice your strong opposition to the USDA mandate! Dear Fellow Agtivist, We’re asking…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Protect Small Farmers & Ranchers from Forced Electronic ID!
Mandatory electronic Animal ID is expensive, intrusive, and unreliable. The plan benefits two groups: the large meatpacking corporations, and the technology companies that produce electronic tags,…
Read MoreFarm Bill Action Alert – Conservation, not Consolidation
One more call for the Farm Bill! Thank you for taking action on our alerts to help small farmers by increasing options for meat processing and stopping mandatory electronic…
Read MoreAnimal ID Action Alert – Farm Bill House AG Committee
When it comes to the Farm Bill, the status quo is what the massive meatpacking corporations want on a lot of fronts, especially mandatory electronic Animal…
Read MoreAction Alert – Farm Bill debate enters a new phase!
The House Agriculture Committee is working on the Farm Bill, and we need your help! After over a year of waiting, the House Agriculture Committee Chair…
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