April 11, 2015: The Texas legislative session is heating up, and the next eight weeks are going to be extremely busy. You won’t be able to…
FARFA endorses Linda Curtis for Texas HD 17
Since Texas State Representative Kleinschmidt has resigned his seat, there will be a special election for House District 17. This district includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes,…
Action Alert: Tell FDA to Treat Small Farmers Fairly
Click here for latest action alert posted on October 16, 2013. (July 15, 2013): We fought hard for the Tester-Hagan amendment to exempt small-scale, direct-marketing…
Texas Local Food Bills 2013
Local foods was a hot topic at the 83rd Texas Legislature! FARFA worked on several bills to support local farmers and remove some of the…
Governor Perry Signs Texas Local Foods Bills!
(June 14, 2013) Governor Rick Perry has signed the three local foods bills passed by the Texas Legislature this session! The cottage foods bill (HB 970), the farmers’…
Specific Reply to Mark Lynas, Critic of GMO Pig Study
Read Dr. Judy Carman’s responses to Mark Lynas and other critics including Andrew Kniss and Monsanto: www.gmojudycarman.org/category/critics-answered Prominent pro-GM activist, Mark Lynas has, as…
Senate Passes Farm Bill
(June 11, 2013) Last night, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Farm Bill, S.954. Having failed to reach an agreement on what amendments to debate,…
Texas Local Foods Bills Pass the Legislature!
Three of our local foods bills passed the Senate today, Wednesday, May 22! Now they go to the Governor for signing. THANK YOU to everyone…
Action Alert: Texas Local Foods Bills Go to the Senate
Three local foods bills have been approved by the Texas House and will be considered by the Texas Senate. Two of them – the “cottage foods”…
Texas Animal ID Bill Update
The Animal ID bill has slowed down thanks to your calls and emails, but it has not been stopped. The Senate Administration Committee has approved…