The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a new framework to address salmonella in poultry processing. Unfortunately, this proposal is based on a…
Read FARFA’s Testimony on the Use of Custom Slaughterhouses
Published on September 28, 2021 The USDA Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry began meeting on Monday, Sept. 27, to respond to the USDA’s request…
FARFA asks Journal to revise process following publication of flawed study
Published January 22, 2021 In late December, the Journal of Food Protection published a study from the University of Houston, claiming to have found safety…
Protect the people who supply our food
As Congress debates another round of funding for COVID response, we need to ensure that they don’t forget about our farmers. Farmers, ranchers, and food producers…
Speak up for competitive markets!
The Packers & Stockyards Act was enacted in 1921 to ensure open, competitive livestock markets and protect producers’ interests from exercise of excessive market power by…
Help avert this threat to Texas’ small farmers
In 2017, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was given authority to implement the federal Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) new rule on Produce Safety in…
Diverse Coalition Calls for Farm Bill to Address Competition in the Food System
10.4.17 Washington, DC — Today, a broad-based coalition of 210 farm, rural, worker and consumer advocacy organizations (including Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance) released principles for…
Support Fair Taxes for Small Farmers
The issue of property taxes, while not fun, is vital for many farmers. Small farmers who have been denied agricultural valuation of their land face thousands…
Say No to New Tax on Organic Farmers
Remember the “Got Milk?” and “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” advertising campaigns? They were developed through “checkoff” programs designed to promote individual agricultural products. The checkoff…
Time to Roll Back Regulations!
If you’ve followed FARFA’s work for any length of time, you know that a large part of our mission is to eliminate the burdensome regulations standing…