By the end of this week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to try a second time to pass its version of the Farm Bill,…
Tell your Senators to support small farmers in the Farm Bill
In the wake of the House’s defeat of its Farm Bill, the Senate is working on its own version of the bill. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman…
Coalition Poses Questions to TX Ag Commissioner Candidates
As a member of the Texas Local Food & Farm Coalition, FARFA helped develop a questionnaire, sent by the Coalition to the Republican and Democratic candidates…
Farm Bill fights heat up!
UPDATED JUNE 18, 2018 The House Farm Bill was voted down on May 17. It is expected to be brought back up for reconsideration by June…
Texas Ag Dept. Seeks Farmer Input on FSMA Implementation
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is hosting seven listening sessions across the state to gather input about its implementation of the federal Food Safety Modernization…
East Austin Urban Farm Tour 2018
With Proceeds Benefiting FARFA The 9th annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour is set for Sunday, April 15. Don’t miss this “sip, eat, and stroll event”…
Is Texas seeking to add to FSMA burdens?
Although Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2010, it’s just now coming into effect. While we knew that there would be problems with…
Farmer Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Mega-Merger
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance is working with a 50-member coalition of farm-related organizations, encouraging the Department of Justice to stop the Bayer-Monsanto merger. We helped…
Got Questions About the USDA Census?
It’s that time again … farmers, ranchers, hobby farmers, and homesteaders are getting a thick packet from the USDA with a very long list of questions….
Tell Congress to Roll PRIME Act Into Farm Bill
Congress will soon be considering the Farm Bill, so it’s time to tell your Representative to support common-sense regulations for local meat production! In November, we…