Current federal law requires farmers who raise and sell meat livestock to use either a USDA-inspected slaughterhouse facility or a state-inspected facility that meets the USDA…
Texas Collecting Comments on Raw Milk
The Texas Department of State Health Services has announced that it plans to make changes to the regulations that govern raw milk. The agency has NOT…
Help Protect Bees in Texas
Did you know that Texas’ beekeeping regulations have not been significantly changed in more than six decades? Over the past year, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance has…
Join the #ReplaceNAFTA Movement
NAFTA helped corporations outsource one million middle-class American jobs and grab $390 million in taxpayer funds by attacking domestic laws before tribunals of corporate lawyers –…
Stop the Bayer-Monsanto Merger
As you have probably heard, Bayer and Monsanto want to merge – creating the world’s largest Agribusiness company. This massive company would have an unprecedented level…
Texans oppose Monsanto-Bayer merger
TAKE ACTION: Make a Direct Request to AG Ken Paxton Thank you to everyone who signed on to our letter urging Texas Attorney General…
Want local meat? Tell Congress to pass the PRIME Act
As consumer desire for local, grass-fed meat grows, it’s increasingly difficult for farmers to meet the demand due to a shortage of government-inspected slaughterhouses. The…
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…
Sign-on Letter to TX Attorney General to Join Bayer-Monsanto Merger Investigation
FARFA and a number of other non-profit organizations have drafted a letter which will be sent to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, asking him to join…
Texas AgriLife Hosts Disaster Assistance Workshop
Texas AgriLife is hosting a Disaster Assistance Workshop in Raywood, Texas, September 16, 8:30 a.m.-noon. It takes place at the Raywood Livestock Market, 14810 E. Highway 90 . Breakfast will be…