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…
Tell Congress to Say NO to NAFTA 2.0
Just before the end of 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced and passed USMCA, also known as NAFTA 2.0. The original NAFTA was a major…
Don’t let Monsanto decide if its GMOs are “safe” or not
The USDA is proposing rules that would allow chemical companies such as Dow and Bayer/Monsanto to determine the safety of their own genetically engineered plants. These…
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…
Congress passes the 2018 Farm Bill
After months of stalemate, Congress has passed the Farm Bill in a rush — the conference committee version of the bill was released on Monday evening,…
After a long wait, FSMA deadlines now loom
After nine years of Congressional debates and regulatory wrangling over the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the deadlines for compliance are now in effect or rapidly…
Farm Bill Goes to Conference Committee
Members of Congress are meeting this week to negotiate which portions of the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill will make it to the final…
Tell USDA: Consumers should know where their meat comes from!
We need your public comments to close a loophole used by meatpacking corporations to import foreign beef, slap a “Product of the U.S.A” label on…
Senate Farm Bill vote coming up quickly – call now!
The Senate will be voting on its version of the Farm Bill this week — and before the final vote, there will be a series of votes on…