In the last Texas legislative session, legislators proposed a California-style scheme of massive water transfers around the state. FARFA played a key role in defeating the…
Texas House to vote on a “Sound science” resolution
Using science to address agricultural issues is vital. But due to the money and power of large companies with vested interests, the studies that are…
Water Fights
With your help, we succeeded in stopping the bill to study how to create a “statewide marketing and conveyance grid” for water in Texas. But the…
Speak out against burdensome new state regulations
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is proposing new regulations for all businesses that sell or serve food directly to consumers, termed “food…
Save our water – Save our future
A bill to study how to create a “statewide marketing and conveyance grid” for water is moving through the Texas Legislature quickly, and we need your…
“Sound science” resolution to be heard in Committee
Using “sound science” to address agricultural issues is vital. But due to the money and power of large companies with vested interests, the studies that…
GMO labeling bill filed in Texas!
Texas State Representative Carol Alvarado has filed a bill to require the labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. If passed, this bill would mean Texans…
Action Alert: Speak Up for Pastured Egg Farms
The FDA is yet again putting burdens on farmers who use healthy, sustainable practices, and justifying them with fear-based assumptions rather than data. The agency’s…
Testimony to the Texas House Committees on Public Health & Human Services
May 22, 2012 Thank you for the invitation to testify at today’s hearing. My name is Judith McGeary and I am the Executive Director of the…
HR 3798: Eggs
Several farmers have received an email asking that they endorse HR 3798. This bill was developed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and…