Improve Access to Locally Raised Eggs: HB 2953/ SB 1864 CURRENT STATUS-SENATE & HOUSE: HB 2953 / SB 1864 Locally raised eggs are in…
Texas Cottage Foods Bill
Expand Options for Home-Based (Cottage) Food Businesses: SB 541/ HB 520, and HB 2588 CURRENT STATUS-SENATE: SB 541 The cottage food law has…
2025 Texas Legislative Session Priorities
Download a pdf version of these priorities The current consolidated conventional food system mines our soil, contaminates our air and water, leaves many farmers constantly on…
Call to Action: Funding freeze impact on small farmers
Call to Action: Help farmers get the money they are owed! Across the country, tens of thousands of farmers and farmer-serving organizations have been thrown into…
Opinion: Cottage Food Regulations
NOTE: This story originally appeared January 30, 2025 at DallasMorningNews.com. —— Dallas Morning News – Opinion Texas must step out of the kitchen and let people…
2025 Lobby Days
Nothing is more effective at making big change than real people talking with lawmakers face-to-face. For the 2025 Texas Legislative Session, we’re hosting a monthly session…
Action Alert: Tell USDA to address Salmonella without hurting small processors!
Take action today on proposed changes that will affect small processors! The deadline to comment is January 17, 2025; see details below! The USDA has proposed regulations…
Call to Action: Support the LOCAL Foods Act!
Make your voice heard — call your Legislators today! On September 19, Senators Peter Welch, Bernie Sanders, and Cory Booker introduced the LOCAL Foods Act (S.5106),…
FARFA Policy Update – September 2024
Call to Action: Support the LOCAL Foods Act! On September 19, Senators Peter Welch, Bernie Sanders, and Cory Booker introduced the LOCAL Foods Act (S.5106), a…
[FARM POLICY NEWS]: Farmers Unite Against New Mandate
Farmers and Ranchers Unite Against USDA’s Costly Electronic Ear Tag Rule Washington, DC, September 11, 2024 — Today, 46 leading farming, ranching, and food organizations have banded together…