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…
FARFA Joins With Allies to Request Senate Fix to Checkoff Programs
FARFA has joined 102 farm and food organizations who are calling on the U.S. Senate to restore accountability and transparency to the commodity checkoff programs by…
Tell your Representative to vote NO on Farm Bill’s 2nd House Vote
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…
Tell USDA to require GMO labels that consumers can understand!
The USDA has released its long-awaited proposed regulations for the mandatory labeling of foods produced using genetic engineering (GE), most commonly referred to as GMOs, for…