Ensuring that farmers have reasonable access to water, now and in the future, is not a matter of protecting farmers’ business interests — it’s a…
Water
No water, no farms, no food. Ensuring that farmers have reasonable access to water, now and in the future, is not a matter of protecting farmers’…
The Safety of Farmers’ Markets
Bad Science Behind the Recent Attack Download a pdf of this article here On January 17, Professor Bellemare, an economist at the University of Minnesota,…
Texas Water Fights – Round Two
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 Legislative Report
Over 6,000 bills were filed in the 84th Texas Legislative Session, creating a massive challenge even to monitor which ones could impact family farmers and local…
Raw milk bill gets a Senate committee hearing!
The raw milk bill, HB 91, has been scheduled for a Senate Committee hearing on Monday morning! Time is running out fast to get the…
Calls needed to support the raw milk bill!
May 25, 2015: The raw milk bill, HB 91, passed the Texas House with a strong bipartisan vote. But time is running out for it…
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…
Good news for raw milk and small farmers from the Texas legislature!
May 11, 2015: Four good local food bills have passed the House of Representatives! We have just a few weeks to get them through the…
Raw milk bill scheduled for a vote by the Texas House of Representatives
The raw milk bill, HB 91, has been scheduled for a vote this Thursday, May 7! This is the first time the Texas House of Representatives…