2017 Texas Legislative Session Overview

The 2017 Texas legislative session is in full swing, and FARFA is busy trying to pass good bills and kill bad ones!  Check out the summaries…

Protect Local Control — Stop SB 1172/ HB 2758

Do you think that city and county governments should be able to: Protect farmers from having their crops damaged or destroyed due to herbicide drift? Protect…

SB 656: An Agriculture and Rural Ombudsman

Easing the regulatory frustrations for small farmers   Texas farmers and small-scale food producers must navigate a convoluted regulatory landscape to legally operate their businesses.  Confusion…

HB 231 / SB 700: Fair Property Taxes for Small Farmers

Clarifying the definition of “agricultural use” for tax valuation   Although Texas law provides for “agricultural valuation” of land used primarily for raising food, many farmers…

HB 1926: The Homemade Foods Bill

Expanding opportunities for local food producers   During the 2011 and 2013 Texas Legislative Sessions, FARFA worked to pass the Cottage Food Bill, legalizing sale of non-potentially hazardous foods…

Time to Push for Passage of TX Raw Milk Bill!

(Updated 5/4/2017) The Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on SB 95, the raw milk bill, on Wednesday, May 3. Whether you…

2017 Texas Legislative Session

The Texas Legislature is now in session!  We have until May 29 to pass bills to help local farmers and food producers – and to kill bad bills…

Time to Roll Back Regulations!

If you’ve followed FARFA’s work for any length of time, you know that a large part of our mission is to eliminate the burdensome regulations standing…

Texas Raw Milk Trial Delayed

Thank you to everyone who made plans to attend the Harris County raw milk trial on December 14 –  but it’s now been delayed until April. The delay…

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