USDA hints at more limits on custom slaughterhouses

Published on September 14, 2021 USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) has an advisory committee – the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection…

Stop the mergers in the poultry industry

Published August 31, 2021     The control over our food supply by a handful of large corporations is at the root of so many problems…

Tell USDA how to help small meat processors

Published August 24, 2021   The USDA has committed to investing $500 million “to improve infrastructure, increase capacity, and hasten diversification” in meat and poultry processing….

Speak up for more options for livestock farmers

If we want a resilient food system, we must rebuild the small- and mid-scale infrastructure that is needed to allow small- and mid-scale farmers to get…

Final day victory for Farmers’ Market Bill

Published May 28, 2021     The Texas legislative session will formally end on Monday, May 31. While strange things have been known to happen in…

Make the ‘Go Texan’ program work for Texas foods!

Published May 25, 2021 The Texas Department of Agriculture administers the “Go Texan” program. You may have seen the logo on various packages … but only rarely…

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