One more call for the Farm Bill! Thank you for taking action on our alerts to help small farmers by increasing options for meat processing and stopping mandatory electronic…
Animal ID Action Alert – Farm Bill House AG Committee
When it comes to the Farm Bill, the status quo is what the massive meatpacking corporations want on a lot of fronts, especially mandatory electronic Animal…
Action Alert – Farm Bill debate enters a new phase!
The House Agriculture Committee is working on the Farm Bill, and we need your help! After over a year of waiting, the House Agriculture Committee Chair…
Action Alert: Update on Animal ID
The USDA is back at it, trying to mandate electronic livestock identification to track cattle crossing state lines. They even got the House to slip it into this…
Update on Animal ID and Ag Approps Bills
Last month, we sent you two urgent action alerts to call your Representative to tell them to vote to stop funding for mandatory electronic Animal ID…
Animal ID Action Alert – Ag Aprops Amendment
The USDA is back at it and trying to mandate electronic livestock identification to track cattle crossing state lines. But we have a new way to…
USDA’s Proposal is Bad for Small Farmers AND Anyone Who Cares About a Resilient Food System
In April, FARFA sent a letter to USDA, signed by 2,070 nonprofits, farms, ranches, livestock businesses, and individuals, urging USDA to drop its latest plan for mandatory…
Sign On Letter Opposing Mandatory Electronic ID April 2023
To add your name to this letter, fill out the sign-on form at Sign On Letter to Oppose Mandatory Electronic ID – Google Forms. The deadline…
Tell the USDA No on Mandatory Electronic Animal Identification
For decades, multinational meatpacking corporations, high-tech companies, and the USDA have pushed mandatory electronic identification for livestock, particularly cattle. They claim it’s an animal health measure,…
Good News on Electronic Animal ID
Published on February 3, 2021 Thanks to an executive order, the USDA’s plan to mandate electronic ID for cattle has been put on hold … at…