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…
USDA plan boosts global ag at expense of family farms
Independent family farmers are facing going out of business and consumers are facing record high meat prices, all due to the highly consolidated meat industry that…
Electronic Animal ID is back!
Federal agencies have a terrible habit of trying to push through bad policies under the cover of darkness … and USDA’s electronic animal ID program is…
Texas Ag Department Pushing Bad Regulations … Again
Early this year, we distributed an alert about proposed rules from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) that would impose unnecessary burdens on farmers raising fruits…
Take Action: Texas Cattle & Horse Owners
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has proposed several regulations that will impact cattle and horse owners in Texas. The proposed rule for equine electronic passports…