In the 2013 Texas legislative session, the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance worked to pass several bills to help small farmers and local food producers. The…
Action Alert: Tell FDA to Treat Small Farmers Fairly
Click here for latest action alert posted on October 16, 2013. (July 15, 2013): We fought hard for the Tester-Hagan amendment to exempt small-scale, direct-marketing…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Texas Legislative Session
We have a lot of information to share in this alert – to make it easier, below is a table of contents of all the…
Texas Local Foods: Letter to City of Dumas
FARFA continues to fight for the rights of local food producers under the cottage foods laws that we got passed in 2011 and 2013. Check…
Press Release (Texas): Governor Perry Signs Local Food Bills
MEDIA CONTACT: Judith McGeary, 254-697-2661 (office) judith@farmandranchfreedom.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Governor Perry Signs Texas Local Food Bills Local Farmers Gain Bipartisan Support from…
Texas Local Food Bills 2013
Local foods was a hot topic at the 83rd Texas Legislature! FARFA worked on several bills to support local farmers and remove some of the…
Governor Perry Signs Texas Local Foods Bills!
(June 14, 2013) Governor Rick Perry has signed the three local foods bills passed by the Texas Legislature this session! The cottage foods bill (HB 970), the farmers’…
Action Alert (Texas): Call Governor Perry to Sign Local Food Bills
Updated June 5, 2013: The Texas Legislature passed three important local foods bills: the cottage foods bill (HB 970), the farmers’ market bill (HB 1382),…
Action Alert: Call Senators to Support Farm Bill Amendments
Updated June 5, 2013: U.S. Senate continues debate on Farm Bill – now is the time to call your Senators to support amendments for small…
Press Release (Texas): Texas Senate Approves Cottage Foods, Farmers Market, and DSHS Better Communications Bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Texas Senate Approves Cottage Foods, Farmers Market, and DSHS Better Communications Bills Significant Growth in Support for Local Food Movement at Capitol…