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…
Action Alert: Texas Local Foods Bills Go to the Senate
Three local foods bills have been approved by the Texas House and will be considered by the Texas Senate. Two of them – the “cottage foods”…
Action Alert (Texas) – Local foods bills on the move!
Three of our local foods bills are moving forward in the Texas House of Representatives! The cottage foods bill, HB 970, passed it first vote on…
Action Alert (Texas) – Two Local Food Bills to be Voted On
Two of our local foods bills will be voted on in the next few days! Cottage foods is on Saturday, and DSHS Better Communications is…
Action Alert (Texas): Cottage foods bill goes to a vote, but other bills still need help
The cottage foods bill is scheduled for a vote! We need calls to support it – and emails to get the other bills moving. Your…
Update (Texas): Raw Milk and Cottage Food Bills in Calendars Committee
Both the raw milk bill and the cottage foods bills have been approved by the TexasHouse Public Health Committee. Now on to Calendars! We’ll have an…
Action Alert (Texas): Several Local Foods Bills Get a Hearing This Week
April is crunch time at the Texas Legislature. Over the next few weeks, bills with either get Committee hearings and move forward or effectively die. We…
Action Alert (Montana): Senate Hearing for Raw Milk Bill HB 574
The raw milk bill made it through the House almost unanimously, but we’re not done yet! We still have to get it through the Senate. Most of…
Action Alert (Texas): Raw Milk Bill Stalled in Committee – We Need Your Help!
The raw milk bill has gotten stalled in Committee. The Texas Medical Association is lobbying hard to kill it, and they have convinced several Committee members…
Update on Texas Local Foods Bills
With nine bills before the Texas Legislature, the next ten weeks are going to be extremely busy. You won’t be able to take action on…