Published October 1, 2021 Along with tackling redistricting, the Texas Legislature is using the current Special Session to decide how to spend money from…
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…
Take action to protect groundwater in these Texas counties!
Published July 7, 2021 No water, no food … and no economy or future. If you live in Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Freestone, Lee,…
Last chance to tell USDA to decentralize our food system
Published June 21, 2021 The USDA is seeking public comments on agricultural and food supply chains. We sent out an alert a few weeks…
USDA seeks comments on food supply chain
Published June 1, 2021 Do you have thoughts you’d like to share about how food gets from farm to plate? USDA is gathering public comments on…
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…
House will hear the Farmers’ Market Bill
Published May 24, 2021 Our Farmers’ Market Bill is on the calendar for a vote on Tuesday! This is the last day that a bill…