It’s a WIN for U.S. meat, but there’s still more transparency in labeling needed… In a significant victory for American farmers, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
FARFA Continues Its Lawsuit Against Texas Department of Agriculture
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance continues to pursue its lawsuit against the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), challenging the agency’s improper and unconstitutional new rule to implement the…
Join us for a COOL Week of Action
Published January 24, 2022 The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance joins our allies in conducting a COOL Week of Action, January 24-28! Organizations across…
Can we please just know what country our meat comes from?
Published December 14, 2021 You may have noticed that the labels on many foods in the grocery store include what country the food comes from. However,…
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…
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…
Proposed FDA rule threatens small farms & food businesses
Updated February 23, 2021 UPDATE: Read FARFA’s comments here. While the public comment period ended on 2/22/2021, we will continue working for badly needed reforms…
Tell your legislators to protect small farms
Published January 29, 2021 In the midst of the COVID pandemic, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is insisting on inspecting small produce farms…
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…
Produce growers get a break from FDA … but Texas Ag Dept. doubles down
On Friday, the FDA announced that during the COVID-19 public health emergency, it will provide flexibility on the criteria for farms to be “qualified exempt” under…