As Congress debates another round of funding for COVID response, we need to ensure that they don’t forget about our farmers. Farmers, ranchers, and food producers…
Contract farmer whistleblowers need our support!
While we’ve been working hard to provide COVID-related resources for farmers and food producers, our other work hasn’t stopped – and it’s more important than ever,…
What does the CARES Act include for small farmers?
Two programs from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act have special significance to small-scale producers. The programs include nearly $360 billion in…
Speak up for competitive markets!
The Packers & Stockyards Act was enacted in 1921 to ensure open, competitive livestock markets and protect producers’ interests from exercise of excessive market power by…
Farm & Ranch Freedom Forum Schedule
Farmers, ranchers, and other local food producers are invited to town hall meetings in four major Texas cities this spring. FARFA will facilitate discussions to discover…
Don’t risk not knowing how FSMA affects your farm! Enforcement has begun.
Do you understand the impact of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on YOUR farm? If not, you’re not alone – many farmers don’t. But time has…
Tell Congress to Say NO to NAFTA 2.0
Just before the end of 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced and passed USMCA, also known as NAFTA 2.0. The original NAFTA was a major…
FARFA files lawsuit against Texas Department of Agriculture
On Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), challenging the agency’s improper and…
Want more access to local meats? Two ways to help!
Why is it so hard to find locally grown meats? Even as the local and sustainable food movement has grown by leaps and bounds, it is…
Newly proposed USDA standards could hurt small beef processors
In recent years, we’ve seen a growing number of illnesses due to salmonella in ground beef that has been raised and processed at industrial-size farms and…