The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a new framework to address salmonella in poultry processing. Unfortunately, this proposal is based on a…
Read FARFA’s Testimony on the Use of Custom Slaughterhouses
Published on September 28, 2021 The USDA Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry began meeting on Monday, Sept. 27, to respond to the USDA’s request…
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…
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…
Win over your legislators with your personal ‘local meat’ story
Are you a family farmer raising livestock? A consumer who prioritizes buying meat locally – or who would like to? A hunter or homesteader who has used a…
Tell Congress the PRIME Act is the best shot for small livestock farmers!
The crisis facing small livestock farmers and ranchers is getting worse. In some areas of the country, farmers are being told that their USDA- or state-inspected…
PRIME Act Sign-On Letter to Senators
The following draft letter will be sent to Senators the week of July 20, 2020. We continue to seek additional signatures from non-profit organizations and from…
It’s not too late: Call your Senators to support local meat!
We know we’ve asked for your help to pass the PRIME Act several times in recent weeks … but getting bills passed in Congress…
Write a PRIME Act Letter to the Editor
An extremely effective way to garner more support for the PRIME Act is to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Letters to…