Gathering of Voices: A Blog

We begin this blog during the 2019 Texas Legislative Session. Here we plan to share the stories (and the voices) of people whose lives are impacted…

Help Rein in the Texas Dept. of Ag.

Senator Hall has filed a bill to rein in the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA’s) overreach, and we need your help to move it forward! 1)  The…

Cottage foods bill filed — and more!

Three more local food bills have been filed this week, including the bill to expand the cottage food law! And earlier-filed bills are being assigned to committees,…

FARFA’s comments to TDA on FSMA implementation

On July 29, 2019, FARFA sent the following comments to the Texas Department of Agriculture in response to the TDA’s proposed implementation of the federal Food…

Help avert this threat to Texas’ small farmers

In 2017, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was given authority to implement the federal Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) new rule on Produce Safety in…

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