The Senate will be voting on its version of the Farm Bill this week — and before the final vote, there will be a series of votes on…
FARFA may be visiting your town!
You work hard to raise food. Now raise your voice! Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance is hitting the road to meet with and hear from…
FARFA Joins With Allies to Request Senate Fix to Checkoff Programs
FARFA has joined 102 farm and food organizations who are calling on the U.S. Senate to restore accountability and transparency to the commodity checkoff programs by…
Tell your Representative to vote NO on Farm Bill’s 2nd House Vote
By the end of this week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to try a second time to pass its version of the Farm Bill,…
Tell your Senators to support small farmers in the Farm Bill
In the wake of the House’s defeat of its Farm Bill, the Senate is working on its own version of the bill. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman…
Coalition Poses Questions to TX Ag Commissioner Candidates
As a member of the Texas Local Food & Farm Coalition, FARFA helped develop a questionnaire, sent by the Coalition to the Republican and Democratic candidates…
Tell USDA to require GMO labels that consumers can understand!
The USDA has released its long-awaited proposed regulations for the mandatory labeling of foods produced using genetic engineering (GE), most commonly referred to as GMOs, for…
House votes down the Farm Bill
On Friday, May 18, the House of Representatives voted down the Farm Bill, H.R.2, by a vote on 198-213. Democrats voted against the bill as a…
Farm Bill fights heat up!
UPDATED JUNE 18, 2018 The House Farm Bill was voted down on May 17. It is expected to be brought back up for reconsideration by June…
Texas Ag Dept. Seeks Farmer Input on FSMA Implementation
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is hosting seven listening sessions across the state to gather input about its implementation of the federal Food Safety Modernization…