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…
East Austin Urban Farm Tour 2018
With Proceeds Benefiting FARFA The 9th annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour is set for Sunday, April 15. Don’t miss this “sip, eat, and stroll event”…
Is Texas seeking to add to FSMA burdens?
Although Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2010, it’s just now coming into effect. While we knew that there would be problems with…
Farmer Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Mega-Merger
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance is working with a 50-member coalition of farm-related organizations, encouraging the Department of Justice to stop the Bayer-Monsanto merger. We helped…
Got Questions About the USDA Census?
It’s that time again … farmers, ranchers, hobby farmers, and homesteaders are getting a thick packet from the USDA with a very long list of questions….