Helping aspiring farmers to afford land The Young and Military Veterans Tax Relief bills (HB 950 and SB 330) help address the problem of our aging…
HB 231 / SB 700: Fair Property Taxes for Small Farmers
Clarifying the definition of “agricultural use” for tax valuation Although Texas law provides for “agricultural valuation” of land used primarily for raising food, many farmers…
HB 1926: The Homemade Foods Bill
Expanding opportunities for local food producers During the 2011 and 2013 Texas Legislative Sessions, FARFA worked to pass the Cottage Food Bill, legalizing sale of non-potentially hazardous foods…
Time to Push for Passage of TX Raw Milk Bill!
(Updated 5/4/2017) The Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on SB 95, the raw milk bill, on Wednesday, May 3. Whether you…
2017 Texas Legislative Session
The Texas Legislature is now in session! We have until May 29 to pass bills to help local farmers and food producers – and to kill bad bills…
Time to Roll Back Regulations!
If you’ve followed FARFA’s work for any length of time, you know that a large part of our mission is to eliminate the burdensome regulations standing…
Texas Raw Milk Trial Delayed
Thank you to everyone who made plans to attend the Harris County raw milk trial on December 14 – but it’s now been delayed until April. The delay…
Harris County putting raw milk courier on trial
A Texas woman faces a criminal misdemeanor charge for picking up milk from a farm and delivering it to individuals who asked her to do so….
Texas Raw Milk Victory – October 2016
After several months of hostile treatment by agents from the Texas Department of State Health Services, raw milk consumers and their farmers have something to celebrate….
The Demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
A broad range of family farm and local food proponents, progressive groups and tea partiers, advocates for labor, the environment, and national sovereignty, and more, had…