Preamble As the proposed rule on animal disease traceability (ADT) makes its way through the Department’’s regulatory clearance, SACAH appreciates the opportunity to consider various aspects of ADT…
Update on 2011 Texas Legislative Session
Several bills to help family farmers and local foods have been filed in the Texas Legislature. Please call your State Representative today and ask to speak…
Report from the Citizens Lobbying Day 2011
Local food supporters from all over Texas gathered at the State Capitol on Monday, February 21 for the first Family Farms & Local Foods Day. The…
Animal ID Update: USDA Plans to Propose New Rules
A year ago, USDA announced that it was dropping its plans for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), and that it would instead develop a new…
Press Release: Family Farms and Local Foods Education Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judith McGeary 512-484-8821 judith@farmandranchfreedom.org FAMILY FARMS AND LOCAL FOODS EDUCATION DAY Citizens Gather at the Capitol to Speak with Legislators AUSTIN, TX…
Action Alert: Join Us for Family Farms and Local Foods Day
Join us at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Monday, February 21, 2011 for the Family Farms and Local Foods Day! This is an opportunity for…
House Passes Food Safety Bill With Tester-Hagan Amendment
This afternoon, the House voted 215-144 to approve the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (now HR 2751), including the Tester-Hagan amendment. The bill has taken many…
USDA Advisory Committee on Animal Health Appointed
When USDA announced that it was withdrawing its plans for the National Animal Identification system (NAIS), Secretary Vilsack also stated his intention to establish an Advisory…
Fight Over the Food Safety Bill – and Tester-Hagan Amendment – Continues!
Almost as soon as the Senate passed S. 510 with the Tester-Hagan amendment, members of the House of Representatives raised objections that S510 includes provisions for…
Analysis of the Tester-Hagan Amendment
Summary of the Key Points of the Tester-Hagan Amendment Clarifies that businesses that sell more than half of their products directly to individual consumers are exempt…