MEDIA CONTACTS: Judith McGeary, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: 254.697.2661; judith@farmandranchfreedom.org Paul Towers, Pesticide Action Network: 916.216.1082; ptowers@panna.org Lisa Griffith, National Family Farm Coalition, 202.543.5675;…
Organizational Comments on GMO 2,4-D Crops
Click here to download the PDF version of these comments. March 11, 2014 Submitted online: http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=APHIS-2013-0042-0050 (comment period closed, link no longer active) Re: Docket…
Organizational Comments on GMO Crop Co-Existence
Click here to download the PDF version of these comments. March 4, 2014 Submitted online: www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=APHIS-2013-0047-0061 (comment period closed, link no longer active) Re: Docket…
7th Annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour: April 17, 2016
GUIDED FARM TOURS | RESTAURANT TASTINGS | BEER, WINE & SPIRITS Tickets for the 2016 East Austin Urban Farm Tour will be available soon…stay tuned….
3rd Annual Vaca y Vino in Wimberley, TX: April 6, 2014
Lamberts Downtown Barbecue presents 3rd Annual VACA y VINO at The Bridges Ranch in Wimberley, Texas Sunday, April 6, 2014 1:00 – 6:00 PM An…
Texas 2014 Election Endorsements
The Texas Primary Elections are coming up in just a few days! Early voting begins this Tuesday, February 18, and runs through February 28. Election…
Action Alert: Tell USDA to Put GMO Contamination Burden Where It Belongs
It’s a fact: farmers’ crops have been contaminated with genetically engineered organisms, also known as GMOs. And as long as the U.S. allows GMOs to…
Action Alert: Tell USDA Not to Approve “Agent Orange” GMO Corn and Soy
Remember Agent Orange, the chemical from the Vietnam War that caused so many health problems and birth defects? If Dow AgroSciences has its way, one…
Farm Bill Victories
After more than two years of congressional debate, the Farm Bill is moving forward. Last week, the conference committee issued a report that resolved the…
Action Alert (Texas): Tell State Health Department to Give Farmers Straight Answers
In 2013, we won a major victory in Texas with the passage of the DSHS Better Communications Act, HB 1392. This important bill, sponsored by Representative…