Tell President Obama to stop the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa and sugar beets. One of the nation’s senior scientists has alerted the federal government to…
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…
Action Alert: USDA Approved Genetically Engineered Alfalfa – Obama Can Still Say No!
The USDA approved Monsanto’s genetically engineered alfalfa, and unless President Obama stops it, it will be widely planted this spring and begin contaminating other crops, including…
Action Alert: Tell USDA to Reject GE Alfalfa
Although USDA has acknowledged that planting Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa poses a significant risk that regular crops will be contaminated, the agency is still proposing…
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…