Via e-mail: comments@tahc.state.tx.us Texas Animal Health Commission P.O. Box 12966 Austin, TX 78711-2966 Re: Comments on proposed change to 4 TAC §35.4 Dear TAHC: The Farm…
Long-term Feeding Study Shows Effects of GMOs
Want to know what happens to rats that eat genetically engineered corn for their lifetime? “The researchers said 50 percent of males and 70 percent of…
Press Release: Farm and Consumer Organizations Protest Animal ID Scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judith McGeary, Executive Director (P) 254-697-2661 | (E) judith@farmandranchfreedom.org Farm and Consumer Organizations Protest Animal ID Scheme Drought-Stricken Farmers and Ranchers…
63 Organizations Urge the Administration to Reject Animal ID Rule
The letter below was sent to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on September 14, 2012. The PDF version with footnotes is available here. The…
Biotech Rider Not Included in Federal Funding Bill
In June, we alerted you that the U.S. House of Representatives had included a dangerous pro-biotech rider in the Agricultural Appropriations Bill. The rider was the…
Organizations and Businesses Unite to Oppose Controversial Agricultural Biotech Rider
The Honorable Harry Reid Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Dick Durbin Senate Assistant Majority Leader The Honorable John Boehner Speaker of the House The Honorable Eric…
Action Alert: Say No to GMO Apples and Agent Orange Soy
The USDA is flooding the pipeline with proposals to approve a dozen different new genetically engineered crops. Some of these crops are in the final stage…
Press Release: Conference Addresses Government Policies Behind Our Food System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judith McGeary, Executive Director (P) 254-697-2661 | (E) judith@farmandranchfreedom.org Farm and Food Leadership Conference Addresses Government Policies Behind Our Food System 6th Annual Conference…
Update on Cottage Foods Rule and TAHC’s Cattle ID Rule – 2012
Thank you for speaking up in support of local food producers. The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued its final regulation for cottage food…
Action Alert: USDA Proposes Changes to Animal Welfare Act Regulations
Under current law, most small-scale animal breeders are exempt from the Animal Welfare Act because they sell their animals directly to individual purchasers and are therefore…