Published January 19, 2021 Welcome to your weekly update on the Texas Legislature, sustainable agriculture, and local food! After establishing the rules for proceeding this…
FARFA’s Priority Bills for Texas’ 2021 Legislative Session
Updated March 1, 2021 Among its many impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of our food system. In March, grocery store shelves emptied, not…
The 2021 Texas Legislative Session has begun!
Published January 13, 2021 Texas State Representatives and Senators gathered on Tuesday for the opening day of the session. For the next 140 days, our elected officials…
FARFA’s comments on Texas’ proposed raw milk rules
Published January 11, 2021 In response to the Texas Department of State Health Services’ proposed new rules for the sale of raw milk in…
Good news (mostly) for raw milk in Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has published proposed rules for raw milk that make important improvements to the current rules! For those who…
Flawed study claims Texas small farms grow unsafe foods
Published December 21, 2020 Last week, a website article circulated claiming that research from the University of Houston indicates that small produce farms in Texas…
Texas health department seeks comments on food establishment rules
The Texas Department of State Health Services has published draft changes to the Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) – which govern restaurants, grocery stores, co-ops, delivery services,…
More progress for on-farm poultry processing in Texas
Successfully advocating for a cause such as family farms and local foods means focusing on the long haul, speaking up consistently, building relationships, and “showing up”…
New rules proposed for Texas raw milk
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has drafted new rules for regulating raw milk. This announcement, made on July 14, came without…
Farm & Ranch Freedom Forum Schedule
Farmers, ranchers, and other local food producers are invited to town hall meetings in four major Texas cities this spring. FARFA will facilitate discussions to discover…