February 8, 2010 The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 Sent via facsimile and U.S….
USDA Listening Sessions on Roundup Ready Alfalfa
Howard Vlieger, FARFA Board member, attended the USDA listening session on Roundup Ready (RR) alfalfa in Lincoln, Nebraska on February 4, 2010. Below is his first-hand…
Action Alert: Stop Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
Now is your chance to demand that USDA protect food from contamination by genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa! USDA just released its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)…
Action Alert: Protect Local Foods by Calling Your Senators
The Senate comes back into session this week, and food safety is expected to be high on its agenda. In November of 2009, the Senate Committee…
Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510): “Produce Standards”
Background: Section 105 of S. 510 seeks to address the incidence of food-borne pathogens in raw agricultural commodities by authorizing FDA to issue standards for production and…
Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510): Regulation of “Facilities”
Background: When Congress passed the Public Health Security and Bioterrrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, it set into place a federal requirement for all food “facilities”…
Press Release: Farming and Consumer Organizations Urge Wisconsin Court to Strike Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2009 Farming and Consumer Organizations Urge Wisconsin Court to Strike Down Mandatory Premises Registration in Face of Religious Objections (Austin, TX)…
Letter to Congress Re: Funding for National Animal Identification System
FARFA coordinated letters to Congress and USDA (read here) that were signed by 100 organizations, asking that USDA use the funds appropriated to wrap up NAIS…
Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Re: Funding for National Animal Identification System
FARFA coordinated letters to Congress (read here) and USDA that were signed by 100 organizations, asking that USDA use the funds appropriated to wrap up NAIS and…
Agriculture Appropriations Conference Committee Issues Report
The Agriculture Appropriations Conference Committee has issued its report, and NAIS got $5.3 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2010. This is about 1/3 of what…