Published on September 28, 2021 The USDA Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry began meeting on Monday, Sept. 27, to respond to the USDA’s request…
USDA hints at more limits on custom slaughterhouses
Published on September 14, 2021 USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) has an advisory committee – the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection…
Stop the mergers in the poultry industry
Published August 31, 2021 The control over our food supply by a handful of large corporations is at the root of so many problems…
Tell USDA how to help small meat processors
Published August 24, 2021 The USDA has committed to investing $500 million “to improve infrastructure, increase capacity, and hasten diversification” in meat and poultry processing….
Speak up for more options for livestock farmers
If we want a resilient food system, we must rebuild the small- and mid-scale infrastructure that is needed to allow small- and mid-scale farmers to get…
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: The ’21 Texas Legislative Session
Published July 9, 2021 Our usual round-up of news from the Texas legislative session was delayed as we waited for the final list of…
Take action to protect groundwater in these Texas counties!
Published July 7, 2021 No water, no food … and no economy or future. If you live in Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Freestone, Lee,…
Last chance to tell USDA to decentralize our food system
Published June 21, 2021 The USDA is seeking public comments on agricultural and food supply chains. We sent out an alert a few weeks…
Final day victory for Farmers’ Market Bill
Published May 28, 2021 The Texas legislative session will formally end on Monday, May 31. While strange things have been known to happen in…
Make the ‘Go Texan’ program work for Texas foods!
Published May 25, 2021 The Texas Department of Agriculture administers the “Go Texan” program. You may have seen the logo on various packages … but only rarely…