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2025
FL July 9 – Hearing 7/10: Act Now to Oppose Proposed Rule on Limited Poultry and Egg Operations!
MA July 2 – Action Alert: Hearing July 9th for Cottage/Homemade Foods in MA!
FL June 25 – Action Alert: Hearing on Limited Poultry and Egg Operation Proposed Rule
NC June 20 – Action Alert: Raw Milk Herd Share Legislative Victory! But the Fight Is Not Over.
IL May 29 – Act Now to Support Poultry Farmers in Illinois by Passing HB 2196!
NC May 14 – Act Now! Hearing TODAY on NC Farm Act Will Impact Raw Milk Access!
TX May 9 – Act Now for Greater Access to Locally Raised Eggs in Texas! Hearing May 13!
NC May 6 – Update on Herd Shares in North Carolina
NC May 2 – North Carolina Act Now to Protect Raw Milk Herdshares! Hearing Is May 6!
TX April 11 – Act Now for Greater Access to Local Eggs in Texas! Hearing Is April 8!
DE April 11 – Act Now for Delaware Raw Dairy! Comment by Apr. 11!
NH March 29 – Act Now for New Hampshire Cottage Foods! Hearing is Apr. 1!
TX March 28 – Act Now for Raw Milk and Cottage Foods! Hearing is Mar. 31!
UT March 27 – Act Now for Scale- Appropriate Meat Processing!
TN March 14 – Act Now for Cottage Foods in TN! Hearing is Mar. 19!
MD March 7 – Act Now for Raw Milk in Maryland! Hearing is Mar. 10!
NH February 15 – Act Now for Meat Processing in New Hampshire! Hearing Feb. 18!
ME February 10 – Provide Your Testimony on Maine Right to Food; Hearing is Feb. 11!
CT February 10 – Act Now for Cottage Food in Connecticut! Hearing is Feb. 14!
NH February 10 – Act Now for Cottage Food in New Hampshire! Hearing is Feb. 11!
TX January 31 – Texas, Join Our Friends at FARFA for Local Foods Lobby Days at the Texas Capitol!
AR January 29 – Act Now for Raw Milk and Backyard Gardens in Arkansas! Hearing Is Jan 29, 2025!
VA January 27 – Urgent! Virginia Please Take Action Before 12 a.m. Tonight, or Show Support Early Tomorrow at the General Assembly!
USA January 7 – Comments Due Jan. 17 for USDA’s Proposed Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products
2024
USA November 18 Contact the USDA to Delay Rule on Electronic Animal ID
USA October 7 Tell Your Legislators to Support Changes to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA)
PA October 7 Pennsylvania, Please Help to Stop Forced Electronic Animal ID and Boost the LOCAL Foods Act
DE September 30 Delaware Governor Signs Bill Lega the Sale of Raw Milk
NM September 26 New Mexico Please Help to Stop Forced Electronic Animal ID!
Washington, DC September 20 Farmers, Ranchers, and Consumers Support the LOCAL Food Act
AK August 24 AK Cottage Food Bill (HB 251) is Signed Into Law!
OR July 19 OR CAFO Comments Due July 22!
USA June 24 Important Updates on RFID: Two Chances to Stop the Mandate
LA June 16 LA Raw Milk Bill HB 467 Is Signed Into Law!
LA May 14 LA Raw Milk Bill Passes House: Senate Hearing Is May 21
DE May 14 Tell DE Senators to Vote Yes for Raw Milk
USA May 10 Urge Your Senator to Join Bill Opposing Mandatory Electronic ID
DE May 8 Act Now for Raw Milk in Delaware
LA April 23 Act Now for Raw Milk in Louisiana
USA April 18 Take Action on Mandatory RFID Electronic Ear Tags
AK April 14 Update for Alaska Cottage Food and Animal Shares
USA April 12 Weigh in on The Farm Bill and Meat Inspection
RI April 9 Act Now for Raw Milk in Rhode Island
NH March 18 Act Now for New Hampshire Raw Milk
USA March 11 Let Your Voice Be Heard on RFID Electronic Ear Tags
AK February 21 Update for Alaska Cottage Food and Animal Shares
UT Feb 8 Act Now for Agritourism
NH Feb 5 Act Now for New Hampshire Artisan Foods!
AK January 31 Act Now for Alaska Cottage Food and Animal Shares
WI January 3 Act Now for Wisconsin Raw Dairy
2023
USA November 15 Tell Senators to Cosponsor the PRIME Act!
USA September 13 Ask Your Legislators: Support Local Meat
USA August 18 Stand Up for Locally Raised and Sold Meat!
USA July 21 Support Access to Locally Raised and Sold Beef!
TX May 20 Call Your Rep for Cottage Foods Now
TX May 13 Make Two Calls for Small Farmers Today!
MA May 5 Act Now for Cottage Food in Mass.!
MA April 28 Act Now for Raw Milk in Mass.!
IA April 25 Ask Iowa Governor to Sign Bill for Raw Milk
US April 19 Tell the USDA No on Electronic ID Tags!
TX April 14 Contact State Rep on Food Freedom Bills!
OR April 13 Act Now for Rabbit Processing Bill!
IA April 8 Vote Yes for Legal Raw Milk!
ND April 1 Updated Raw Milk Action Alert!
HI March 17 Raw Milk Action Alert
ND March 14 Action Alert for Raw Milk Bill!
HI February 22 Attend/Watch Hearing on Cottage Food
ND February 19 Act Now on Raw Milk Bill
HI February 15 Proposed Bill Regarding Raw Milk
HI February 15 Cottage Food Action Alert for Hawaii
WA February 13 Action Alert for Cottage Food
ND February 9 Raw Milk Bill Action Alert
UT February 4 Act Now for Raw Milk!
HI February 2 Hawaii – Take Action for Cottage Foods!
WA February 1 Act Now for Cottage Foods in Washington
MO January 30 Urgent Action to Increase Raw Milk Access
NY January 23 Bill Threatens Working Dog Practices
UPDATE as of 1/19/23 on below VA action alert: HB 2123 was stricken from the docket. We will be in touch with VA subscribers by email when we know more on that. HB 1802 has been tabled, meaning that there is not active consideration of the bill at this time.
VA January 18 Increase Food Freedom in Virginia
2022
USA November 11 Push to Clarify On-Farm Slaughter Laws
USA July 7 URGENT: Raw Almond Access Under Attack
IA March 22 Support Cottage Food Producers in Iowa!
IA March 15 Call Now for Raw Milk in Iowa!
KS March 11 Take Action for Raw Milk in Kansas
TN March 8 Support Families in Need in Tennessee!
IA March 4 Support Legal Raw Milk Sales in Iowa
KS March 3 Kansas Raw Milk Supporter: Act Now!
TN February 28 URGENT: Act Now for Right to Food in Tennessee
IA February 11 TAKE ACTION for Raw Milk in Iowa
HI February 11 Act Now for Local Food in Hawaii!
IL February 9 URGENT: Act Now to Support Illinois Farmers Markets!
GA February 9 Act Now for Raw Milk in Georgia!
KS January 24 More Action Needed for Kansas Raw Milk!
KS January 18 KANSAS: Act Now to Stop New Anti-Raw Milk Bill!
2021
ME October 28 Maine: Vote YES on Right to Food
USA September 16 Tell USDA: Don’t Make It Harder to Use Custom Slaughterhouses!
IL July 29 Protect Last Historically Black Farming Community in IL
IL June 30 Ask Illinois Governor to Support Home-to-Market Act
USA June 17 Tell USDA What You Think by June 21!
CO April 29 Tell Governor to Sign Local Meat Bill
MT April 21 Tell Governor to Sign Local Food Choice Act Today!
TX April 16 Improve Access to Local Eggs & Help Small Producers
AR April 16 ARKANSAS: Support Food Freedom Act Today!
AK April 15 Increase Access to Raw Dairy Products
FL April 13 HB 1013 to Remove Urban Farms Protections
TX April 8 Ask Your Reps to Stop TX Department of Ag from Overreach!
CO April 4 Oppose Ballot Proposal Affecting Livestock Farmers
MT March 31 Act Now for Increased Raw Dairy Access!
AK March 29 Support Legalizing Distribution of Raw Dairy Products
TN March 29 URGENT: Tell Committee to Vote Yes on Food Freedom Act
AR March 29 Action Alert: Support Food Freedom Act
NM March 17 Tell Your Senator about Homemade Food Act
IL March 12 Ask Illinois Legislators to Support Home-to-Market Act
MT February 26 Action Alert: Upcoming Senate Vote for Food Freedom
NE February 23 Act Now for Nebraska Food Freedom!
MT February 19 Act Now for Montana Food Freedom
USA February 10 ACT NOW: Small Farms & Food Businesses Under Threat
OR February 03 URGENT: Support Legal Raw Butter Sales
NY January 20 Use of Working Dogs Threatened! Act Now
2020
PA November 19 Ask Your Senator to Vote YES on Agritourism Bill
PA September 23 Ask Your House Rep to Vote YES on Agritourism Bill
USA August 27 Take Action on Proposed Requirement for Electronic Animal Identification!
KY August 13 Oppose Fee Hikes for Kentucky Small Food Businesses!
TX July 28 URGENT: Last Minute New Rules Proposed for Texas Raw Milk!
USA July 21 Tell Congress PRIME Act is best shot for small livestock farmers!
USA June 17 Keep Working for Passage of the PRIME Act!
USA May 6 ACT NOW for the PRIME Act and Increase Access to Local Meat
VA April 15 Virginia Farmers Markets Should Be Essential Like Grocery Stores!
VA March 18 Call Virginia Secretary of Ag to Keep Farmers Markets Open!
KS March 11 Act Now: Raw Milk Goes to Kansas House Committee
KS February 28 Act Now: Raw Milk in Kansas Update!
IL February 24 ACT NOW! Illinois Hearing on Your Right to Garden
KS February 7 Important Kansas Raw Milk Update: Hearings Scheduled!
KS February 7 Raw Milk Under Attack in Kansas – Your Voice Counts!
WA February 3 Producing Raw Milk in WASHINGTON Could Get Easier
KS January 30 Kansas: Raw Milk Under Attack!
WV January 15 Act Now to Support Farm Fresh Dairy Act!
USA January 2 Unconstitutional New Rule to Affect Produce Farmers
2019
USA December 18 Act Now to Support the Interstate Milk Freedom Act!
USA December 12 USDA’s Changes Could Hurt Small Beef Processors!
WI October 14 Wisconsin Rural Survival Act
ND September 30 URGENT: Attend North Dakota Hearing
VA August 27 Take Action! Virginia Farmer Denied Right to Farm
VA July 9 URGENT Action in Fauquier County, Virginia!
TX May 2 Help Small Poultry Farmers in Texas Now!
ND April 24 Cottage Foods in North Dakota Protected!
TX April 4 Are You Thirsty for Raw Milk? Tell Your Lawmakers Now!
AK March 28 Alaska: Act Now to Increase Access to Raw Milk Products
NC March 26 North Carolina: Act Now to Protect Raw Milk Access
ND March 20 Tell North Dakota Lawmakers to Protect Cottage Foods
TX March 7 Tell Texas Lawmakers You’re Thirsty for Raw Milk
KS February 27 Kansas Bill to Benefit Farmers Market Vendors
NY February 13 New York Bill Threatens Working Dog Practices
ND February 4 Attend Hearing and Protect Cottage Foods!
WV January 30 Support HB 2643 the West Virginia Raw Milk Bill!
ND January 24 Protect Cottage Foods in North Dakota!
TN January 22 Support Herdshares – Ask Lawmakers to OPPOSE SB 15
VA January 17 HB 1785 Defeated
VA January 15 UPDATE: SUPPORT HB 1785
VA January 13 URGENT: SUPPORT HB 1785 to Increase Legal Cottage…
2018
USA September 26 FSMA Deadlines: Are You a “Food Facility?”
USA June 27 Call Your Senators NOW on FARM BILL Checkoffs!
USA June 11 Tell Senators to Support Small Farmers in Farm Bill
USA May 16 A Vote on the Farm Bill is Expected THIS WEEK!
USA May 9 Take Action on the Farm Bill!
ND March 22 URGENT: North Dakota Hearings Cancelled!
ND March 19 CORRECTION: Tell Dep. of Health that You Oppose…
ND March 15 Tell Dep. of Health that You Oppose Proposed Rules
KY March 14 Tell Your Senator to Support Food Freedom
MD March 8 Support Food Freedom in Maryland!
TN February 27 Contact Tennessee Legislators About Food Freedom Bill
UT February 22 Support Local Food in Utah
UT February 20 Support Utah Raw Milk – Tell Your Senator to Vote YES
TN February 20 Support Food Freedom in Tennessee!
UT February 13 Act Now – Support Utah Raw Milk Bill
USA February 6 Tell Congress to Support Local Meat in the Farm Bill
VA February 3 Updates on Virginia Bills!
VA January 25 Virginia – Oppose Herdshare Bills Today!
VA January 24 Virginians – Support Aquaculture Bill Today