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2023 Accomplishments Prove There’s Strength in Numbers

By Alexia Kulwiec | December 14, 2023

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) is so grateful to our supporters, allies and members, who work hard every day to make improvements to the U.S. food system. In 2023 we had some important successes along with some continuing challenges and frustrations with government policies that impede the viability of independent operations engaged in providing locally […]

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This article can be found in: Membership, Organization News This article is related to: 2023 summary, CAFO, cottage foods, emergency, farm raid, farm raids, farmers, grassfed, hotline, legal defense, legal representation, Maine, meat processing, on-farm processing, on-farm slaughter, Oregon, pastured poultry, peter ruddock, poultry, PRIME Act, ranchers, raw dairy

Increase the Supply of Farm-Raised Meats; Support the PRIME Act and Changes to FMIA

By Suzanne Sisk | July 27, 2023

Small livestock farmers and custom meat processors would love to sell more meat locally. And consumers want to buy meat from local farms. The problem is federal policy makes this exchange extremely difficult. There are two bills on the table that will support the supply of farm-raised meats by improving access to local meat processing […]

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Federal News, Food Rights News, PRIME Act This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, federal regulations, FMIA, goat, grassfed beef, grassfed lamb, meat inspection, meat processing, pastured pork, PRIME Act, sheep, USDA

2023 State Legislative Session Summary Shows Progress for Food Freedom

By Christine Dzujna | June 14, 2023

The 2023 state legislative session resulted in the passing of a number of laws relevant to the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund’s mission, and of impact to our members and their food production operations. Some state sessions remain active, so there may yet be more laws to come, but we wanted to take this opportunity to give […]

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Food Rights News, Membership, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: cottage foods, custom meat, food laws, legislation, meat processing, on-farm slaughter, pastured poultry, raw milk, state legislation, zoning regulations

Use New Comment Portal for 2023 Farm Bill to Support On-Farm Slaughter

By Suzanne Sisk | June 2, 2023

Sheep in field

Our friends at Rural Vermont are petitioning the members of the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committees to add clarifying language to the Federal Meat Inspection Act. The House Agriculture Committee has just created a portal for direct stakeholder feedback. This portal can be used to urge members of the committee to clarify language for […]

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: butcher, food freedom, food laws, grassfed beef, grassfed lamb, meat inspection, meat processing, on-farm slaughter, pastured pork

Top 5 Legal Trends in 2023 for Small Farmers and Artisanal Food Producers

By Alexia Kulwiec | January 3, 2023

We can’t believe 2022 is almost in the rearview mirror! FTCLDF accomplished a great deal last year on behalf of our members and we invite you to read more about our work in 2022. We are ready to face 2023 with the same determination to address the barriers and struggles our members face. Looking ahead […]

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Trends This article is related to: cottage foods, Farm Bill, food freedom, food laws, grassfed beef, meat processing, new year, pastured pork, pastured poultry, trends

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