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PRIME Act

Remedy for Slaughterhouse Logjam?

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | November 20, 2020

Steak Photo

Access to slaughterhouses has been poor for small livestock producers in most of the country for many years now but has become considerably worse since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. USDA-inspected slaughterhouses have since last spring been booking customers as far out as 2022. Many custom slaughterhouses are now booking well into 2021. One possible answer for the slaughterhouse…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food rights, food safety, legislation, meat processing, PRIME Act, slaughterhouses, USDA

Working to Better Serve FTCLDF Members

By Alexia Kulwiec | July 23, 2020

Member Survey Feet in Circle

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) recently conducted a survey of its members to learn how COVID-19 has affected their farm businesses and to learn what more the organization can do to serve its members. Here is what we learned and what we are planning at the FTCLDF…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: custom meat, farmers markets, federal legislation, food clubs, food freedom, food rights, FSMA, FTCLDF Members, legislation, meat processing, member benefits, PRIME Act

PRIME Act Would Address Meat Access Woes

By Alexia Kulwiec | July 8, 2020

PRIME Act Square

A recent survey among Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) members indicates that members’ top concerns include the unavailability of meat processors and regulations that interfere with the ability of farmers and ranchers to deliver farm products directly to the consumer. The Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act would repeal the ban on the intrastate sale of…

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: Action Alerts, custom meat, federal legislation, food freedom, legislation, PRIME Act

Small Farms Can Help Address Food Waste

By Christine Dzujna | May 27, 2020

Small Farms Food Waste Rooster

The stunning food waste that is one of many unexpected consequences of COVID-19 has made us all painfully aware of how highly vulnerable industrial farms are to sudden fluctuations in demand and pullbacks on the regular flow of commerce…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, food freedom, food rights, FTCLDF Members, legislation, meat processing, PRIME Act, raw milk, raw milk laws

Act Now for the PRIME Act and Increase Access to Local Meat

By Farm-to-Consumer | May 5, 2020

PRIME Act Action Alert with Cows

The country is beginning to experience the drastic impact of the ongoing consolidation of the meat processing industry causing instability in our food supply, and specifically in our meat supply. There is a very simple solution, and that is to enable increased direct-to-consumer sales of meat via the PRIME Act…

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: Action Alerts, custom meat, federal legislation, food freedom, legislation, PRIME Act

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