From the Liberty Ark Coalition —
As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ongoing pattern of dishonest tactics, the USDA and industry organizations are backing away from an internal Agriculture Department memo that outlines how to force farm registration into the USDA’s National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The Agriculture Department memo, issued on Sept. 22, [...]

If you weren’t able to make it to the Tennessee Farmers and Freeholders meeting last night in Franklin, you really missed out.
Not only did Frank Niceley give a fascinating speech telling the news of a very hopeful year for small farm legislation in Tennessee, but also there were a bunch of dedicated people there—farmers, their [...]

What in the world is a “freeholder”? And what in the world is Tennessee Farmers & Freeholders?
A freeholder is any farmer or other Tennessean who owns and runs his own place. Tennessee Farmers & Freeholders is an organization formed to give a voice to the invisible: Tennessee’s farmers, small businessmen and consumers are often crushed [...]