Kim Alexander, a livestock producer in Travis County, TX speaks at a Listening Session in Austin, saying “Let the fire of liberty be lit.” See his impassioned comments on this You Tube video: Visit the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund website to learn more about the NAIS controversy: http://ftcldf.org
Rancher Mike Callicrate does a job evaluation of the USDA at a recent NAIS Listening Session, and finds they are failing the small farms in favor of Big Ag. See the video of his testimony…
Mike Murphy, author of the Veterans Against NAIS Petition, reports that famous farmer, Wendell Berry has pledged to go to jail in protest of NAIS at the Kentucky USDA Listening Session. I’d like to give Wendell our Heroes of Sustainable Agriculture award for that!
photo credit: sashafatcat But is the USDA Really Listening?? USDA Listening Sessions on their attempts at a National Animal ID and Tracking System have been packed with vocal opponents to this Orwellian plan. In city after city, the NAIS has been roundly condemned by those farmers and ranchers and even consumers who will ultimately pay [...]
As our precious few independent livestock producers and small processors continue their losing fight for survival, the USDA dreams up even more ways to make their lives more difficult. These are the people producing the safest, highest quality and most dependable food for our tables. As we sit here today at this listening session in Greeley, Colorado, considering the depressing possibility and cost of tracing back every healthy animal to its home of origin so Tyson, Cargill and JBS can export more, the farmer and rancher with the heaviest workload and the least income will pay – and down the road – consumers will also pay….
I am a consumer, and I speak for myself. The fact that I am here at all should be an indication to you that the truth is dawning at last on the general population. It has been a gradual awakening, to be sure. For many years your department has been trying to force NAIS on us. What part of “NO” don’t you understand? Yes, the eyes of the public are being pried open by the undeniable, inescapable truth…
The USDA listening sessions on their animal ID system, NAIS, have been overwhelmingly filled with people making comments AGAINST any form of mandatory NAIS.
Mike Murphy needs your help. He fears that NAIS, the USDA”s National Animal ID System will be forced upon America’s farmers unless a massive resistance is apparent to our legislators. Mike is a grass based farmer, and a veteran. Unless you want every farm animal wearing microchip “dog tags” and under federal surveillance, and their [...]
Small Farms and The Environment Will Bear the Cost of NAIS In a statement released to the press on Tuesday, Past President and current Board member of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Taaron Meikle says that NAIS , the USDA’s National Animal ID System is being implemented to benefit Confined Animal Feeding Operations at the [...]
photo credit: The Patriot 1776 The Real Impacts of the National Animal Identification System on Our Food Supply – and How You Can Make a Difference Swine flu, salmonella poisonings, massive recalls. With all of the threats to our food supply and health, a nationwide program to safeguard livestock probably sounds good to a lot [...]
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