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Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 06:00:00 AM PST
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A while back I promised to give you talking points against the National Animal ID System. We've got until March 16 to comment to the USDA on a rule proposed by the Bush administration in January. Well, here are the talking points (below), courtesy of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance.
The proposed rules are complex and difficult to understand, but they basically come down to "Register for NAIS or you can't do business" if my understanding is right. Here is where you go to give the USDA your comments. You can also submit your comments via Organic Consumers Association here (just be sure to personalize the letter!!). See below for talking points.
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Thu Jan 22, 2009 at 22:36:15 PM PST
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Change.org reports that Bush flipped family farms the bird on his way out the White House door. On January 13, the USDA proposed a rule that mandates the currently "voluntary" National Animal ID System. There are a number of reasons why those of us who care about our food and our farmers should oppose NAIS. I highly, highly recommend you read the post, but I have excerpted highlights from it below and added my own opinions as well. If you'd like to make comments to the government in opposition to NAIS and their proposed rule, you can do so here. Unfortunately, I do not have good talking points handy to give you for your comment - YET. I promise I will get some talking points and post them on this blog before the comment deadline of March 16.
For regular updates on NAIS, sign up for the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance Email List here.
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Thu Jan 01, 2009 at 08:59:54 AM PST
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I've been studying international trade issues affecting animal agriculture for 3 years now. I got into this to facilitate my activities in the fight against the National Animal ID System (NAIS). However the whole international trade environment and it's attendant issues are really fascinating in and of themselves. How countries interact with each other, and how people feed themselves, how the media perceives and reports on issues related to ag and international trade, these are just a few of the things that make this area of study truely amazing. I tell ya, it's a whole different world out there.
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Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 08:00:00 AM PST
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Good food, good farming practices, healthy nutritious diets, as Kurt Vonnegut would say "if this isn't nice, I don't know what is".
I just finished reading Man Without a Country and Vonnegut specifically made a point to telling us we needed to make that statement often, at appropriate times of course, so we really thought about the present and appreciated the good things in life while we enjoyed them.
I personally think, as we move into the shopping season, that enjoying a good meal with our family and friends is of far greater value, more lasting value than spending money on gifts that may not be needed and are soon forgotten.
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