NoNAIS.org Protect our traditional rights to farm It is difficult to imagine any acceptable basis for the (USDA) to subject the owner of a chicken to more intrusive surveillance than the owner of a gun. -Mary Zanoni BSE announcements do not affect consumer buying. -USDA Study (Ergo: traceback and NAIS is non-critical since BSE has already been resolved by not feeding cows to cows. -WJ) Just the Facts About NoNAIS.org But what is NAIS? Can NAIS affect me? Does NAIS Stop Disease? How did it happen? How will we stop NAIS? Sample Letter State Contacts Timeline? What can I do to help? Additional Actions Linking to NoNAIS.org Radio Station Contacts Subscribe to NoNAIS.org NoNAIS is my effort to spread the word of how harmful the USDAs National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is to small farmers, homesteaders, pet owners & consumers. Walter Jeffries Sugar Mountain Farm in Vermont Please leave comments in articles and save email for edits, news items, etc. I read comments. 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Categories Action Item (174) Alert - International (11) Alert - National (70) Alert - State (214) Background Info (74) Blog Notes (43) Bulletins (66) Commentary (109) General (120) News (373) Other (24) Related (36) Sample Fliers (4) Sample Letters (10) Satire (15) Recent Posts FDA Extends Comment Period on FSMA Packers Requiring NAIS 2015 Bulletin Board 201311 Bulletin Board 201310 Bulletin Board 201309 XMLrpc Disabled Bulletin Board 201308 Bulletin Board 201307 Fencing & GMO Labeling Conspiracy GMO Labeling Food Freedom Bulletin Board 201306 Drovers on NuNAIS Bulletin Board 201305 Bulletin Board 201304 CISPA - WARNING! - Internet Freedom Threat in Congress Bulletin Board 201303 DHS Reiterates: Serfs have No Rights Bulletin Board 201302 NAIS Returns in Federal Registry FDA Proposes New Food Rules Traceability Rule Posting in Federal Register Bulletin Board 201301 Traceability Rules Delayed Kindle Release of First They Came for the Cows New Animal Traceability Rule USDA Invitation for Input Bulletin Board 201212 Keeping Our Rights To Communicate Know Thy Enemy - GMO Labeling Opposition Archives November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 New Comments The Phantom: here is something everyone needs to know about... on Oct. 11-13,2013 the truckers are going to strike and also drive The Phantom: I just finished reading about the 2 week old baby deer that the DNR in Wisconsin killed in a raid Don Busch: I wondered why Whole Foods had ANY GMO products on their shelves from the git-go... Seems like a good reason esbee: Bakers Green Acres on trial for raising illegal pigs. a family that raises pigs is the latest target of esbee: with all these anti-surveillance protests now is a good time to comment on the other govt surveillance program that big esbee: with all these anti-surveillance protests now is a good time to comment on the other govt surveillance program that big walterj: There is a limit to how much I can do so I strongly encourage you and everyone else to follow Beth Smith: Walter, Why dont you have a link to facebook or any media like that where we could The Phantom: So much to keep up with..GMOs, then the NSAs surveilllance of us, our communications, etc, Prism, the Bluffdale facility in Bev: Please watch this video on the dangers of GMOs and share with everyone you know. youtube/watch?v=SEVcLpMr4iU Terry: ADTP sounds like another name for NAIS. It figures that they just cant let this go because there is The Phantom: Just found out about this..a worldwide march against Monsanto for this saturday, May 25th. (against their GM foods, seeds, etc) texas goat gal: And Rep. DeLauro said to the press several years ago, before the passage of the Food Safety/Toxic Modernization Act, when Joyce E: Found this on Facebook just now (hope I did the link correctly?): Protect Backyard Chicken Farmers in Texas! text On Friday, the Texas The Phantom: You have heard the saying that with most laws and rules, etc, the devil is in the details. On April The Phantom: Here is a follow-up on my last post re: Balance of Powers committees...J.B. Williams has an update today at newswithviews. esbee: oops sorry for the multiple posts- I hit the submit comment but there was no indication it was completed It is Melissa: Brian, do you think it odd that this came out in the midst of the bombing chaos? Also, the Brian: Not good... USDA starts new program to track farm animals esbee: re- Boston Marathon these things may be happening because too much emphasis is put on tracking the wrong people i.e. people The Phantom: Here is a must read for everyone...Today at newswithviews there is an article by J.B. Williams on Tennessee being the esbee: The USDA is truly messed up! their loan program for poor rural areas does not serve those who need The Phantom: Just did a comment..not sure it posted, so here is a shortened version....Doreen Hannes did a very thorough article yesterday walterj: It hasnt changed. They ask the same questions. The law is the same. I did fill out and send in Nicole: Any thoughts on the 2012 Ag Census? Interesting reading here, but nothing at all on the most recent one? henry buehler: This is not about making food safer, it is about exclusion from production of food by a device of those john Miesel: More BS from the government! twist the small farmer to the point he want to give up. Let the Texas Goat Gal: A good article about Farm Bureau and its anti-farming views, go to blacklistednews and scroll down to Farm Bureau Turns Wysteria: And there it is, Appendix Reference number 86 ... Codex Alimentarius. And References 119 & 183. Wysteria: Thought I would share this so if people want to post comments or read existing comments: DATES: Submit either electronic or written Comments RSS Most Commented Henshaw Incident (160) USDA Identified as Terrorists (101) Welcome to NoNAIS.org (72) 2006 Agriculture ID Survey (66) Bulletin Board 200807 (57) Bulletin Board 200811 (51) Survey: Fed Funds, State Vets (49) Not Registering (48) More USDA Fraud (43) News from NIAA Conference (42) Texans face $1,000 Fines (41) States Backing Off of NAIS (39) TagZapper for Privacy (39) NAIS Privacy Survey (39) Spies Like Us (38) Faillace Sheep Disease Free (38) New USDA Guide for the Small (37) Storm Alert - Senator Craig, ID (37) USDA Surveys - Mandatory? (37) Bulletin Board 201002 (36) Chipping Patients (34) Frying Your Own RFID Tags (33) 100,000+ NoNAIS Visitors! (33) Questions USDA Wont Answer (33) Penn State NAIS Survey (33) Bulletin Board 200809 (33) Bulletin Board 200810 (33) Tracking the Government (32) Recall of 143 Million Pounds of Beef (32) Bulletin Board 200808 (32) Bulletin Board 201003 (32) A Matter of Timing (31) Dont Kill Your Dreams (31) Knight Says No Mandatory (31) NAIS on Federal Registry (31) USDA Provides NAIS Opt-Out (31) Talent Bill S3862 Analysis (30) USDA Terrorism Update (30) Monster Peppers! Run! Jump! (30) WI: No Right to Produce or Eat Food (30) Random Posts NH May Request REAL ID Extension Mary Zanoni Speaking NY & KY TN More on Ban of Sales VT Animal ID Meetings 4/20 & 4/21 USDA Sued To Stop NAIS VI Scrapies Regs Meet 9/11/08 Postcard from Farm Food Voices Coon Hunting for NAIS USDA Forging NAIS Partnerships Effects of Chipping on Horses in NL Call to Arms The USDA called... Over Complying Sanders on the Cow Tax Alabama Legislative Alert! NoNAIS at Weston Price Cash in Hand SD Stockmen Oppose NAIS NH Tracking Farm GPS Mark of the Beast II on MP3 Sponsors Sugar Mountain Farm BlackLightning, Inc. HollyGraphicArt Australian farm machinery sales Backhoe for sale Copyright & Use All of my material here on the NoNAIS.org web site may be used for any purpose to fight against NAIS. This includes use on other blogs, web sites, newspaper articles, magazines, radio, television, bumper stickers, t-shirts, etc. I appreciate but do not require a link, credit or by line. If youre doing something where you can provide a link back or show the NoNAIS.org web address that is wonderful. On the other hand if you are a pro-NAIS entity and you use my materials for your profit or to promote NAIS Ill sue your pants off for copyright violation and my 250 lb Montedale Ram will butt your sorry ass to hell and back. When hes done my three huge boar pigs will gore you with their massive tusks and then well run you through the thorn bush patch to remove any remaining shreds of you slimey hide. No kidding. There is a directory of artwork that can be used as well. If youre going to a rally and need signs made up, give me the size, text you want and any other specs and I may be able to help. I hear Kinkos and Staples both will print signs from downloaded artwork. I can usually supply what ever you need in what ever file format the printer needs. Errors & Omissions I try very hard to have 100% accurate information on my web site. If you ever find any errors, even typos, please email me so I can fix them. Let me know the URL (page address) as well as the edit. Likewise, let me know if you think something should be added to the site. All suggestions and tips are appreciated. Please be specific about errors, cryptic messages dont help. Money I am not looking for donations for NoNAIS.org. My expenses for fighting NAIS so far are fairly limited. I would rather you spent money spreading the word about NAIS such as printing up copies of the posters and handout and placing ads in your local papers. If you feel compelled to send money as some people have realize I am not a 501c3 non-profit agency, thus any money you send will be considered a gift so it will not be tax deductible or anything like that. Gifts of over $1,000,000 should be made in small denominations because our local store doesnt like changing large bills. This is not to diss those who have sent money - I appreciate it and have spent it on supplies & ads to fight NAIS. Im just not really setup to handle donations and the big thing we need to do is get more people aware of this horrible USDA proposed regulation. Spread the word - If you tell ten people and they each tell ten people... On the other hand... if you want to support our family farm and buy pastured pork from us that would be wonderful. We are currently buildling our own on-farm butcher shop and could use help with that. See the post above. We are offering a 30% discount in the form of free processing to people who pre-buy pigs now. Get NoNAIS News! Article headlines as they post. subscribe remove Click just once. Add to your whitelist both: walterj@sugarmtnfarm [email protected] Tip: Holding your cursor over a link for a few of seconds often gives more details... Contacts President at the White House Candidates for Office Politics1 VT Ag Committee USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack U.S. House Farm Bill Feedback Form USDA Animal ID Comments State Veterinarians State Dept of Ag Web Sites USDA Under Secretary Bruce Knight U.S. Senate Farm Bill Feedback Form Whistleblower.org State Ag Departments StateLocalGov StateLocalGov.net USDA FOIA Request Page Omni Media Fax Congress USDA Feedback Form USDA Animal ID Coordinator House Reps Senators More Congressional Contacts State Contacts Texas Animal Health Commission More Contacts... 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Animal ID Tag Makers in Heaven Importance of Small Farms Active Farming United Animal Owners Alliance A Day in the Life of NAIS Dirt Doctor on NAIS For Profit Non-Profits Progress.org Daily Kos Factory Farming News Oklahomans Health Freedom NAIS in Wisconsin FreeTennessee.org Texas Longhorn on NAIS NAIS is a Bad Idea TX Animal Health Com Watch Free to Farm Comingling Coefficient Costs Stop Animal ID in Oregon USDA Captured by Meat Packers Liberty Ark Coalition MA NOFA Rural Heritage Resistance Mounts to Animal ID Government AI Actions Hurt Poor Factory Farms Cause Bird Flu Farm & Range Freedom Alliance Rodale Institute - NewFarm.org The Prairie Star ActivistCash Dr. Mary Zanonis Proposal Small Farm Law Insider Info on Mad Cow Acres USA Weston Price NAIS Analysis AR Animal Producers Granny Warriors On the Road InfoShop.org on NAIS Mandatory NAIS Dorothy Zombie Wire RFID News Central Californians Against NAIS VA Ind Consumers & Farmers Assoc Questioning USDA Confidentiality Stuter on NAIS License to Keep Animals Farmers Legal Action Group Vermont Legal Guide to Farming MO Farm Bureau Members USDA Subsidy Database WarmWell Organic Voters Guide Track Bills - GovTrack Track Bills - Thomas NoNAIS in WA State MICFA UK Go Self-Sufficient Knight Says NAIS to Stay Voluntary Slow Food Buy Local Localvores Eat Within NAISSucks Farm Subsidy Database Organic Trade Association Certified Naturally Grown Family Farm Defenders Sunshine - Filing a FOIA Legislators Against REAL ID NH Granite State ID Wiki NAIS Vermont Commons Doreen Hannes on News with Views OK Animal Producers against NAIS Small Holders Alliance NY Horse People Against NAIS NY Ind Cons & Farmers Assoc League For Pastoral Peoples Taking Liberty Farmer-Consumer Legal Def Fund Stop AETA Nat Ind Consumers & Farmers Assoc Congress Maps La Vida Localvore HSUS HumaneWatch HSUS ActivistCash PETA ActivistCash Nat Ag Law Center FreeTennessee.org List Discussions Able Farm & Range AK Alaska Horse Jounral AK Alaska NoNAIS AL Against NAIS Americans Against NAIS Animal Owners Rights Anti-NAIS AR Arkansas Against NAIS AZ Arizona Citizens Against NAIS CA Californians Against NAIS CA Central Californians Against NAIS Care2 No to NAIS Christians Against NAIS CO Colorado Against NAIS CT NoNAIS in CT District 5 News - Goats FL Floridians Against NAIS GA NoNAISinGA Google Groups NAIS Homesteading Today IA Iowans Against NAIS ID Idaho Against NAIS IL Illinois Against NAIS IN IndianaNAIS KS Kansans Against NAIS KY Kentuckians Against NAIS LA Louisianans Against NAIS MA Against NAIS MD Marylanders Against NAIS ME Maine NoNAIS MI Michigan Against NAIS MN Minnesotans Against NAIS MO Missourians Against NAIS MS Mississippi Against NAIS MT Montanans Against NAIS NAIS from the Horses Mouth NC Against NAIS NE NAISNebraska NE NAIS_Nebraska NH No_NAIS_NH NM NoNAIS New Mexico No NAIS New England No to NAIS for Horses NoNAISin-theUS NY NoNAISin New York NY NoNAISinNY OH Ohioians Against NAIS OK Oklahomans Against NAIS OR Oregon Against NAIS PA Pennsylvanians Against NAIS SC Against NAIS Slow Foods Stop the NAIS The Empty Barnyard TN Tennesseans Against NAIS TN Tennessee_Against_NAIS To a Better NAIS TX Texans Against NAIS United Animal Owners VA Virginia SayNo2NAIS VT Vermont Against NAIS WA Washington StopNAIS WA Washingtonians Against NAIS WI Wisconsinites Against NAIS Magazine Articles Countryside Magazine Terrorist Chickens Texans to be Fined $1,000 Eco-Logic PowerHouse NAIS Gov. Wants Control of Farms NAIS is a Threat to Small Farms Australians Prostest NAIS States Mandating NAIS Backwoods Home Magazine USDA Pushs Us Off Farms Lesson from Stalin Dairy Goat Journal Premise ID First Step to NAIS USDA Poised to Push Us Off Farms International Entanglements Theyre Watching Your Cows Avian Flu Demystified Horse Preview: NAIS For Horses Rangers Response to NAIS Legal Theft In Norwood New Threat to Rural Freedoms BeefMag: NAIS Biased Big=Cheap Lynn Miller of Small Farmers Jrnl 100,000s of Letters to USDA Acres USA Mother Earth News on NAIS AcresUSA - A Lack of Science Why Exports Dont Matter NAIS Repair in TIME Newspaper Articles Maine: Mark of the Beast Raising The Alarm Google NAIS News Times Herald: Exemptions NAIS Spells Trouble Henry Lamb Cow Chips The Eagle: Farm ID Biometrics to Beast Mark TX Conference on NAIS Australia NAIS Failing William Jud - Mark on your Beasts The News Observer Animal ID a Bad Idea What next: animal mug shots? NAIS is no solution to BSE Amish on NAIS NAIS a Bad Idea R-CALF Stampedes Washington Magic City News Threat to Rural Freedom Roy Moore on NAIS TX Calls for back off of NAIS Intrusive government regulation Government monitors kids... pig Small Farmers Up In Arms TX Uses PremiseID as Funding Old Big Brother had a Farm Animal ID got their Goat Animal Mug Shots? Gov farm ID plan raises questions Animal ID Foes Unite on the Internet Protestors Manure Officials NAIS Could Drive Out Small Farms High Costs to Farmers Horse Owners Cry Foul Govs idea of tracking RFID Virus Infections Stockmen Say Animal ID Unworkable Another View on Bird Flu Livestockers Challenge NAIS USDA upsets farmers Premises ID first step in NAIS Feds Get Goat Farmers fear Big Brother Poop in Your Chili County Com. Opposes NAIS Mad Cow Timing Odd Lawmaker wants to Opt-out Creekstone Sues USDA on BSE Test NAIS costly, unsafe and illegal 7d Farmers Squawk over ID Farm animal ID stirs fears USDA Tagging Wrong Meat Feds aims to track all livestock Animal ID Breeds Concern Big Brother On Animal Farm AgWeekly: NAIS Draws Opposition Governing Through Fear Kill RFID Chips with Your Cell Phone NY Times Animal ID Resisted Life with Big Brother Backyard flocks victims, not vectors Americans Doubt Gov Ability VT Lawmakers Question Animal ID Dim view of avian flu plan Farmers Oppose ID Government Plans to Kill Flocks Only 4 to 7 Mad Cows in US German Farmers Suicide over Bird Flu USDA crushing freedoms VT Premise ID Only Henshaw Pork-quoi? Tagging Terrorist Chickens Animal ID Boondoggle Report Migratory Birds Not Bird Flu Vectors ME Backs off of Premises ID Lawmakers Threaten NAIS NAIS Waste Court: Chicken Cant Cross Road USDA Downplays BSE Farmers seeing read of IDs Livestock ID effort brings controversy NAIS & BSE Not A-OK Animal ID Hurts Small Farms Get Government Out of NAIS WSJ: US Falls Behind Truth News - Animal ID Funding Keep Uncle Sam off the Farm FL Registering All Livestock FL Wheres That Beef Vet says No Need for NAIS Milaca Township Meeting Report Animals By the Numbers Prairie Star on NAIS A Beeper for every Cow Nightmare System Small Farms, Pet Owners Targeted East Bay Express - Marking Beasts PA Animal owners get facts Farmers vow to defy state Crowd opposes animal registration VT Suspicious of Premises ID Australian Ranchers Losing Money Kinder gentler gov or 1984? VT Puts Premises ID on Hold Premises ID Put On Hold VT Premises ID & NAIS Dead! Big Brother in the barnyard Periles of National ID Feds Plan to Round em Up Premises ID Dead in Vermont Registering farms wont work Farms Brand Animal IDs No Good VT Sheep Disease Free Boar War - Henshaw Case Pig Protest Attorney, Farmers Challenge NAIS USAToday: NAIS Angers Farmers Kerr Says NAIS Necessary VT Kerr Gone Missing Voluntary Not Appeasing UpFront-NAIS Delenda Est Will Wendell Be Jailed? BusinessWeek: Fake Voluntary BostonGlobe: NAIS Ineffective A Threat to Rural Freedom Shift to voluntary doesnt appease Local Farmers Oppose Tracking BusinessWeek: Tags for People? Animal ID plan creates debate CFP: USDA: New eyes for Big Brother Court Reviews NAIS Government Wont Talk on ID WI Backs Down from Premises ID PA Landis Sues PADeptAg PA Wolff of PDA Cringes and Whines Speak Your Piece - SharonZ Double H Fights the Law Animal ID Promts Objections Gov Cure Worse than (FMD) Disease Old MacDonald Had A Farm - Jail USDA Bets Farm on NAIS Hands Free Credit Card Theft John Birch Society Article 7/08 Radio Shows FoodChain: Mark on Beast I FoodChain: Mark on Beast II Rollye James Show Good Politics Radio - Sharon Z. Good Politics Radio - WA Rally Derry Brownfield Show Derry Brownfield BSE, AI & NAIS Horse Owners Take on NAIS Coast to Coast RFID/NAIS Jim Hightower Stop NAIS! Animal Farm Meets Marx Bros. 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Greater Things Local Agenda 21 Granny Warriors Prostest PETA Amish Raw Milk Sales UK Big Brother Outrage Corridor Watch National People ID System (NPIS) Anti-RFID Wallets Terminator Gene Proliferation Security & Prosperity Partnership NA North American Union SAOVA.org Political Links Threat Against Pets The Organic Myth Animals Club Freedom National Pet Foundation Recalls Eminent Domain is a Theft Wired: Killing Passport RFID Legally Eye in the Sky Blimps REAL ID Watch Blog Omnivores Dilemma Sun Sentinel on Naturally Raised Crypto-Gram Human ID Chipping Potential Harm Animal Rights Scam Alerts Microchip induced Cancer Sample Flyers NoNAIS Handout NoNAIS Handout HTML NoNAIS Handout Large Print NoNAIS Handout Text Only NoNAIS Labels chick NoNAIS Labels ewe NoNAIS Labels goat NoNAIS Labels horse NoNAIS Poster NoNAIS Poster Horse NoNAIS Poster Horse Penzance Attn Livestock Owners Bettys Bumper Sticker Born to be Free Chicken Crossing Flyer Horse Flyer 2006-01 How NAIS Affects Non-Farmers Olympia Rally Fight NAIS Say-No-to-NAIS Presentation Wanted Poster Flyer YardSign 18x24 Horse Sample Letters Heraldnet Letter to the Editor ME Postcards to Representatives To Senator Leahy Sign Petitions Stop NAIS Petition USAIP Unconstitutional PAWS Pet Petition Protect Animal Ownership Rights AL Pet Property Rights CA Pet Property Rights GA Pet Property Rights IN Pet Property Rights MD Pet Property Rights MS Pet Property Rights OH Pet Property Rights OR Pet Property Rights OK Pet Property Rights TX Pet Property Rights SC Pet Property Rights Texas Animal Health Comm. TX Animal ID & Premise ID Say No to NAIS Paper Petition Stop NAIS Rescind Title 7, Section 109 Technical Documents 1984: Big Brother 4-H What to do about NAIS BEEF Magazine NAIS Cost Calculator Book: First They Came for the Cows Brave New World Dead Birds Dont Fly Disaster Kit Preparation Dr. Zanonis Comments Executive Order 10998 Family Farm Defenders Letter 0706 FDA Bio-Terrorism Hay Records FDA Bioterrorism Record Keeping GAO 05-214 Homeland Security Ag Gov Regulations Database Guide to Organization of NAIS Henshaw Incident Documents High Costs of Animal ID How Agri-Biz Hijacked the USDA How to destroy RFID chips Key Points MA NAIS Letter 20071030 NAIS Costs and Regulations NAIS Implementation Plan 4/2006 NICFA 2009 NAIS White Paper NOFA-VT NAIS Statement Number of the Beast Opt-Outs Preparing for the Pandemic Profiles of Farms with Livestock Propaganda Public Servant Questionnaire References Report on FMD in Britain RFID Doc RFID Glossary RFID Idiot RFID Jammer RFID Wikipedia RFID Zapper Plans Senator Conrad Ltr on USDA Terrorist Smart Dust in Wireless Clouds TX Penalties $1,000/day/incident US Const. 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Bill of Rights A1-10 US Constitution US Gov Pandemic Flu Info US Senate Ag Web Site USDA A Time To Act Small Farms USDA APHIS Strategic Plan Feb 2006 USDA BioSecurity For Birds USDA Chicken Tagging Technique USDA Draft Strategic Plan USDA Food Safe Magazine 2006 Fall USDA How To Handbook 200702 USDA NAIS Documents USDA NAIS Draft Program Standards USDA NAIS Guide to Small...Producers USDA NAIS Implementation Plan USDA NAIS Partner Bulletin 200703 USDA NAIS Tech Supplement USDA Plans 2005-2010 USDA User Guide 2006/11 VT Ag Dept Memo 1 Feb 2006 Lies VT Extension Service Biosecurity VT Penalties $5,000/day/incident VT Premise ID Rules Proposal by AoA VT Registration FAQ 20060416 WA Legislative Alerts Television Animal ID faces stiff opposition Bird Flu No Imminent Threat Farmers Protest Animal IDs Farmers Work to Postpone TX Law How to get out of NAIS MO NAIS Meeting NAIS Meeting Video Doreen NAIS on YouTube NAIS Threatens Farmers Livelihood Rich Angell Interview of WalterJ TN Animal ID put off VT Premises ID On Hold YouTube NAIS Meeting Toons Criminal Chick SANTAs helper More cartoons about NAIS Canadian Cow Thanks The Way Lily Sees It. Agent W Get Smarter NAIS Runs over Chicken Rudolph The Meatrix The Meatrix II Song:AvianFlu over the CuckoosNest RadioAd:KeepFarmersUnderControl You tag him! TAHCWatch Butcher Sheeple Grocery Store Wars NAIS Sucks Cartoon Quotes Unrelated Topics AOL Charges for Email Delivery ~Naughty: Pro-NAIS American Angus Ass. American Dairy Goat Association American Romney Breeders American Sheep Industries Baxter Black CT Rep Rosa DeLauro CT Senator Joe Lieberman Farm Bureau FL Senator Mel Martinez GoatID HolsteinUSA Horse Council IA Rep Steve King IA Senator Grassley iDairy IL Senator Barack Obama IN Senator Evan Bayh InHumane Soc. Kansas Livestock Asss Linda Campbell GoatID MA Ag Commissioner Gillespie MA Congressman John Olver McDonalds MN Rep Collin Peterson MN Rep James L. 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Robby Cook TX Senator John Cornyn US Jersey USAHA VA Rep Bob Goodlatte VA Rep Goodlatte, Bob VA Senator John Warner VT Com. of Agriculture Steve Kerr VT Gov Jim Douglas VT John Whitney For FrklnCnty Senate VT Rep Peter Welch VT Senate Canidate John Whitney VT Senator Patrick Leahy (D) VT State Senator Wendy Wilson WA Rep Cathy McMorris WA Rep Richard Wright WA Rep. Doc Hastings WA Senator Marilyn Rasmussen WI Assembly Gary Tauchen WI Senator Herb Kohl WI Senator Russ Feingold ~Nice: Anti-NAIS AL Ag Com Cand. Albert Lipscomb AL Ag Commissioner Sparks AL Gov. Candidate Roy Moore AL Governor Riley AL Rep Blaine Galliher AL Senator Zeb Little American Buttercup Club American Livestock Breeds Cons. American Poultry Association American Rabbit Breeders Assoc. Appaloosa Horse Club AR Gov candidate Jim Holt Bantam Club Country Egg Cox Farm & Ranch Supply Dairy Goat Journal Dirt Doctor on NAIS Farm Aid Flour Mill Fur Commission USA GA Bob Greer for Comm. Ag. 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Gordner PDCA R-CALF Ranchers Against NAIS Rare Breeds Journal Red Mountain Feed Store SD Sen. Tim Johnson SD Senator Tim Johnson SD Stockgrowers Assoc. Sheep Magazine SPPA TN Emory Bo Heyward for Senate TN John Farmer for Congress TN Rep. Frank Nicely TN Senate Canidate Alan Pedigo TN Senator Tim Burchett TN Tom Kovach For Congress TX Gov Cand Debra Medina TX Gov. Candidate Carole Strayhorn TX Gov. Candidate Star Locke TX Hank Gilbert of Ag Commissioner TX Organic Farmers & Gardners TX Patrick Rose TX Rep. Can. Tim Kleinschmidt TX Rep. Hughes TX Rep. Jodie Laubenberg TX Rep. Joel Hefley TX Rep. Lois W. Kolkhorst TX Rep. Ron Paul TX San Angelo Livestock Owners USCA VA Barbara Jean Pryor for Congress VA Candidate Arin Sime VT Hall Bill For Ind Frkln Rep VT House candidate Hal Bill VT Raineville For Congress VT Rep Matt Dunne VT Rep. Bernie Sanders VT Scudder Parker for Gov VT Sec Ag Roger Albee VT Senate Can. Rich Tarrant VT State Rep. Bill Botzow VT State Rep. David Zuckerman VT State Rep. Mitzi Johnson VT State Rep. Steve Green VT State Senator Giard VT State Senator Sarah Kittell WA State Rep Kirk Pearson Weston A Price Foundation on NAIS WI Rae Vogeler for Senate ~On the Fence Crystal Creek Livestock Suppl. NCBA - waffles Premier 1 Supplies Meta Login RSS Comments RSS Valid XHTML XFN WP Ping Me Ping-o-Matic Ping Technorati BlogOnUSA Webmaster November 20, 2013 FDA Extends Comment Period on FSMA General, Action Item — walterj 7:27 pm The FDA’s web site was messed up for quite a while so they have graciously extended the deadline for comments by a few days (more would have been appropriate) so there is still time for you to give them feedback on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will screw up small farmers, reduce consumer choice and give a hefty extra serving of profits to the big corporate farms and food processors. FSMA is good for Big Ag. FSMA is bad for small farmers and consumers. As you may be able to tell. I think quite ill of this latest government bureaucratic regulatory nightmare. The government should not be applying industrial rules to small farms. Their definition of small farm is so narrow that many CSAs and other small farms will fall under their rules which of course gives the FDA a bigger bite of the federal budget pie which they want. Follow the money trail. To learn more about the issues go here: Rural Vermont Site To leave comments go here: FDA Comment Site It is the one dated November 22nd, 2013 that you want to leave comments on at this time. The comment deadline is November 22nd, 2013. Help more by sharing on FaceBook, Twitter, via email to friends, etc. Here are the comments I left: I object the the FDA’s expansion of powers over small farms. The FSMA will limit consumer choice by reducing the number of producers and driving many small producers out of business. The FSMA small producer exclusion is too low and should be set at $10,000,000 instead of $500,000. It is very easy for the gross sales of a small farm, a CSA, a dairy to hit the proposed $500K mark. There is no need for the FDA to be controlling such small farms. The estimated cost of compliance for small farms of $12K/year is greater than the profit of many small farms. Small farms need to be exempt or at the very least the government should pickup all costs if they want to do this program. The limits on application of manure and compost to fields are absurdly lengthy and unnecessary. These limits do not fit the northern climates with short growing seasons and will take fields out of production cutting the number of productive acres in half. The FDA should have to prove harm on a case by case basis rather than by forcing commercial chemical fertilizers on us through the implementation of these regulations. The FDA’s proposed FSMA rules will destroy organic farming. The FDA should have no hand in any of the farming issues. This is the role of the USDA. 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