Comments on: Wendell Berry Picks Jail Over NAIS http://www.foodrenegade.com/wendell-berry-picks-jail-over-nais/ challenging politically correct nutrition Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:23:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: esbee http://www.foodrenegade.com/wendell-berry-picks-jail-over-nais/#comment-9029 esbee Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:48:35 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=963#comment-9029 Our govt is certainly putting more effort into tracking those who own livestock than known jihadists usch as Hasan, who even though it was known he was a loose cannon, did nothing. You can see the results, 13 dead, many wounded. it will not change but only get worse for us.. Wisconsin , where NAIS is mandatory, has arrested some amish and members of R-calf, brought them to court for resisting NAIS. (while drug dealers in those areas continue to run free!) This is the future of our country. Tell the Muslim radicals to wait a while. they will not have to do any more jihadding, the country they hate will do it for them. Our govt is certainly putting more effort into tracking those who own livestock than known jihadists usch as Hasan, who even though it was known he was a loose cannon, did nothing. You can see the results, 13 dead, many wounded. it will not change but only get worse for us.. Wisconsin , where NAIS is mandatory, has arrested some
amish and members of R-calf, brought them to court for resisting NAIS. (while drug dealers in those areas continue to run free!) This is the future of our country. Tell the Muslim radicals to wait a while. they will not have to do any more jihadding, the country they hate will do it for them.

]]> By: amicus curiae http://www.foodrenegade.com/wendell-berry-picks-jail-over-nais/#comment-3176 amicus curiae Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:10:24 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=963#comment-3176 It is a matter of herd hygiene too, if Cattle with Mad Cow and Bovine Johnes were tested for! and removed for eg it would help a lot. Banning RbGH everywhere also would help.(USDA and FDA banned the TESTING! saying it would "disadvantage" the larger producers who Do Not test???) Pature feed is what cows evolved to do, grains like corn and soy (GM all too often+cottonseed meal also GM) are killing the cows and taking valuable food cropland.. Aussie version of Nais was Mandatory, against strong opposition, it was appr'd anyway, and all it has done is cost more. Our herds are clean and tested often to keep it so. Rustling still occurs, it means nothing to cut and replace a tag, easier than re branding., doesnt mean diddly, but raises revenue for Govt and Manufacturers of the chips! Same Bulls**t excuses used for small animal chips, in reality, waste of money, and risks tumours in your cat /dog /horse. It is a matter of herd hygiene too, if Cattle with Mad Cow and Bovine Johnes were tested for! and removed for eg it would help a lot. Banning RbGH everywhere also would help.(USDA and FDA banned the TESTING! saying it would “disadvantage” the larger producers who Do Not test???)
Pature feed is what cows evolved to do, grains like corn and soy (GM all too often+cottonseed meal also GM) are killing the cows and taking valuable food cropland..
Aussie version of Nais was Mandatory, against strong opposition, it was appr’d anyway, and all it has done is cost more. Our herds are clean and tested often to keep it so.
Rustling still occurs, it means nothing to cut and replace a tag, easier than re branding., doesnt mean diddly, but raises revenue for Govt and Manufacturers of the chips!
Same Bulls**t excuses used for small animal chips, in reality, waste of money, and risks tumours in your cat /dog /horse.

]]> By: Walter Jeffries http://www.foodrenegade.com/wendell-berry-picks-jail-over-nais/#comment-3169 Walter Jeffries Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:48:49 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=963#comment-3169 This is really good to hear. A lot of farmers have said they will not participate in NAIS, that they will resist. Some farmers are already doing so in states like Wisconsin that have implemented mandatory NAIS already. I hope that consumers will join farmers in resisting. Buy a chicken. Flaunt it. Do not bow to the system. Everyone can participate in this bit of civil disobedience. Cheers -Walter Sugar Mountain Farm in the mountains of Vermont http://SugarMtnFarm.com/blog/ http://NoNAIS.org This is really good to hear. A lot of farmers have said they will not participate in NAIS, that they will resist. Some farmers are already doing so in states like Wisconsin that have implemented mandatory NAIS already. I hope that consumers will join farmers in resisting. Buy a chicken. Flaunt it. Do not bow to the system. Everyone can participate in this bit of civil disobedience.

Cheers

-Walter
Sugar Mountain Farm
in the mountains of Vermont
http://SugarMtnFarm.com/blog/
http://NoNAIS.org

]]> By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/wendell-berry-picks-jail-over-nais/#comment-3143 KristenM Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:18:01 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=963#comment-3143 Leo -- I agree that Wendell Berry is great. Definitely another one of my heroes, although I find the word "tyranny" a bit loaded for my tastes. I would say that NAIS is definitely government overreaching its bounds, as it is so biased against small-scale producers as to be laughable. If I thought it would actually improve food safety, that'd be one thing. But the truth is that NAIS is simply a burdensome tracking system for AFTER the food born illness spreads. NAIS makes sense for large-scale farms moving tens of thousands of heads of cattle, but for a small producer serving a local, limited market, the law makes no sense at all since that kind of direct farm to consumer channel is easily traceable. Leo — I agree that Wendell Berry is great. Definitely another one of my heroes, although I find the word “tyranny” a bit loaded for my tastes. I would say that NAIS is definitely government overreaching its bounds, as it is so biased against small-scale producers as to be laughable.

If I thought it would actually improve food safety, that’d be one thing. But the truth is that NAIS is simply a burdensome tracking system for AFTER the food born illness spreads. NAIS makes sense for large-scale farms moving tens of thousands of heads of cattle, but for a small producer serving a local, limited market, the law makes no sense at all since that kind of direct farm to consumer channel is easily traceable.

]]> By: leo http://www.foodrenegade.com/wendell-berry-picks-jail-over-nais/#comment-3142 leo Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:54:21 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=963#comment-3142 Whoop! Wendell is great. I hope his RAW guts inspires more and more people to stand up against the tyranny of our government and its food fascism! Whoop! Wendell is great. I hope his RAW guts inspires more and more people to stand up against the tyranny of our government and its food fascism!

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