Walter Jeffries

Premises ID => Farm => Tax Exempt

Recent letter to my state reps regarding Premises ID component of NAIS . Dear Representative, An interesting thought occurred to me on the way out to feed the pigs: Premises ID implies farm. Farm buildings are tax exempt real estate in many states. If the Vermont Agency of Agriculture (AoA) is going to be forcing the obligations of Premises ID onto everyone with any livestock, then those people with even... (posted by Walter 5 years 228 days ago.)

Did Factory Farmings Create Avian Flu?

One of the big excuses used by the USDA and states to argue for NAIS is bird flu, also known as Avian Influenza (H5N1) or Avian Flu and Exotic New Castle Disease. I have been receiving a lot of email from people about several new reports that Factory Farming is what is behind bird flu. "The report says the deadly H5N1 virus developed inside intensive poultry units in Asia and has proliferated through exports of... (posted by Walter 5 years 340 days ago.)

Animal ID Program Threatens Small Farms

What is NAIS? NAIS is the USDA's N ational A nimal I dentification S ystem Draft Strategic Plan to let the government track the births, deaths, co-mingling and all movements of all livestock in the United States. http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/about/pdf/NAIS_Draft_Strategic_Plan_42505.pdf Which animals are covered? Currently horses, cattle, goats, poultry, sheep, swine, alpacas, llamas, bison, deer and elk.... (posted by Walter 5 years 341 days ago.)