NAIS Worries Farmers
Animal-tracking system worries small farmers
A national animal-identification system, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to fully implement by 2009, will financially burden small farmers, says Louisa County farmer Ramona Huff.
It is not only the cost of the identification tags, but also the record-keeping and the prospect of fines for not complying with the system's requirements that could put small farmers at a disadvantage, Huff said.
It worries more than small farmers, large ones are worried too. Between the cost and the record keeping requirements it is real scary to me. That's why we need to fight this by writing our elected officials and voicing our complaints. Keep jup the pressure.
An ear tag never stopped a disease bit it sure scare farmers and ranchers.
