*Contents:* *1. NOFA/Mass **Press Release: Facing Opposition, USDA and MDAR Back Off Mandatory Animal ID Plan* *2. Shift to voluntary animal ID program doesn't...
Well, the meeting last night went well. Only 6 people there last night, besides my dad and I. But we had quite a good discussion, and I passed out the NoNAIS...
*News:* The Vermont Agency of Agriculture (AoA) has recently chosen not to apply for federal funding under the USDA's Fiscal Year 2007 Cooperative Agreement...
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*News:* Senator Steve Brewer and Representative Anne Gobi have both filed companion legislation (language copied below) in Massachusetts that would stop the...
The fight against NAIS, the National Animal Identification System, is critical to the survival of Massachusetts small farms, and those who keep horses and...
Yesterday, I received a call from a farmer in Massachusetts who had been sent a survey from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). We understand...
*News:* Your calls asking officials to sign onto bills stopping NAIS in Massachusetts made a difference! The companion legislation filed by Senator Steve...
USDA provides an "OPT OUT" procedure for NAIS In a dramatic reversal of policy, the USDA has decided to provide an "OPT OUT" procedure for people whose...
This may be somewhat off-topic, but maybe not. In early January, MDAR mailed me a memo from Brad Mitchell, MDAR's Director of Biosecurity and Regulatory...
Tricia, I haven't received a notice yet, but the USDA Scrapie Eradication program has been mandated since its beginning. It was the level of involvement that ...
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*_Contents:_* *1. New Brochure Available from NOFA/Mass** 2. Informational Forum on NAIS - Monday, February 19, 7:00pm, Shelburne, Mass* *3. Statement by...
Want to stop NAIS in Massachusetts? Come to an Informational Meeting with SmallHolders Alliance/Liberty Ark Coalition – March 7, 2007 at 7: 00 p.m. at North...
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My vet just handed me a letter she got at a meeting. Emergency order 1AHO-06 To: All persons involved in the breding, dealing, transport, auction or ownership...
I just called MDAR and asked them about the order. It is the notification that MA has taken as mandatory the full extent of the USDA/APHIS Scrapie Eradication...
Ellen -- I got the letter in January (see my post "MA as a 'Consistent' State". Pat -- Thanks for the call into MDAR. --Tricia Smith Carlisle Farmstead Cheese ...
Senate Docket 1472 officially has a Senate Bill Number . It's 475. This bill, if it passes, will stop NAIS in all its forms; Premises, Tagging and Tracking....
The "Executive Branch Reform Act" (H.R. 984) was introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman [CA-30] back in February. Section 2 of the bill will require all officials in...
First of all, I'd like to thank Ben Grosscup for including me in the Mass Email update about NOFA/MA work on NAIS. However, I'd like to clarify that the Senate...
In hopes of further clarifying for members of this list, there are two anti-NAIS bills that are currently filed in the Massachusetts Legislature by Senator...
This is a forward. Let me know if you have trouble reading the new format of this message. Thanks, Ben NOFA Mass NOFA/Mass Update on NAIS * * *April 20, 2007*...
Two important messages below: one urgent one not. Ben Grosscup Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter 22 High St #1, Amherst, MA ...
The Hearing with the Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture will be in the Cape Cod Lounge at U-Mass Amherst, in the Student...
***ACTION ALERT*** FARM BILL PAVES WAY FOR MANDATORY NAIS CALL YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE Yesterday, July 19, the U.S. House Ag. Committee passed the Farm...
In the last few days we have gotten numerous messages regarding the state of NAIS (National Animal Identification System) and COOL (Country of Origin Labeling)...
URGENT ALERT: Call the Senate Agriculture Committee IMMEDIATELY. The Senate Agriculture Committee has just released the draft language of the Farm Bill, which...
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