From a new American Horse Council booklet available now here: http://www.horsecouncil.org/06%20ESWG%20-%20NAIS%20Informational%20Booklet.p df "First, the ESWG...
Hi Jeff ... thanks for joining MA AGAINST NAIS! :) I'm a bit confused .. you say horses are not being identified specifically in the NAIS outlines but when one...
While I agree that it is important to find out whether horses are to be included, might I suggest that we look out for the total picture. I have a horse, and a...
First, wanted to copy this from: http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/2006/s1629637.htm ... US producers implement animal ID system Wednesday, 03/05/2006 ...
Apparently NAIS has nothing to do with Mad Cow Disease: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060504a3.html in which Johanns tells the Japanese: ""there...
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.05/rfid.html After reading this article on RFID security, it is pretty hard to believe the terror prevention angle of...
Wow ... don't know whether to be impressed or scared! This is all so surreal anyway ... all this microchipping of animals, humans, plants, fish ... have we...
There are some very troubling points about bird flu and national animal identification that the Massachusetts commissioner of Agricultural Resources, Doug...
*Raise any animals?* *You could be required to use a device like this.* *NAIS (National Animal ID System) is a federal animal tracking system set to become...
... and to ... Ben ... I just quickly put this together. Please feel free to use it all or in part as you wish. I will be emailing it to Commissioner in a...
Farm Aid is taking a more public position on NAIS. In Solidarity, Ben ... Subject: Microchipping our food: NAIS and you Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 12:16:20 -0500...
Thanks for the info, Ben! To Everyone ... please, if you have pertinent links post them to our LINKS files for others to access. Thanks! ... our ... approved ...
I had an interesting conversation with my grain dealer yesterday. Starting in June they will need to track and report every bag of feed they sell. Some ...
Does make you wonder, given the local animal inspector scenario, if this grain/feed tracking data will be used to *automatically* assign Premises ID ...
I suspect so. Or at least, they are going to force people to comply by catching them in cross-referencing. However, does anyone know of any rules that have...
Hi All ... I just posted a listing of some associations and pony clubs here in MA to our "Files" file ... Please, if you have others to add, do so keeping them...
http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2006/05/10/ag_news/livestock/live10.t xt Chip/Tag reader failures have real potential to make the system ineffective and...
Hi Everyone … looking for horse people from Massachusetts! Clubs, Organizations, Groups, Stables, etc. On May 30th there will be a meeting with invited...
Looking for a "secretary" to attend the May 30th meeting to take FULL notes of the evening. Someone who maybe could tape the entire meeting and then trascribe...
The excerpt below is from http://www.mass.gov/agr/news/fmr/2006/06_april_may.htm So, if there's any question as to whether or not we are registered here in MA...
Several thoughts.. I think it is very underhanded not to be upfront about the so-called voluntary of Premises ID numbers assignment by using the Animal...
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We've been busy, and if you don't know about it already, MA_Against_NAIS or Small Holders Alliance is holding a Rally Day on July 8. Gwen and I have been...
This is crossposted from another list. Please follow up. ... address on the bottom and unload on Goodlatte. I told him I would openly campaign to have the...
Just wanted to remind everyone that http://www.nonais.org has updated articles on NAIS every day. This morning's notes tell of the USDA blocking Creekstone...
... article: http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2006/04/18/cdc_says_bird_flu_not_s erious_threat_to_humans.htm Gee whiz ... like we who are involved with...
Thought I'd post the response I got from Mr. Tait from AGR concerning our NAIS registrations, Interesting response in light of it doesn't mention NAIS and...